Tap Water Good To Cool YH Compressor

[7624452]

Distilled ice may be obtained by placing distilled water in the freezer.  I think rain water would be fine as long as you distill it.   

[Xraycer]

Distilled ice may be obtained by placing distilled water in the freezer.  I think rain water would be fine as long as you distill it.   

I'll pass on the task of having to make around 20lb of distilled ice, every time I want to fill my tank.

If I had to do this, I would just go back to the scuba shop for air.
.......but that's just me 

[Back_Roads]

 The water recovered by a dehumidifier is close to distilled.

[Tweeter]

Heck yeah I use tap water.  No way I'm paying for water just to cool my compressor.

But if your compressor cooling degrades over time which leads to premature failure was it worth it. Higher temps also equals to changing the oil more frequently.
Water is still cheaper than oil..........so far 

There are plenty of ways these inexpensive compressors can fail, the water I use is the least of my worries.  Also, if you take the head apart on your compressor you'll see how simple it is and that the water flows through a small portion of it.  It would be easy to just take apart and clean and replace the 2 o rings if you did get any build up from tap water.  I honestly wouldn't worry about it.

[guero_gordo]

Are the key words here "not full strength" and "continously"?

There is just the slightest chance I have yet again failed the reading for comprehension test ;-)

[USAFANG6799]

Are the key words here "not full strength" and "continously"?

There is just the slightest chance I have yet again failed the reading for comprehension test ;-)

Not to worry. As long as you do well on the Final Comprehension Test you'll graduate 

[cosmic]

Water wetter or whatever is just a sufactant.. Probably cheaper to use jet dry for dishwashers.. ( also used to break suface tensions in fine gold recovery )

[USAFANG6799]

Water wetter or whatever is just a sufactant.. Probably cheaper to use jet dry for dishwashers.. ( also used to break suface tensions in fine gold recovery )

Jet Dry........now there's an interesting idea that begs some research.
Good one!

[USAFANG6799]

The water recovered by a dehumidifier is close to distilled.

Yes it is but I'm thinking all the dust particles it picks up that get deposited on the coils makes me uncomfortable to use it.

Just occurred to me!
............rain water!

Collect rain water. It's FREE

Yea good idea BUT.......it's got Carbon Foot Prints from who knows where which must make it pretty dirty 

[USAFANG6799]

Looks like very few options to keeping the cooling system free from acuminating minerals in a compressor.

If I didn't have the whole house water softener, I would use CLR, in a diluted form, and then finish off with a good water only rinse. I would actually do this while the compressor is not in use of course, perhaps just a few times a year

Got a response from CLR and they said they don't recommend using it in any mechanical pumps because it's too caustic.
I didn't ask if it's ok to use diluted like you suggested because they will probably stand by it being too caustic to CYA themselves.


I sent an email to CLR (https://clrbrands.com/) to ask them if it was safe to use in the YH compressors.

[USAFANG6799]

Water wetter or whatever is just a sufactant.. Probably cheaper to use jet dry for dishwashers.. ( also used to break suface tensions in fine gold recovery )

Here are the ingredients:


Ingredient    Function
Water/Eau    Diluent
Alcohol Ethoxylate    Nonionic Surfactant
Sodium Polycarboxylate    Antiredeposition Agent
Citric Acid    Complexing/Sequestering Agent
Sodium Cumene Sulfonate    Hydrotrope
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate    Organic
Potassium Sorbate    Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA    Chelating Agent
Methylchloroisothiazolinone    Preservative
CI Acid Blue 9    Colorant

[cosmic]

That looks good to me....