Guys- A way to remember which way to dilute acids-ANTI-WEAR hence ( ACID to WATER ). We are all concerned with anti-wear in the hobby, Soooo- maybe this will help.The other way round is really dangerous.
Jack Damrath, BV, Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] Pickling > David B. Orwig wrote: > >> I've heard in the past of people pickling their boilers after the >> completion of assembly. What is that? (I know what it means in regards >> to cucumbers.) What different type fluids are used in the process? >> Should I do it to anything I hard solder (like my copper elbow, of which >> I am very proud of! (grin))? > > > Pickling is putting the silver soldered item in an acid solution to > remove the flux residues. Some folk use sulphuric acid but I use Citric > Acid which I obtain in powder form from a chemist. In the UK it is used > in home wine making so is relatively easy to obtain, and some believe it > is safer than sulphuric in a domestic situation. > > I do know that if diluting conc. sulphuric to make a pickling solution > you have to be careful and add the water to the acid OR VICE VERSA > otherwise you can end up with a violent 'reaction' which leads to > sulphuric acid getting everywhere. I am sure that wise heads on this > list can tell you which way round it should be. > > Sam E > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
