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Old 08-29-2016, 06:34 PM
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Default clean water needed for mixing AGW flux

I always try to stress using "clean water" for mixing AGW flux.
Not tap water.
Not reagent-grade double-deionized - triple distilled......
Clean spring water - bottled is fine, failing a nearby clean spring....

Here is an ad for one bottled spring water I've used, every so often out on the road:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/pfxB5ut-KTs?rel=0



Pellegrino and Gerolsteiner are both very good, even with the carbonation.
(pssst.... it's dissolved iron (Fe) that kills the flux dead.)
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Will an acetylene regulator (new) work for.the propane? WHT about hoses? Can I just buy a new regular set and keep them dedicated?
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Also would you prefer oxy/hydrogen for steel or stainless steel as well? What about brass or copper?
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Hi,

Oxy/Hydrogen is not recommended for steel or stainless as you will or could cause hydrogen enbritlment.
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