hello, i use food grade usp citric acid. get it at a home brew supply store cheap for about $4 a pound. on my setup, i included an additional tee in the mains input line after my filters and regulator, but before the pump and motor. then i used a 3/8" ball valve with some 3/8" vinyl hose attached. i mixed th solution in a gal container and insert the hose. use the valves to stop your mains and allow the tee'd in hose otherwis, disconnect the mains when you descale and reconnect. - Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 9:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Boiler Descaling Search the archives on this, and you'll find a lot of threads on the topic. Most use citric acid. I hadn't thought about the plumbing issue, since I've just plumbed mine also. Couldn't you just mix up a batch, disconnect your plumbed line and put it into the batch to draw it in, then reconnect to house water? As to process, I'd probably put the line in the citric solution, then run the steam boiler out the hot water wand, let it reheat, and do it again. That should get 3/4 or more of the water exchanged for the citric solution. For the brew boiler, I'd just turn on the lever and let it run for a while, i.e. maybe catch a quart of runoff and then you'd know you had the citric in there. I'd recommend then shutting the machine off, and prop it up for several hours (or more) in each direction, i.e. tip to the right, the left, to the rear, to the front and let it soak--this will help capture the water line scale. Be prepared that you'll need to flush a lot of water through to get rid of all the blue water and acidic taste. b On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:26 AM, wiseguy wrote: > I have a BII that is a few years old. The boilers have never been > descaled but it brews great shots. My Q: should I descale? If so, I > could use some suggestions for cleaning agents and how to get the > descaling soln into the boilers as I've plumbed the supply side. > Many thanks, > wiseguy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
