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

[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.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

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

[Myka]

Originally Posted by 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?

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. 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....