Is there any way to tell which inhibitor has been used? I have heard if you mix different types, it may actually make a corrosive mixture.
Bob
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19 years ago
Identifying inhibitor used in CH
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19 years ago
Or, indeed, is there a way to measure the *strength* of the inhibitor - to determine whether it needs topping up or renewing?
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19 years ago
I know there are testing kits available (A similar thread has a link to a fernox kit), but you still need to know the inhibitor that was used to buy the correct kit.
Bob
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19 years ago
An in my thread earlier (for X100), the X100 tester kit was over £8 + VAT, and I can get X100 for around £12 or so. Seems almost better sense to just put in more X100 rather than test.
D- Vote on answer
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19 years ago
X100 seems to be about £12 per litre. Is a litre enough for most systems?
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19 years ago
Its okay for an 'average' house - which ours is (3 bed semi with around 9 radiators). I think they quote a system volume and estimate of how many rads that equates to.
David
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19 years ago
One reported way (not tried by me) is to drain a little out and put a clean nail in it. If it forms a rust layer in a few days, then the inhibitor is too weak. I assume this would need to be done in a sealed container or it will absorb oxygen from the air and use up the inhibitor that way anyway.