Thanks, Ode. When I clean it this week I will do a pot of vinegar. Should it be mixed with water or just straight? I use citric acid to clean the pot but don't let it run through the system. Would that also work? I like it because it is also a microbial.I appreciate your help.PT
From: Ode Coyote <silverpuppy1...@gmail.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 8:44 AM Subject: Re: CS>Distilling - OT That would be minerals from over boil. If you can slow that distiller down [less hot, but a lot slower] that stuff should stay in the pot like most of it does. Soak the condenser in an acid like CLR, dilute Muriatic [Hydrochloric acid, HCl] or distilled white vinegar. ["distilled" suggests that distilling some with your distiller will do the job] Bear in mind that strong HCl will 'passivate' stainless steel if left on too long...makes it sorta black, gold and purple weird stainy lookin] Ode On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 4:26 PM, PT Ferrance <ptf2...@bellsouth.net> wrote: I've been using the same distiller for probably close to 10 years and have never had a problem. The other day I noticed some white particles floating on the top of the water in the distiller jug. The water is very hard where I live and usually the inside of the pot needs to be cleaned at least once a week (I distill 1 pot a day). The substance almost looks like the minerals that build up on the inside of the pot on the sides where it dries. I also noticed a white powdery substance on the inside of the tube that the water drips out of. Anyone have any ideas on what this could be and how I can resolve it?Thanks.PT