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What causes cloudy hot water?

Updated: 11/15/2022
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Saturated (dissolved) air in the water comes out of solution when the water is heated by the boiler sometimes. If it clears from the bottom up, it because of this- it's lots of tiny bubbles.

If it clears from the top down, then it is some kind of particle matter.

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