I just put two lights under the hood of my car and will be flushing with fresh water when I take it out again. an old school anti-freeze is alcohol, which freezes at -174F. even if there is some water left, it should help reduce the freeze point significantly once mixed, IDK how it might interact with the rubber seals or other components though. i know there is a lot of argument about what type of water to use too. distilled can pull ions out of the metals, so can hard water. my next fill will be with softened drinking water with a single drop of dish washer detergent to break surface tension.
There's so much conjecture with the distilled/drinking water debate. I do believe the correct mineral content helps make a difference in the electrolysis side. I did read that Deionized water may be the best option in terms of reactivity. CNC machines typically use DI water as a component in the cutting coolant, I'm assuming to keep reactivity to a minimum. On a smaller scale, reverse osmosis filtered water seems to be a viable alternative and more accessible to most people. The thoughts on an alcohol based Coolant is an interesting application I hadn't thought of, though a pinhole in a radiator hose could result in an unfun fire!
@@SnowFamilyRacing my thoughts on the alcohol is to test it and only use it for winter. put some samples of varying mixtures in bottles, and see what freezes at different temps. maybe a thinner mix is all that's needed to get through winter, then flush it out come spring time, and cost isn't too bad. besides, isn't most windshield washer fluid a mix with alcohol to prevent freezing? this would also help evaporation
I just put two lights under the hood of my car and will be flushing with fresh water when I take it out again.
an old school anti-freeze is alcohol, which freezes at -174F. even if there is some water left, it should help reduce the freeze point significantly once mixed, IDK how it might interact with the rubber seals or other components though.
i know there is a lot of argument about what type of water to use too. distilled can pull ions out of the metals, so can hard water. my next fill will be with softened drinking water with a single drop of dish washer detergent to break surface tension.
There's so much conjecture with the distilled/drinking water debate. I do believe the correct mineral content helps make a difference in the electrolysis side. I did read that Deionized water may be the best option in terms of reactivity. CNC machines typically use DI water as a component in the cutting coolant, I'm assuming to keep reactivity to a minimum. On a smaller scale, reverse osmosis filtered water seems to be a viable alternative and more accessible to most people.
The thoughts on an alcohol based Coolant is an interesting application I hadn't thought of, though a pinhole in a radiator hose could result in an unfun fire!
@@SnowFamilyRacing my thoughts on the alcohol is to test it and only use it for winter. put some samples of varying mixtures in bottles, and see what freezes at different temps. maybe a thinner mix is all that's needed to get through winter, then flush it out come spring time, and cost isn't too bad. besides, isn't most windshield washer fluid a mix with alcohol to prevent freezing? this would also help evaporation
I hadn't honestly considered winter time windshield washer fluid... not saying it's a good idea, but it is an idea!
Cool video ( pun intended )
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