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[rick w]

whooooooooooooo boys slow down

[willieG]

open system boilers such as we use,, al ittle minerals or dirt don't h urt too much...high pressure steam boilers use the cleanest water thay can manufacture as some boilers (like those at a power plant) may run as high or higher than 1200 psi steam and tiny tiny grain of something like a mineral can travel through the pipes under so much pressur it can act like a sand blaster and at an elbow it can start wearing thorugh in no time.

i have worked in plants where the water is so pure it can actually harm you if you were to drink it because it will suck the minerals from your body to try and "equalize" while it is in your system

[Scott7m]

Not all water is the same, that's why a broad based treatment plan is used

My grandpa has a well with galvanized fittings and pipe in it, it's been in there since the 50's. You can unthread the fittings by hand and they look new

1 mile down the road my dad put a well in, it was so corrosive it would eat brass valves up in 2-3 years