testing coolant for voltage - electrolysis

[toolboxchev]

Ok, I will spill my beans.

The Trucking Industry uses an inline filter that will time release SCA's into the coolant to make sure it still has the proper amount of corrosion inhibitors over a given service life.

One year is the service life of Prestone Green. You have to flush it annually, or anally, which ever you prefer.

They make Anodes for this. I believe it is the same company that produces the FLEX FAN for your Radiator.

The pictures make me think the unit is grounding or shorting against the radiator. With an Aluminum Radiator I would believe you may get more or less voltage depending. Would also matter if the Radiator is, or is not Grounded.

I see that dirty brown water in the pic. Some of my personal research shows the corrosion inhibitors are lost immediately when added to distilled water, the ions, salts, ect are devoid in distilled water. I ask at that point WELL what do I use????

My buddy has a small farm and well water with a water softener. Every time he washes his rig he is dosing it with SALT!

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by toolboxchev

Ok, I will spill my beans.

The Trucking Industry uses an inline filter that will time release SCA's into the coolant to make sure it still has the proper amount of corrosion inhibitors over a given service life.

One year is the service life of Prestone Green. You have to flush it annually, or anally, which ever you prefer.

They make Anodes for this. I believe it is the same company that produces the FLEX FAN for your Radiator.

The pictures make me think the unit is grounding or shorting against the radiator. With an Aluminum Radiator I would believe you may get more or less voltage depending. Would also matter if the Radiator is, or is not Grounded.

I see that dirty brown water in the pic. Some of my personal research shows the corrosion inhibitors are lost immediately when added to distilled water, the ions, salts, ect are devoid in distilled water. I ask at that point WELL what do I use????

My buddy has a small farm and well water with a water softener. Every time he washes his rig he is dosing it with SALT!

The salt is used as an ion exchange and the amount of contaminants in the water he washes his truck with is the same as whatever was in the well water.