ya, now i leave the vinyl hose attached to the valve and use it to dispense cold filtered water for me and my dog and my house plants!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Boiler Descaling Cool idea. My next project when I have a minute. Ha! b On Mar 21, 2011, at 12:41 PM, Dennis wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
