that's a pretty tricky way to kill two birds with one stone! i share the clothes washer drainpipe, so i am lucky enuf to have plumbed drain and my opv water goes into the same drain.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Keeler Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Boiler Descaling Ooh, I like this idea! Though my brewtus already caters to the dog's needs. My problem was that due to where the Brewtus sits, I can't plumb the drip pan into a drain, and it fills up too quickly if the OPV output goes there. So I attached a long vinyl line to the OPV, out of the bottom of the machine and over to the dog bowl. I have to empty that every few days too, but at least it's much larger than the drip tray--he drinks out of an old salad spinner bowl that got warped in the dishwasher. He still prefers to drink out of muddy puddles when he can though. On 3/21/11 2:01 PM, Dennis wrote: > 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. 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