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brightspark
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wouldnt have thought so its a rust inhhibitor as wellHi Guys,
Does anyone know if it would cause a problem if I added anti-feeze to the suds for my saw?
I went out to the garage today and the continuous freezing temperatures have cause the suds in the tank to freeze to a solid block
i use it in my power washer pump and pit pump all winter with no probs as long as it mixes with the soluble oil.test a bitI`ve spent the last two weeks thawing out coolant on machines,mostly cnc but my saw also.Starting at 4 or 5 in the morning to get coolant working for guys coming in at 8.
We had antifreeze in them last year and not many problems but it evaporates and we`ve been so busy in the run up to Christmas that I`ve not had time to get more in.We`ve also been pumping it out into 5 gallon barrels at night and leaving them in the offices.
Helps,but what`s left in the system still freezes.
We had antifreeze in them last year and not many problems but it evaporates and we`ve been so busy in the run up to Christmas that I`ve not had time to get more in.We`ve also been pumping it out into 5 gallon barrels at night and leaving them in the offices.
Helps,but what`s left in the system still freezes.
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Bloody hell
Now that is a ball acheThanks for the info
I will be disconecting the power feed to the pump tomorrow and bringing the whole plot into the house to thaw (tank and pump). Anti-freeze will then be added.
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why not just add the antifreeze it should thaw out the ice on contact anyway shouldnt it
I`ve spent the last two weeks thawing out coolant on machines,mostly cnc but my saw also.Starting at 4 or 5 in the morning to get coolant working for guys coming in at 8.
We had antifreeze in them last year and not many problems but it evaporates and we`ve been so busy in the run up to Christmas that I`ve not had time to get more in.We`ve also been pumping it out into 5 gallon barrels at night and leaving them in the offices.
Helps,but what`s left in the system still freezes.
Get a plank of wood cut a 2" hole in it and staple a 12v car headlight bulb to the wood.
Float in the coolant with the bulb bit hanging down into the coolant and run off a battery charger or similar.
John S.
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you could even use a tropical fish tank heater
grandads_shed
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but make sure the wires or metal but is not in the water or they will corrode
Scamp
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Hadn't thought about that - I always thought it had to be dispersed in the water to work.
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Just get an ordinary lightbulb and mount it near your pump and resivour Works for me at moment
Too many machines John and a lot of coolant tanks are not accessable.
Isn`t that how you heat the bath in Long eaton?
We`ve got some serious frost here at the moment.
Even having problems with the hydraulics on some of the machines not to mention airlines.
I have four 20Kw electric fan heaters and a collection of smaller ones in constant use.
Mark.
That works but doesn`t thaw out the stuff in the pump or pipelines.We`ve already roasted a pump on a cnc mill because it was frozen.
Luckily noticed that Bridgeport Interact cnc`s don`t have a contactor or overload on the pumps.They run them on 110v direct of a switch.
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Hallelujah
Finally got the damn suds thawed out. A litre of anti-freeze did the job on the contents of the tank overnight but the semi-submersible pump was still stuck. Had a 2kw fan heat pointing at it for 4 hours this morning, but it was still frozen inside. As disconecting the power to it to bring everything inside was looking to be a real pain so the last resort for an in situ defrost was to fire up the wall paper steamer and basically cappuccino the suds - it worked, fully functioning suds pump
So, the moral of this thread, for me anyway, is to either keep the workshop floor temp above freezing or remember to add anti-freeze next year.
Finally got the damn suds thawed out. A litre of anti-freeze did the job on the contents of the tank overnight but the semi-submersible pump was still stuck. Had a 2kw fan heat pointing at it for 4 hours this morning, but it was still frozen inside. As disconecting the power to it to bring everything inside was looking to be a real pain so the last resort for an in situ defrost was to fire up the wall paper steamer and basically cappuccino the suds - it worked, fully functioning suds pump
So, the moral of this thread, for me anyway, is to either keep the workshop floor temp above freezing or remember to add anti-freeze next year.
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got to be remember the antifreeze its the cheaper and easier option
