Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
I will never go to a composting head. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug MountjoyPort Orchard YCPort Orchard, WARebecca Leah1988 LF39 Original message From: Neil Andersen via CnC-List Date: 5/5/21 12:31 (GMT-08:00) To: 'Stus-List' Cc: neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com Subject: Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses Good luck with the composting head. We are finding that it is an item that detracts from a boats selling appeal. Like everything in life, some people like them, other do not. If it is not to late, keep the old plumbing, tank, etc. for re-installation when the time comes.Sincerely,Neil Andersen - BrokerPO Box 501, 5774 N. Main St.Rock Hall, MD 21661Direct: 443-321-1969Fax: 443-321-1979Email: neil@sjyachts.comWebsite: www.sjyachts.comWebsite: www.sjyachts.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjyachts Dealers for Bavaria Yachts – Sail & Power – Mid-Atlantic to FloridaNorth American Agent for Discovery Shipyard: Southerly • Discovery • Bluewater Catamarans Offices in: Annapolis, MD • Rock Hall, MD • Deltaville, VA • Charleston, SC • Palmetto, FL10 locations from Maine to FloridaCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission (including any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it) is a PRIVATE COMMUNICATION and may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s); if you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender (only) by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Thank you.Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - StuThanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
Good luck with the composting head. We are finding that it is an item that detracts from a boats selling appeal. Like everything in life, some people like them, other do not. If it is not to late, keep the old plumbing, tank, etc. for re-installation when the time comes. Sincerely, Neil Andersen - Broker PO Box 501, 5774 N. Main St. Rock Hall, MD 21661 Direct: 443-321-1969 Fax: 443-321-1979 Email: n...@sjyachts.com Website: www.sjyachts.com Website: www.sjyachts.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjyachts Dealers for Bavaria Yachts – Sail & Power – Mid-Atlantic to Florida North American Agent for Discovery Shipyard: Southerly • Discovery • Bluewater Catamarans Offices in: Annapolis, MD • Rock Hall, MD • Deltaville, VA • Charleston, SC • Palmetto, FL 10 locations from Maine to Florida CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission (including any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it) is a PRIVATE COMMUNICATION and may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s); if you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender (only) by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Thank you. Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Bruce, Any mild, diluted acid should work. Muriatic (hydrochloric), phosphoric, acetic (vinegar), oxalic (wood bleach), citric (lemon juice), etc. Even Coca Cola (phosphoric acid) and milk (lactic acid) might have some effect but I doubt it. However, some may work better than others. Muriatic and phosphoric are on the more aggressive end of the mild acid group so they may work faster. The key is to somewhat dilute them and change them often if you are removing large amounts of scale. Uric scale is mostly calcium. Acid dissolves calcium. However, the acid will only dissolve so much calcium before it becomes neutralized. At that point, the neutralized acid solution should be replaced with new acid. Continue the process until the scale is gone. Don't leave the acid solution in the equipment for more than a few hours. Be sure to wear eye and skin protection when handling any stronger, undiluted acids. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 10:05 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > So let me ask a question on this issue. I found that vinegar is just not > strong enough to fix the calcium buildup in the head. I tried a mixture of > 10% muriatic acid cut through it quickly, and the last year or two I have > taken to flushing some through the headand directly overboard. It freed > up some stickiness in our Jabsco head pump, and after 3 or so years the > Jabsco replacement pump continues to work like new. > > Is there a downside to using muriatic acid for this purpose as long as I > don't leave it in the system for long? > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ > "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
Muriatic acid, by its very nature is biodegradable. Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" Madeira Beach, FL (847) 404-5092 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
I’m sure the fish wouldn’t like the muriatic acid... Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On May 3, 2021, at 11:04 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > wrote: > > > Hello all, > > So let me ask a question on this issue. I found that vinegar is just not > strong enough to fix the calcium buildup in the head. I tried a mixture of > 10% muriatic acid cut through it quickly, and the last year or two I have > taken to flushing some through the headand directly overboard. It freed up > some stickiness in our Jabsco head pump, and after 3 or so years the Jabsco > replacement pump continues to work like new. > > Is there a downside to using muriatic acid for this purpose as long as I > don't leave it in the system for long? > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ > "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
Hello all, So let me ask a question on this issue. I found that vinegar is just not strong enough to fix the calcium buildup in the head. I tried a mixture of 10% muriatic acid cut through it quickly, and the last year or two I have taken to flushing some through the headand directly overboard. It freed up some stickiness in our Jabsco head pump, and after 3 or so years the Jabsco replacement pump continues to work like new. Is there a downside to using muriatic acid for this purpose as long as I don't leave it in the system for long? Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" Madeira Beach, FL (847) 404-5092 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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We used a spray bottle mix of vinegar, vegetable oil, and lemon juice all last season, which seemed to help a little bit (a few squirts right at the end of each flush so it sits in the lines). However, when I had it apart this spring (got a near new toilet for $50), I was surprised how much build up there was in the lines and the joker valve after just one season, so we probably need to increase the vinegar dose... -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 11:04 AM John Irvin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I believe a couple of teaspoons of vegetable oil beginning and mid season > is good for gaskets and seals. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 3, 2021, at 2:01 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Vinegar isn’t likely to fix an already clogged head, but flushing some > every now and then is a great preventative measure. It also works on RWC > engines to flush deposits out before they get too bad. Every now and then I > run my exhaust hose into a trash can full of vinegar and also run the > engine water intake hose into the same bucket and let go round-and-round > until it gets nice and hot. > > Joe > > Coquina > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
