Posted by Vern on May 01, 2001 at 08:03:38:
In Reply to: TO VERN RE HIGH CHLORIDES posted by MIKE on April 30, 2001 at 17:34:44:
: VERN THE TDS ON THE CONDENSATE WAS 100 WE HAVE NO SOFTENER I HAVE BEEN BLOWING DOWN EXCESSIVELY FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS TOO NO AVAIL THE TREATMENT COMPANY TOOK SAMPLES BACK TO THERE LAB TO DO THEIR OWN TESTING TDS ON THE BOILER WATER WAS 1800 CHLORIDES WAS IN EXCESS OF250 ALKALINITY WAS250 SULFITE WAS 40 PHOSPHATE WAS 30 THIS IS THE READINGS I GOT TODAY THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT
HI Mike, I looked at the readings you got and they
all seem inline to me. Don't worry about the chlorides
being over 250, that is normal unless they are almost
to the thousand mark. If you can send a water analysis
of your incoming water and your feedwater, I can tell
you what cycles of concentration I would recommend for
your boiler and what the chlorides should be
at that point. Please include alkalinity, tds, ph, chlorides and total hardness.
Vern