Vinegar bath?

[Tswifty]

Just like the title says... How do I go about doing this?

I have rubbermaid tubs and equipment to clean...

Now what?

 

[EQCM2B]

I mix about 60% vinegar and 40% water and let the stuff soak. After soaking for a while scrub with a toothbrush. The stuff usually comes clean rather quickly this way. HTH

Steve

 

[Tswifty]

Thanks

will anything bad happen if I let it soak for a long period of time... I'm thinking I'm gonna go get the vinegar now and let everything soak overnight

 

[moo0o]

umm, what i do is soak the eqipment in 50/50 water vinegar overnight. and then rinse it all off real well. if they are pumps i usually run them over night.

 

[EQCM2B]

I have never let mine soak for more than a couple of hours. Not because of anything bad happening, I just wanted to get it done and over with. I would not think that anything bad would happen if left overnight.

 

[tmz]

I,ve soaked mine overnight without problems. However, I have heard accounts of seals swelling.

 

[mr_o98]

I have soaked things in vinegar overnight without problems. I go with a 50/50 mix. When cleaning a pump, I let it run overnight in the vinegar solution.

 

[Bambalam]

I use a 50/50 mix in a covered container with the pump running overnight, and scrub off the loose stuff with an old toothbrush the next day.

 

[Reefmore]

Ive soaked over night...just came off easier is all...

 

[Dubbin1]

I have let some pumps soak for over a week with zero problems. No scrubbing involved

 

[sjm817]

I use full strength vinegar. It is a mild acid and doesn't need diluting.

 

[AZDesertRat]

Ditto on the full strength white vinegar. Its a safe mild acid and does not need any diluting, it makes it take longer and does not work as well if you do cut it.

 

[Vinnie71975]

Re: Vinegar bath?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11743038#post11743038 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8
Just like the title says... How do I go about doing this?

I have rubbermaid tubs and equipment to clean...

Now what?

I like full strength vinegar myself but its a little more costly that way.