Water Change From Boiler

[Rillo Boy]

I can't remember where I heard this but someone once told me that water that passes thru you boiler should not be used in your tank...

Question is, is this true ?

Doing a water change would be so easy if you can mix via your mixer taps in the kitchen with Aqua Safe........

 

[dh058977]

I have always used both taps to get the water to a similar temperature to the tank during water changes etc. I would think if you have a water tank then maybe you shouldnt but I see no issue with a combi boiler.

 

[Rillo Boy]

I have a combi boiler mate....do you put it directly in the tank and add aquasafe or do you put it in a container first ?

 

[dh058977]

It goes into containers and is treated before I put it in my tank/s

 

[BigbruiserAl]

you will be fine mate, do your take your water out, get the right temp useing the mixer tap add declor to the volume of the whole tank fill up with water job done

 

[Rillo Boy]

you will be fine mate, do your take your water out, get the right temp useing the mixer tap add declor to the volume of the whole tank fill up with water job done

whole volume of tank ? its 500 ltrs

 

[dh058977]

lol, think he means add enough dechlorinator to treat the whole tank! Not change all 500 litres!

 

[BigbruiserAl]

you will be fine mate, do your take your water out, get the right temp useing the mixer tap add declor to the volume of the whole tank fill up with water job done

whole volume of tank ? its 500 ltrs

yep when adding declor prime etc you always dose for full tank volume not the amount of water you change on larger tanks filled direct

lol, think he means add enough dechlorinator to treat the whole tank! Not change all 500 litres!

lol yeah sorry thats what i said but in a cryptic way

 

[Rillo Boy]

ok....would need more aqua safe then

 

[BigbruiserAl]

More reason to swap to prime tis the best,all the cool people do

 

[Rillo Boy]

More reason to swap to prime tis the best,all the cool people do

I want to be cool.......so, whats prime then ?

 

[BigbruiserAl]

http/www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Prime.html

They you go mate, will save a shed load, 5ml treats 200L alot if not most of us use it

 

[DrRob]

Problem with boilers is in the old vented systems. The hot water tank is kept topped up by a water tank in the loft space, which is often pretty much open topped, and full of old dead rodents and such like. It's also sat in a manky old copper tank for ages.

Combi boilers or megaflow systems shouldn't have any great problem.

The only other argument against I've seen is that hot water systems will dissolve more of the copper from the pipes into that water. I have no stats on this and don't keep anything that would be all that bothered by the low levels. Mind you I use RO water in my tanks.

 

[HayzH]

I have a tank in the loft..and i use the water from both taps...fish are fine...stats are fine I am NOT in the Prime gang

 

[Rillo Boy]

http/www.seachem.c...ages/Prime.html

They you go mate, will save a shed load, 5ml treats 200L alot if not most of us use it

Brilliant...will orders some now ..thx....