cleaning boiler elements
cleaning boiler elements
hi does anyone have any tricks or tips on how to clean kettle boiler elements without scrubbing them ie put something in to make it go away and leave it gleaming
many thanks
many thanks
Re: cleaning boiler elements
Aye, as above, vinegar works a treat. The cheapo stuff is fine. Just soak it overnight and then scrub.
Re: cleaning boiler elements
I find that if I clean immediately after emptying the boiler they don't need much scrubbing to get them shiney. Just a washing up sponge does the trick.
I am treating the water before hand though so maybe that makes a difference?
I am treating the water before hand though so maybe that makes a difference?
Re: cleaning boiler elements
just fill the boiler enough to cover the element and add a couple of spoons of citric acid to the water switch on the element by the time the water has boiled it will be clean.
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Caustic for me, drops the muck right off. A bit extreme perhaps but quick and easy.
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Recently I've been cleaning out the kettle as soon as the wort is in the FV, giving it a quick rinse then fill to cover the element with hot water collected from my IC made into
weak solution of an alkaline, chlorine based detergent, about 5g/l. I've done this mainly to clean the silicon lines, pump, valves etc of crud. once that's drained I circulate with
fresh water to rinse.
I've noticed that I no longer have to do any cleaning of the element, no citric, no scrubbing at all. You can see the tide mark from the cleaner in this pic from a brew I did
earlier in the week.
weak solution of an alkaline, chlorine based detergent, about 5g/l. I've done this mainly to clean the silicon lines, pump, valves etc of crud. once that's drained I circulate with
fresh water to rinse.
I've noticed that I no longer have to do any cleaning of the element, no citric, no scrubbing at all. You can see the tide mark from the cleaner in this pic from a brew I did
earlier in the week.
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Re: cleaning boiler elements
What a shiny protrusion you have, I like it. Any more pics of your shiny?
cleaning boiler elements
Here's a before and after a quick rub with distilled white vinegar from a post on another thread...
viewtopic.php?t=19901#p228729
No scrubbing or boiling required and costs about 50p a litre in the supermarket
viewtopic.php?t=19901#p228729
No scrubbing or boiling required and costs about 50p a litre in the supermarket
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Yep I used to do that and just circulate the IC water to clean the pump etc. I was expecting to have to continue with the citric, vinegarAndy Dean wrote:Here's a before and after a quick rub with distilled white vinegar from a post on another thread...
viewtopic.php?t=19901#p228729
No scrubbing or boiling required and costs about 50p a litre in the supermarket
routine after I started with the chlorine clean as acid was the recommendation for elements but it seems to work a treat.
I dug this out from a few years ago, changed some small details since then.Patterd Ale wrote:What a shiny protrusion you have, I like it. Any more pics of your shiny?
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oh god I feel sick with envy
no palate, no patience.
Drinking - of course
Drinking - of course
Re: cleaning boiler elements
Same for me, bought a small tub of citric acid from Wilkos, added to water (about 2" over the elements) and brought to the boil. left to boil for a couple of minutes and hey presto,perfectly clean elementsworts n ale wrote:just fill the boiler enough to cover the element and add a couple of spoons of citric acid to the water switch on the element by the time the water has boiled it will be clean.