Rust Rust Go Away, and don't come back

December 27 2003--Rust on a house or dirveway is ugly. The typical solution is to hire a rust removal company, and /or do it yourself by adding a water treatment to your sprinkler system. Chemicals, called chelates, are added to inhibit the rust from forming. Available at Home Depot or Lowes, the chemicals are expensive ($8.00 a gallon) and you may need several gallons per month. Fortunately, there is more economical way to solve the problem.

Iron particles in the water are heavy so they tend to settle closer to the bottom. If your water intake is close to the bottom of the lake, pond or canal, then you are sucking in a higher concentration of iron and you can expect to see rust on your house. The simple solution is to float your water intake closer to the surface. This is why you see duck decoys floating behind most houses in South Florida.

An illustration of this problem, and solution, can be seen at:
http://www.33029.com/ugly_rust_stain_on_my_house.htm

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