vinegar solution strength

[mark]

might as well give my skimmer body a cleaning while waiting for the replacement pump, wondering a good mix, 1:1 with water, 1:4 or just full strength?

[christyf5]

depends on whats in it. I usually do 25%. Give it a bit of a once over with a brush before you soak it if its really gross but 25% should get the job done :biggrin:

[Slyguy00]

I just use straight vinegar. I grab a few bottles from the dollar store and fill er up. Works great

[The Guy]

I've had good success with a 50/50 mix.

[Aquattro]

All depends on how fast you want it clean. If you're really in a hurry, get muriatic acid instead.

[lastlight]

Acid washing all vinegar is a must if you want to do it properly.

[jason604]

I just keep pouring in vinegar till my mouth starts to drool lol

[Madreefer]

All depends on how fast you want it clean. If you're really in a hurry, get muriatic acid instead.

This works awesome. But remember, add the muriatic acid to the water not water to the acid. And do outdoors. Way better than vinegar

[gobytron]

Vinegar works awesome...is cheap and far less caustic.

Plus,. you can get vinegar at any grocery store...for acid, you would need to go to a hardware store.

[Aquattro]

This works awesome. But remember, add the muriatic acid to the water not water to the acid. And do outdoors. Way better than vinegar

and neutralize with baking soda afterwards. Me, I just use vinegar -lol

[Myka]

might as well give my skimmer body a cleaning while waiting for the replacement pump, wondering a good mix, 1:1 with water, 1:4 or just full strength?

Any of the above! I use full strength on small things and things that get a super hard calcium deposit on them (like impellers), and will dilute up to 1:4 if I'm doing something big simply because I don't want to go buy 6 jugs of vinegar. :lol: I just did my skimmer a month ago in 1:4 and the deposits were softened enough in 6 hours that a light brushing got rid of it all.

[mark]

Ended up using full strength. Did let the skimmer soak but still took some effort with a brush.

[gobytron]

just means you didnt soak it for long enough....

[mark]

gave it 1/2hr, guess just impatient