Calcium silicate is a protective layer of molten iron in blast furnance give reason

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Well, I guess it would do what silicate does that is designed to coat a radiator tank in a protective layer. The silicate is not going to burn, as it evaporates from heat exposure, it is going to form layers. I have not exposed liquid glass to high temperature but my guess is that it is not very likely to light. My guesses are pretty worthless on this. It is almost something for Mythbusters. There is a small chance that the manufacturer of liquid glass could supply the answer. Whether they would tell is another matter.

I guess if you poured some gas in a bottle then some liquid glass, you could see how the two mixed. Later, if you poured it out, you would see if a film was left. I certainly would not expose the bottle to heat after putting gasoline it it. As to how detectable it would be, that would either depend on some fancy test or just the experience of someone who has worked on engines that were sabotaged by this.

Otherwise, you have to have a spare car you don't mind chancing on ruining to test this out upon.

hi! Long time listner, first time caller.

Iron not steaming AT ALL.

I have a tefal gv 7096

It turned on, all lights working and i can hear it heating up and when opening the calcium deposit i can see steam.

When i pressed the button - nothing. The iron it's self is hot (the plate) the lights on and but no steam.

The cord connecting the iron to the steam was also cold, so i could tell no steam was getting to the iron at all.

I wasn't sure if it was the button not working or something clogging the cord to the iron.

I did the vinegar thing. Let it sit for sometime (40 mins) and still nothing.
I did a weird thing of very carefully putting water on the plate while hot and it created steam from the plate. i think some backflowed and it started steaming, within seconds. might have happened with a bit more time anyway, but it def helped. All wokring fine now :)

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You can use a product such as CLR (stands for Calcium, Lime & Rust) (can be found at Target, Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, etc.) in order to remove calcium from your iron. To prevent calcium from appearing on/in your iron in the first place, use distilled water in your iron instead of tap water. I buy bottles of distilled water for ironing only and calcium never appears on my irons.

fill with limeaway let it sit for about 2 hours.. empty.. fill with water

Hi, the other two responders were correct, use clear or filtered drinking water only. Also, use your iron until it runs dry and use burst of steam or self cleaning function to clear out the last bits of water, being sure it is empty before putting it away. Several cycles of this using and purging process will clean the iron without chemicals. Standing water that evaporates is just like a tea kettle with water left in it, all the white mineral deposits settle to the bottom, and the water dissolves the mineral salts, and when dissimilar metals are wet (think of a an old flashlight battery and the corrosion that occurs if left in storage.