Vinegar

[AllyBongo]

On a training day with Vaillant, the Vaillant guy told us you can use vinegar to clean the heat exchanger.... Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this or does it??

 

[Barry98]

Yep left to soak in vinegar and some hot water

 

[GrahamM]

Vinegar is a very good cleaner for a multitude of things, heat exchangers included.

 

[AWheating]

which vinegar?

the one with the eggs or onions?? think of the blockages

no seriously tho which?

 

[Barry98]

Igot a catering one off the guy in the chip shop after fixing one of his fryers

 

[RGII79]

coke cola another good one

 

[AWheating]

coke cola another good one

not for eggs and onions tho

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

which vinegar?

the one with the eggs or onions?? think of the blockages

no seriously tho which?

brown malt vinegar

 

[CES]

we used to use coca cola for loosening off rusted cylinder head bolts, saw what it did to them, makes you wonder what your insides are like!

 

[chris watkins]

If it's for cleaning a Vailant surely it would have to be balsamic or at the very least a good white wine.

 

[REDSAW]

we used to use coca cola for loosening off rusted cylinder head bolts, saw what it did to them, makes you wonder what your insides are like!

clean as a whistle?

 

[chris watkins]

we used to use coca cola for loosening off rusted cylinder head bolts, saw what it did to them, makes you wonder what your insides are like!

Never touch it now, not after having to replace 100mm timesaver CI after 6 months taking the slops from the drinks towers in Mc D's, it's the sugars by all accounts goes through concrete just the same.

 

[mike-c]

Never touch it now, not after having to replace 100mm timesaver CI after 6 months taking the slops from the drinks towers in Mc D's, it's the sugars by all accounts goes through concrete just the same.

Was it the rubber in the joints or the cast pipe itself?

 

[chris watkins]

No, no it was the cast iron just along the bottom where the water / slops runs, started as what looked like a rust spot, put your finger on it & it would go straight through oop's. Best one was, when it ate through the bottom of the CI chambers at Southend store.

 

[cdodds2004]

i use white vinegar its pritty good
but needs time to work! im still trying to find a good product for removing sludge from plates!

 

[Dannypipe]

I've left the filter for a Quooker tap to soak in a big jar of white vinegar over night. (For a Neighbour of mine).

Used vinegar as I knew they'd be drinking from it. Did the trick and eat the lime scale. Gave them another 12 months before I eventually changed the filter - which cost an eye watering £70.

 

[RGII79]

ive seen a lad that reconditions plate heat exchangers he dips the in a bucket of battery acid
all foams up leaves it in about 15 /20/mins and it comes out gleaming then cleans off with compressed air
dont fancy bringing a bucket of battery acid around in back of van though

 

[Dannypipe]

ive seen a lad that reconditions plate heat exchangers he dips the in a bucket of battery acid
all foams up leaves it in about 15 /20/mins and it comes out gleaming then cleans off with compressed air
dont fancy bringing a bucket of battery acid around in back of van though

That would do it!!

 

[wheeto]

Any acid will do the trick, vinegar is recommended because it's pretty cheap, easily available and non-toxic. Citric - you can buy the granules pretty easily - is another good choice.

 

[DaveTidy]

Funny I was reading something about this the other day as we used to use vinegar to descale lightly scaled heat exchangers. It's also great for cleaning the scale out of those blocked shower roses very quickly and has impressed a couple of customers (cheap for them).

And for all you gas fitting golfers out there; when you buy a club with thoses stupid stickers that leave all the back on when you peel them off, WD40 takes those stickers off any material in about 20 seconds!

Sorry, I don't get out much..............

 

[cdodds2004]

anyone used caustic soda? its ment to work but its really corrosive so im guessing a very good rinse is required if using it

 

[Howsie]

It's a acid anyway. Just get your pH paper out and you'll work out what works well. pH 1 will do it in no time but make sure you dilute it to add acid to water and not the other way around...

 

[chris watkins]

I use "Armageddon" really good stuff !! I think it is a mix of hydrochloric, sulphuric & a few other things to boot.
Last time I had blocked exchanger I just dunked it in for about 30 seconds & there it was spotlessly clean & no scale, so clean in fact I could not find a trace of the plates, still very clean & quick acting. :wink_smile:

 

[PETE 123]

My dad told me in fish and chip shops they used to add sulphuric to water or re fresh old vinegar in the war times. Nothing to do with gas fitting i know

 

[capitanpugwash]

I've always found Veet works well. Check out the reviews here: Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Veet for Men Hair Removal Gel Creme 200 ml. Certain spots you shouldn't put it.

 

[chris watkins]

I've always found Veet works well. Check out the reviews here: Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Veet for Men Hair Removal Gel Creme 200 ml. Certain spots you shouldn't put it.

Come on then Mr Pugwash tell us how you just happened to stumbled over this customer review, I know you were just looking, well, for something completely different, nothing to do with, Oh what the heck...............................?????
Very good though made me LOL

 

[PowerFlusher2]

HP sauce works well AND it improves bacon sarnies!

 

[kay-jay]

HP sauce works well AND it improves bacon sarnies!

As a hair remover? I wouldn't be putting it on my bacon after rubbing it on those bits mentioned in the previous post

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[capitanpugwash]

Come on then Mr Pugwash tell us how you just happened to stumbled over this customer review, I know you were just looking, well, for something completely different, nothing to do with, Oh what the heck...............................?????
Very good though made me LOL

If you seen me in my budgie smugglers, you'd know I didn't have any of this in my bathroom cabinet. Now there's a frightening thought. I'll get my coat....