I converted to an AirHead composting toilet. Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On May 3, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List > wrote: > > > Good Morning All, > > I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to > holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out of > fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me to > checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet to > tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. > Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, > including living aboard, which I am. > > My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? Do > you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical that I > can flush down that will help keep them clean? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
Although I always defer to Dennis and his expertise, you can put me in the poo poo side of the ledger. Specifically, I found them hard to empty (I could never get it emptied). Also when I finally ripped it out and put in a plastic holding tank it was literally a sh*t show. 😉 Glen Eddie Tel: 416-777-5357 Fax: 1-888-812-2557 Torkin Manes LLP Barristers & Solicitors This email message, and any attachments, is intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain content that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this email message. Thank you. From: Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: May-03-21 02:59 PM To: Stus-List Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses Whatever you do, DON'T install a flexible tank. They last for decades, are used in airplanes, are easy to install and maintain and are generally very reliable. I have had a flexible holding tank and a flexible potable water tank in Touche' for years and years with great success. My boat repair buddy has a flexible diesel tank and a flexible potable water tank in his blue water cruiser. Both were custom made based on templates of his spaces. Again, no issues. However, the "list" "poo poos" them. :)~ -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:33 AM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Good Morning All, I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, including living aboard, which I am. My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? Thanks, Doug _/) Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website. Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Thanks Dave.I talked with fiberlay about building this tank. I am using 3 layers polyester, followed by 2 layers of vynalester on all biaxial cloth/mat. 2 coats gel coat all followed with couple of coats epoxy barrier coat. Hopefully that will last. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug MountjoyPort Orchard YCPort Orchard, WARebecca Leah1988 LF39 Original message From: Dave S via CnC-List Date: 5/3/21 11:23 (GMT-08:00) To: Stus-List Cc: Dave S Subject: Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses On fibreglass holding tanks - When discussing a similar project with my dad (builder of many boats) he advised that polyester resin is permeable to odours, and to make sure the inside of the tank is well coated with epoxy resin.Dave33-2On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 12:33, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List wrote:Good Morning All,I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, including living aboard, which I am. My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical that I can flush down that will help keep them clean?Thanks,Doug-- Douglas Mountjoy253-208-1412Port Orchard YC, WARebecca LeahC&C LandFall 39 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Whatever you do, DON'T install a flexible tank. They last for decades, are used in airplanes, are easy to install and maintain and are generally very reliable. I have had a flexible holding tank and a flexible potable water tank in Touche' for years and years with great success. My boat repair buddy has a flexible diesel tank and a flexible potable water tank in his blue water cruiser. Both were custom made based on templates of his spaces. Again, no issues. However, the "list" "poo poos" them. :)~ -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA > On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:33 AM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Good Morning All, >> >> I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to >> holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out >> of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me >> to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet >> to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. >> Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, >> including living aboard, which I am. >> >> My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? >> Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical >> that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? >> >> Thanks, >> Doug >> >> >> >> >> _/) > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Doug, Back in 1977 I was crew on the PNW based C&C 39 “Midnight Special” headed to LA for the start of Transpac. We were somewhere off Northern California when the head plugged up. Given the offshore conditions the skipper thought he could free the plug by applying more pressure to the pump. As one would expect the pump seals failed. It was fortunate the skipper was wearing foul weather gear. We pulled the hose and found it’s ID reduced to <1/2” by years and several Hawaii crossings worth of use. As the offshore conditions did not allow for well thought out solutions we rammed a spare piece of 7/19 rigging wire through the hose. This got us to Marina del Ray where we could purchase new hose. BTW, that 1974 C&C 39 “Midnight Special” held the under 40’ elapsed time record for the Vic-Maui race for many years under the ownership of Seattle’s Steve Crary. I did 2 Transpacs with the next owner. The last I heard that 39 was named “Discovery” and moored in Winslow, Bainbridge Island. