Cleaning with Vinegar

[sean_w_mcgrath]

How does everyone clean there pumps with vinegar? Do you use 100% vinegar, or do you add some water into the mix? Just curious....


Thanks,
Sean

 

[Entropy]

I use about 20% vinegar and the rest ro water and let it sit for a couple of hours and then give it a good brushing with a stiff bristle tooth brush.

 

[Highlander]

For external pumps, I use 50% simply to give me more fluid to circulate.
For powerheads and internal pumps, I run them sitting in 100% vinegar.
I let them run in the vinegar for a minimum of an hour, then remove. wipe off any non calcareous gunk, then run them with tap water to rinse for about 20 minutes.

 

[Therbligs]

Pull powerhead off line
Teardown powerhead
Inspect components
soak in 50% 20-30 min.
Rinse components and repeat
Assemble powerhead
Test
Put back on line.

Done.

 

[simon.007]

100% vinegar soak over night then use brush to clean it. I then soak in fresh h2o and run for 20 minutes in salt h2o.


Simon

 

[glipper69]

I take them apart and soak them in 100% vinegar. I usally soak them for a couple hours then just rinse or the gunk if they are really loaded with coraline I soak them over night in 100% vinegar. the only think you have to watch is that if you soak them more than 24 hours (ie..48-72hrs) in 100% vinegar it will corrode any rubber parts like suction cups and seals.
I did it once by accident when I went away over a weekend and forgot i was soaking a powerhead, but I did learn a valuable lesson.

good luck,
Frank

 

[Ti]

100% soak

 

[ledford1]

I put equipment, and run pumps, in a mix with 30-50% vinegar. I usually let pumps run overnight. Then I rinse with RO or tap water.