Originally Posted by
elcruxio
I just wonder what's the problem with having water in the wax is. It'll pool at the bottom and can be drained after the puck hardens. Or not. Makes no real difference.
A little water in the wax itself is no problem. A little water trapped within the chain before waxing deters wax adhesion and causes rust.
Originally Posted by
elcruxio
II'd be loathe to watch over two wax pots when I can just leave one water pot on full blast.
Why are you watching it at all? Why not use a $10 Crock Pot that does not have to be watched at all? And even if you cannot use a Crock Pot (or other slow cooker), how is watching two wax pots more difficult than watching a single wax pot?
Originally Posted by
elcruxio
Water also clears road salt better than molten wax.
Water does dissolve salt better than paraffin. But if you remove the residual wax on the chain with odorless mineral spirits, any salt that had been on the surface of the wax would come off too.