Water Line Help
Need some trouble shooting advice. We are hooked up to city water at our site. There is good preasure and no blockages to the camper, however the preasure at all spouts are very weak to almost nothi...
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afidel wrote:myredracer wrote:
CLR may work better than vinegar. We have a lot of calcium in our well water at home and have to take all the aerators off and soak them in it at least once a year.
If you travel around and use water from unknown sources, at a minimum, a sediment filter could be a good idea.
I wish I knew what the science is behind calcium precipitating out on the aerators only and not inside piping. It will build up inside a HW tank tho. as I found out in a previous house on well water with a really high level of calcium in it. Plugged up the tank in just a couple of years. There aren't filters to remove calcium unfortunately.
That sludge buildup is a large part of why hot water tanks have a bottom drain, if you have highly mineralized water you need to flush the tank every 1-2 years.
Are you talking the tank at home or in an RV? Interestingly, while we have lots of calcium in our water here (had it tested a few times too) and there's a heavy buildup at the faucets, the HWT has never been a problem. It's a large tank and part of a hydronic heating system and doesn't have an element or burner inside it (boiler is next to it). It all get's serviced by a specialist plumber annually and he says the tank has always been fine.
