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Default Where does air come from in a sealed heating system?

On 24/02/17 15:43, Brian Gaff wrote:
Ho ho. Are you suggesting some kind of battery charger effect here? Besides
if there is hydrogen then there should also be oxygen. Not only that but
hydrogen is very good at finding its way out of sealed systems.
Brian


No - the oxygen from the H2O molecule has combined with the iron to form
black iron oxide, thus releasing the now spare hydrogen.