Furnace condensed water

[Nil]

Hey guys, anyone have experience with furnace condensed water? I am recovering approx. 2 gallons per day. I am currently using it for the washing machine and will use it in my next batch of beer. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Nil

 

[Rhumbline]

...Any thoughts?

Thanks, Nil

Sure, do it! Serve it to all your friends and family! They'll think you are brilliant and helping the ecology.

And those people who come on here talking about lead poisoning and such are just a bunch of lightweights, so don't listen to them.

 

[Nil]

The probability of lead poisoning is less in this water as the dwell time is significantly less than our our default old copper lines. Zero (0) pressure, just free falling water.

Thanks, Nil

 

[fixittim]

The water is probably healthy enough to drink, but it is running off of the metal heat exchanger that has also collected years worth oil and dust. That small amount of 'grease' may cause problems. Reverse osmosis would be a good idea and would end up much better than purifying my tap water.

 

[augiedoggy]

Most of those heat exchangers are not designed to make potable water... even my tank less water heater states not to drink the hot water it makes.... you could use it but Why?
The water will almost certainly have a higher concentration of metals and make inferior beer.... if you want to go that route just by old Milwaukee or something...:cross:
I say leave it for the washing machine.... what does 5/6 gallons of water cost to get from the tap these days?

 

[augiedoggy]

Sure, do it! Serve it to all your friends and family! They'll think you are brilliant and helping the ecology.

And those people who come on here talking about lead poisoning and such are just a bunch of lightweights, so don't listen to them.

I really can't tell If this was meant to be sarcastic or what....
There's a lot of people that ended up with gout from drinking liquors make with heavy metals in them as a byproduct back in the day... and others that made out a lot worse... why risk it. No scare tactics here just common sense.
I wouldn't wrap your mash tun pots in asbestos insulatation either... no matter how much you could get for free...

 

[Rhumbline]

It's my standard troll response. Anyone who posts that they want to use a car radiator as a wort chiller or use lead weights to sink their hops bag gets the canned response.

You really don't think the OP is serious? Of course, if he regularly does sh*t like this he may have just suffered enough brain damage to think it's a good idea.

 

[TyTanium]

I prefer the condensate from my exhaust pipe. That's the good stuff.

 

[ubnserved]

Hope OP was kidding... Could be very dangerous. The condensate from furnace contains all kinds of nasties and not just metals. in most locations the condensate may only be disposed of in a sanitary sewer due to the nasties contained in the water. It will vary with the type of heating gas you are using but just remember no heating gas gas is pure and anything that doesn't burn up in the combustion chamber will be in that water. Maybe an HVAC guy can chime in here. The water is also corrosive which is why on demand water heaters are required to have a stainless steel exhaust. Another thing to think about is with the amount of air that passes over the water you are collecting you are bound to pick plenty of mold and other things out of the air. Granted mold and other things will be killed during the boil but on a dry dusty windy day that dust and dirt will end up in that water, in my opinion beer should not need a dust rag.

 

[The10mmKid]

Hey guys, anyone have experience with furnace condensed water? I am recovering approx. 2 gallons per day. I am currently using it for the washing machine and will use it in my next batch of beer. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Nil

Nil,
If you are condensing water in the 'dead of Winter', there is something very wrong with your furnace system.

As for the condensate . . . . it also contains condensed dust, germs and other nasties.

Nothing a good fermentation couldn't/shouldn't overcome . . . . . NOT :smack:

'da Kid

 

[Rhumbline]

Obvious troll is obvious.

Do it kid. Don't be a p&ssy! Drink it and share it with all your friends and family.

Chuck Norris would drink it, Chesty Puller would drink it and sh!t an anti tank round. Be a man, drink it!

 

[ubnserved]

Nil,
If you are condensing water in the 'dead of Winter', there is something very wrong with your furnace system.

NOT :smack:

'da Kid

High efficiency furnace will condense water out of the exhaust. Remember your 5th grade science class... The primary products of combustion are CO2 and H2O. The higher efficiency the furnace the more water will be condensed out of the exhaust.

 

[The10mmKid]

High efficiency furnace will condense water out of the exhaust. Remember your 5th grade science class... The primary products of combustion are CO2 and H2O. The higher efficiency the furnace the more water will be condensed out of the exhaust.

That is correct . . . . . . :smack:

(I guess the cat is outta-the-bag on who doesn't own a H/E furnace)

 

[Rhumbline]

That is correct . . . . . . :smack:

(I guess the cat is outta-the-bag on who doesn't own a H/E furnace)

Yeah, but at least you know better than to think you could drink the water that drips out of your car's tailpipe, so... you got that going for you!

C'mon mods, these aren't even entertaining trolls. Surely we can do better.

 

[Krazyforbeer]

I would not recommend condensed water from heating/ac coils. The bacteria from that can cause Legionnaires' disease, and kill you.


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