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Old 09-20-2025, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Miboater View Post
I was doing the tea kettle and heating the water until it was boiling and then letting it sit for a little while to cool off. It would go down as fast as I could pour it in so I never thought I was having any issues. When I opened the shop vac after I flushed the line there was nothing besides a white and clear slime as I thought maybe a lizard or other varmint crawled in the line.
Boiling water is not good. You can damage the plastic pipe or melt the glue and cause a leak. I would only use hot tap water.