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Well Water???

miller

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Any thoughts on using well water, of course the normal mix with green coolant, in a brass radiator? Yes, or no good.

The water I'm talking about is from a co-op well water supplier, in my neck of the woods, all we got.
 
To many variables as far as ph, hardness, softness, etc. in well water for me. I always mix distilled water in my coolant. Pretty cheap insurance imo.
 
Distilled for sure. As mentioned the well water just has too many unknowns like calcium that can actually hold heat and not to mention collect in the radiator passages
 
I have yet to see any straight well water tested that I would put into any car. Either use distilled water or 50/50 coolant from the part store. Like I said in another thread, don't give corrosion a head start by putting well water or even municipal tap water in your radiator.
 
I use to boil my well water and filter it back when I ran it in my cars....easier to just get distilled.
 
thanks for this thread miller! I'd have never thought twice about using well water, but it makes sense given what it does to the plumbing in my house.
 
But if you just have to and there is nothing else available pee in it. It is better than toosting an engine. But yes cleaner is better. Also pure water freezes at a lower temperature.
 
Miller, I'm in the same boat. Only difference is mines straight from the ground and yours comes via a co-op. At least yours is treated. Distilled water is cheap insurance!
 
I would not use MY well water in any radiator it has a lot of calcium. It has a paint chip sort of residue. I don't drink it either we have a purifier haha
 
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