bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
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I have a problem with our rain water recuperation and underground storage. That water gets used for various office consumers (office toilets , cleaning , warm water generation) , to massively reduce city water consumption in our office building. I have emptied the three 10 000 liter tanks , let them be cleaned , and waited a week to get it sufficiently refilled with rain water. The really bad smell hasn't got away , the water looks clean , but after refilling a couple of buckets , the stench is still apparent , altough the filter in the water enty stays clean. We have lots of birds in the vincinity , their disposals in the gutter , flowing into the tanks may be the source of contamination.
Is there a product or method to get rid of that smell , other than a carbon filter system in the feeding line? That water also gets injected in a boiler with copper heating circuit , so decontamination with chlore or similar commercially available products is probably not an option (corrosion).
Any bright engineer available with a simple solution?
Is there a product or method to get rid of that smell , other than a carbon filter system in the feeding line? That water also gets injected in a boiler with copper heating circuit , so decontamination with chlore or similar commercially available products is probably not an option (corrosion).
Any bright engineer available with a simple solution?





RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
I am in fact looking for an easy decontaminant like chlore that gets used in swimming pools , but I can't use chlore because I think the copper in the boiler will be attacked by it.
I am not a chemist , therefore my request for assistance for any easily available chemical product that is not harmfull to humans and copper.
RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
I the bad smell comes back , I will again put 50gr of chloramine into each 10 000 liter cistern to get rid of that problem.
RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
Look at hydrogen peroxide injection - yes, it's short lived, but that that's ok - add the injector on the out-flow side of the tank - the line going to the main pipes - this probably your best bet.
RE: bad water smell removal in a copper boiler
If the water starts smelling again in one month , I will drop 50 gr of the powder in each cistern again , to re-increase the concentration to the required kill level. It is less work and less costly than a peroxide injection system or a carbon filter or else , with all the maintenance hazzle that it brings.