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Old February 23, 2010, 03:56 PM
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Just upgraded a rad. What should I do to preserve the old rad for future use or a new owner. I flushed with tap water and now sitting upside down drying.
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Old February 23, 2010, 04:03 PM
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Get some distilled water. Rince with that. tap water has Cemicals if your in a citty or minerals if you are on a well.

WALLMART, Canadain Tire, Drug store Fore Distilled Water.
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Old February 23, 2010, 04:13 PM
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Get some distilled water. Rince with that. tap water has Cemicals if your in a citty or minerals if you are on a well.

WALLMART, Canadain Tire, Drug store Fore Distilled Water.

corection city have mineral too , my well as 40 PPM that's half the mineral of the city of Montreal
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Old February 23, 2010, 04:15 PM
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My well got salt from the soffener.
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Old February 23, 2010, 04:21 PM
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So the answere is flush with distilled? Should I put the original shipping plugs back in the bungs?
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Old February 23, 2010, 04:25 PM
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So the answere is flush with distilled? Should I put the original shipping plugs back in the bungs?
When I sold my old rads I used tap water than a few rinses of boiling distilled. Same way I would to remove rad flux.
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Old February 23, 2010, 05:21 PM
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Just put plastic plugs back. New owner will flash it anyway.
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