Thanks, Mike
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> From: Mike Ellsworth <mikeells@shianet.org>
> To: Matt Wehland <mwehland@webtripper.com>; shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: home fire suppression systems
> Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 1:50 PM
>
>
>
> When "winterizing" our northern Michigan cabin in the fall, an old trick
we
> learned is to use blue windshield washer fluid down the sinks, toilets,
> etc... It works as well at $.99 per gallon as the $4-$5 per gallon
> specialty anti-freeze produced for this application. It would seem that
it
> would work in a sprinkler system as well.
>
> Mike Ellsworth
>
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> > From: Matt Wehland <mwehland@webtripper.com>
> > To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: home fire suppression systems
> > Date: Sunday, May 10, 1998 10:46 PM
> >
> >
> > At 12:34 PM 5/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >-> On the current "this old house" project, the owners had to install
> > >-> sprinklers - the
> > >-> system they described was to precharge the system with anitfreeze
and
> > >-> use a funky
> > >-> valve to the water main to hold the antifreeze in - you could
> > >-> probably put
> > >
> > > I'd be interested in knowing what the antifreeze is. All the
> > >automotive type antifreezes are flammable.
> >
> > Well I'm not sure of the flamability (word?), but on boats and RV's
they
> we
> > use a non=toxic antifreeze in the water systems. It's available at
> marine
> > stores and at most Walmart/Kmart type stores in the fall season, and
I'd
> > assume at camping/RV shops.
>
> >
> > Matt Wehland mwehland@webtripper.com http://www.webtripper.com
> > 95 Mustang GT Crystal White 5spd Best 14.601, in street trim
>
> >
> >
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