Gunnar Olovsson (gunnar at laue.biochem.ubc.ca) wrote:
: Hi,
: I'm about to replace the closed circuit cooling water in our Haskris
: R500 water chiller. I've heard that putting in 1 liter of
: glycol in the distilled water will prevent any fungal/algae growth. Does
: anyone have any comments on this (or a better solution) ?
My first Haskris chiller/circulator ran for 20 years wihout any real
maintenance except for occasionally cleaning the mesh filter on the intake
hose. I did have water filters on the line. I forget the name but they
were about 30cm long and had a cylindrical filter element that was changed
annually.
Jim.
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