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle/Port Townsend’s boat yard > On May 3, 2021, at 9:33 AM, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List > wrote: > > > Good Morning All, > > I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to > holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out of > fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me to > checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet to > tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. > Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, > including living aboard, which I am. > > My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? Do > you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical that I > can flush down that will help keep them clean? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Thanks for the advice. As far as living aboard, I have a wonderful girlfriend that let's me use her garage ( building tank there), and stay with her while Rebecca Leah is out of commission. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug MountjoyPort Orchard YCPort Orchard, WARebecca Leah1988 LF39 Original message From: Peter McMinn Date: 5/3/21 09:48 (GMT-08:00) To: Stus-List Cc: Doug Mountjoy Subject: Re: Stus-List clogged head hoses SEW CleanThis is a non-toxic descaler that fr us has proven its weight In gold.Living aboard during this project must be interesting.On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:33 AM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List wrote:Good Morning All,I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, including living aboard, which I am. My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical that I can flush down that will help keep them clean?Thanks,Doug-- Douglas Mountjoy253-208-1412Port Orchard YC, WARebecca LeahC&C LandFall 39 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu-- Peter McMinn _/) Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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On fibreglass holding tanks - When discussing a similar project with my dad (builder of many boats) he advised that polyester resin is permeable to odours, and to make sure the inside of the tank is well coated with epoxy resin. Dave 33-2 On Mon, 3 May 2021 at 12:33, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Good Morning All, > > I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to > holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out > of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me > to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet > to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. > Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, > including living aboard, which I am. > > My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? > Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical > that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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I believe a couple of teaspoons of vegetable oil beginning and mid season is good for gaskets and seals. Sent from my iPhone On May 3, 2021, at 2:01 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote: Vinegar isn’t likely to fix an already clogged head, but flushing some every now and then is a great preventative measure. It also works on RWC engines to flush deposits out before they get too bad. Every now and then I run my exhaust hose into a trash can full of vinegar and also run the engine water intake hose into the same bucket and let go round-and-round until it gets nice and hot. Joe Coquina Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Stus-List Re: clogged head hoses
Vinegar isn’t likely to fix an already clogged head, but flushing some every now and then is a great preventative measure. It also works on RWC engines to flush deposits out before they get too bad. Every now and then I run my exhaust hose into a trash can full of vinegar and also run the engine water intake hose into the same bucket and let go round-and-round until it gets nice and hot. Joe Coquina Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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Look at the material safety data sheet for Sew Clean. It's phosphoric acid. In my opinion, at $50/gal that is a bit pricey for phosphoric acid. On the other hand, Klean Strip Concrete etch and cleaner is also phosphoric acid and at about the same strength. Home Depot sells it for $18/gal. Vinegar (acetic acid), <$3/gal also works but probably more slowly. I soak joker valves in it overnight and the uric scale comes right off. Uric scale is mostly calcium in combination with proteins from your pee. Any mild acid should dissolve it. You can Google "uric scale remover" and find a bunch of commercial products also. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 11:48 AM Peter McMinn via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > SEW Clean > This is a non-toxic descaler that fr us has proven its weight In gold. > > Living aboard during this project must be interesting. > > >> My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? >> Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical >> that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? >> >> Thanks, >> Doug >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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SEW Clean This is a non-toxic descaler that fr us has proven its weight In gold. Living aboard during this project must be interesting. On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:33 AM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Good Morning All, > > I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to > holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out > of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me > to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet > to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. > Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, > including living aboard, which I am. > > My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? > Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical > that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > > -- > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > Port Orchard YC, WA > Rebecca Leah > C&C LandFall 39 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Peter McMinn _/) Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
