I do the same thing but in my large kitchen sink with it's spray hose. Works like a charm. (Thank you Debbie.) I've had the valves looked at with a fiber optic scope and they are clean after the bath. I don't use anything but warm water. If you have a cut bell it's really easy to get the strong spray into the horn. I oil the horn and apply fresh slide grease when I'm done.
Tina On Nov 17, 2010, at 4:40 AM, Larry Jellison wrote: > An alternative way to clean horns, which I do once a month, is to take the > horn > outside, take all the slides out, using a garden hose with a nozzle, blast > water > through all of the piping and through the slides. It is important to take > all > the slides out, otherwise the water pressure may blow them out and dent the > horn. Use as much water flow and water pressure as you can. Each segment of > pipe needs only a couple seconds of flow to blow out the debris. > > Other than for the leadpipe and the slides, I don't believe in putting > detergent > in the horn because getting the detergent in the valve/valve casings isn't > likely going to work well and may create a gunk-- you aren't likely going to > get > the detergent to clean around the rotors and get it back out by rinsing with > any > success. Clean the rotors (when left in the casings) by using ultra pure > kerosene. > > > By cleaning the horn as described, the tubing will be left with a light > coating > of oil, as the pressurized water doesn't remove the light coating of oil, but > the gunk will be blown out. > > I live in San Diego and can do this all year, but those of you in colder > climates may need to use warm water and avoid cold weather. > > Regards, > Larry > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/tina.barkan%40mac.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
