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[coxy]

can/has anyone ran oil in the water to help them from rusting from the inside out  :-\

[Ivan49]

 That is an interesting idea. I have often wondered about coolant like they use in a machine shop. It has a rust inhibiter in it and you can check it for inhibier loss and add more rust control if needed

[wndwlkr65]

I put hydrogen peroxide in mine & seems to be working good !

[petefrom bearswamp]

How much peroxide?

[coxy]

was at the logrite tent talking about it and thought bluecreeper would do the job just fine

[DDW_OR]

can/has anyone ran oil in the water to help them from rusting from the inside out  :-\

science 101 = water and oil do not mix.

I put hydrogen peroxide in mine & seems to be working good !

test it = take a quart canning jar, add some of your HP mix and some steel wool. seal the jar and let it sit.
check it in a month to see if there is any rust

[coxy]

can/has anyone ran oil in the water to help them from rusting from the inside out  :-\

science 101 = water and oil do not mix.

I put hydrogen peroxide in mine & seems to be working good !

test it = take a quart canning jar, add some of your HP mix and some steel wool. seal the jar and let it sit.
check it in a month to see if there is any rust

it will mix to a nice white milk in a motor when the head gasket goes  ;D

[LittleJohn]

I would say to use some kind of chemical/rust inhibitor, as that is what most OWB recommend.  I realize using oil may be cheaper, but I have never seen a OWB manufacturer recommend adding oil, I can only imagine what your circulating pump would think of oil (they don't even like antifreeze/glycol that much)

...on the chemistry side, if you wanted the oil and water to combine you may be able to achieve that with the help of an emulsifier???

[Ox]

I'm curious about the peroxide.  I've never heard of it.  Is it a rust inhibitor?  Does it cancel out the oxygen in the water somehow?

[JJ]

H2O2 is an oxidizer, gladly giving up the extra O atom.
It can also explode if heated to boiling.
I would not recommend using it in an OWB, but makes good additive to laundry to make whites whiter. 

      JJ