Cleaning with Vinegar

[villjr]

I want to clean a couple of pumps and a skimmer with vinegar. I have a few questions.

1. What kind of vinegar do I use?
2. What proportion of vinegar to water do I use?
3. How do I clean the pumps and skimmer?
4. How long do i clean them for?
5. Anything else I need to know?

Thanks.

-Ernest

[coraline79]

I fill my kitchen sink with hot awter and dump a cup of white vinegar in running the pump about 1/2 hour in that water. The vinegar I use is regular white household kind, and the added benefit is it cleans stainless steel if that is what your sink is too.

[JimD]

I used to use straight up white vineger but that wasnt strong enough, I only use dilluted Muriatic nowadays. Vinegars ok but I dont like to wait... Be careful with any metal parts.... >>>USE WITH CAUTION!<<<

[Bill S]

You can buy vinegar from Costco in 2 gallon containers.

[LoneStar]

You can get pickling vinegar at HEB. Its in a blue label right next to the regular vinegar (green label). It's a little more stronger than the regular stuff. Works great.

[OrionN]

Get the distilled vinegar, it is stronger. Use it straight and soak it for several hours.

[d3rryc]

Careful soaking anything with soft rubber parts, though - the vinegar can dry the rubber out, making it brittle. Dblackman mentioned to me that he toasted the suction cup on a koralia that way.