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Re: radiator heat
On 16 Nov 1994, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> RA> I highly advise against the use of Polybutylene tubing in under floor
> RA> applications. It has been only recently that homes piped with this
> RA> material have won lawsuits against the manufacturer because the stuff
> RA> doesn't hold up. It starts deteriorating from the moment water hits
> Boy! did you just make my day - I've got it in my concrete floor; guess I'll
> just wait for the springs to start popping up. Any easy fixes to the
> problem??
>
>From articles that I have read, the deterioration comes from contact with
the chlorine or chlorides in "city" water. If you changed the water in
your heating system to non-chlorinated water, you should be ok. Also add
an anti-oxinator (sp?) to the water.
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