How long to soak pumps in vinegar

Houtz · 09/09/2007, 07:35 PM

Yo,
when you give your pumps a soak in vinegar, how long do you let them sit? Is it a little while, or say, overnight?
thanks for your help!
Jay

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 07:59 PM

overnight takes care of all but the thickest of build up.

clavery · 09/09/2007, 08:23 PM

24 hours. Fill a bucket with hot water and white vinegar at night, put the pumps in, and let sit until the next evening. grab a plastic scrunge and stiff toothbrush, and everything will come off nicely.

MikePowell · 09/09/2007, 08:24 PM

overnight but i like to scrub the tough areas during the soaking proccess. also i keep them running in the vinegar overnight and them take them apart and let the parts soak another night. cleans them perfectly!

MikePowell · 09/09/2007, 08:24 PM

overnight but i like to scrub the tough areas during the soaking proccess. also i keep them running in the vinegar overnight and them take them apart and let the parts soak another night. cleans them perfectly!

MikePowell · 09/09/2007, 08:26 PM

sorry double post. had the shakes i guess.

TitusvileSurfer · 09/09/2007, 08:27 PM

How much vinegar do you use?

Houtz · 09/09/2007, 08:27 PM

Hey Thanks!

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TitusvileSurfer
How much vinegar do you use?

anything from pure (which is only 5%) to a ratio that'll give you a pH less then 6.5

MikePowell · 09/09/2007, 08:38 PM

use as much as you need to submerge the pumps.

AZDesertRat · 09/09/2007, 08:54 PM

Straight white vinegar, no water. I soak for an hour or so, scrub a little then soak again and thats usually all it takes.

09/09/2007, 07:35 PM	#1
Houtz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 146	How long to soak pumps in vinegar Yo, when you give your pumps a soak in vinegar, how long do you let them sit? Is it a little while, or say, overnight? thanks for your help! Jay __________________ "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Rom. 5: 7-8 NKJV Current Tank Info: 29 gal. AGA mixed reef

09/09/2007, 08:23 PM	#3
clavery Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 503	24 hours. Fill a bucket with hot water and white vinegar at night, put the pumps in, and let sit until the next evening. grab a plastic scrunge and stiff toothbrush, and everything will come off nicely. __________________ Cheryl Lover of shoes, dogs, and all things chocolate Current Tank Info: currently none

09/09/2007, 08:27 PM	#7
TitusvileSurfer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 3,227	How much vinegar do you use? __________________ The ocean is the pinnacle of reef tanks. Someone up there is keeping up with his PH and Phosphates to.

09/09/2007, 08:27 PM	#8
Houtz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 146	Hey Thanks! __________________ "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Rom. 5: 7-8 NKJV Current Tank Info: 29 gal. AGA mixed reef

09/09/2007, 07:59 PM	#2
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	overnight takes care of all but the thickest of build up.

09/09/2007, 08:24 PM	#4
MikePowell Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,141	overnight but i like to scrub the tough areas during the soaking proccess. also i keep them running in the vinegar overnight and them take them apart and let the parts soak another night. cleans them perfectly!

09/09/2007, 08:26 PM	#6
MikePowell Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,141	sorry double post. had the shakes i guess.

09/09/2007, 08:38 PM	#10
MikePowell Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,141	use as much as you need to submerge the pumps.

09/09/2007, 08:54 PM	#11
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	Straight white vinegar, no water. I soak for an hour or so, scrub a little then soak again and thats usually all it takes.