Descaling TM

I have been remiss this year about descaling my Butler unit.  I did it last back in April, but I normally run softened water unless the job is a long drive away.  Heat levels have been good so I didn't expect it to be very bad....wrong.

It was pretty bad, dark brown at first and then foamy.  I had to cycle the solution for about 20 minutes before the water became clear.  Ended up looking like frothy water from a swamp in my bucket...not usually that bad.

I didn't notice any heat gain, but things must be a whole lot cleaner inside and that is a good thing.  Cleaned out the filters so things should be good to go.

I actually haven’t done it in about a year, thanks for reminding me Bob, now I have to get my lazy butt off of the couch and get that done

Glad I could help, I was really shocked by the results. I guess I need to do that more often after-all.

What do you say to some people that said descaling is stripping tiny layer of the pipes and eventually you’re going to have a leak ?

Depends on what they use for a descaler and what their scale consists of. Any plumber will tell you that limestone scale will cause pitting and eventually rupture copper, so if you have hard water high in limestone, failure to descale is huge mistake.

Some acids that people use for descaling is also very damaging to copper (muriatic acid is one of them) so it is important to choose one that matches the components of your machine.

The right descaling agent used properly will not damage anything and will reverse damage being done by deposits from either hard waters or emulsifying agents.