I tried some Water Wetter to slow corrosion and keep the compressor cooler. Not sure if it really helped that much with keeping things cooler but it definitely helped allot with algae growth. Other than an algaecide just changing the water out every month or two, and rising out your reservoir good, will help greatly.
1 cup Water wetter and 1 cup of baking soda in 5 gallons of soft water. No algae in 3 months and counting. Keep it sealed as much as practical without going overboard.
I do not know if it works or not but was told to put a few silver coins in the water. I do not know what the racial of coins to water is. The silver in the coins help stop the growth of algae???
I've been using the same distilled water with "Water Wetter" in my bucket for over a year (with a lid on the bucket, cut 2 holes for water hoses). No algae in all that time. Another thing I've started doing is blowing water out of cooling jacket of compressor after using. Just trying to keep ANY kind of deposits from building up.
Thanks for the replies, I am using distilled water and I will get some Water Wetter. I've only had it setup for a day but figured I better not let algae start. I asked because I didn't want anything in it that might cause trouble with the dissimilar metals aluminum and cast iron.
is it still "distilled water" after he added water wetter? I don't think so, but I am not a chemist, it changes it's chemistry. My tap water is rock hard
My tap water is terrible I went through 3 Kurig coffee makers before I figured out what was killing them. if the water gets left on your car after washing the spots wont come off without rubbing compound. By the way if its that corrosive my does the owners manual tell me to use it.
Bleach does wonders and won't take much. But I use fresh water from the tap and dump warm water from a second bucket, putting warm water back into the bucket to cool the compressor isn't as efficient unless you dump a bunch of ice in it.