Cleaning a stainless steel water tank.
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 13:24
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Steve from Top End Explorer Tours
Can you use CLR in a stainless steel
water tank??
Or is there a better method??.
This will be
drinking water.
Cheers Steve.
Reply By: Scoof - Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 13:31
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 13:31
What do you have to clean out of the
tank.
Is it new or is it used.
Scoof
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Follow Up By: Steve from Top End Explorer Tours - Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 13:37
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 13:37
It's used and been sitting for ???, It is on the back of a draw system I bought for $300.
I filled it the other day and then emptied it, a bit of dirty
water came out, so I would like to clean it.
Steve.
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Follow Up By: Scoof - Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 14:00
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 14:00
If it's welded construction I think CLR would be ok.
The only chemicals that will kill the stainless steel rather quickly is chlorine at a high dose.The grade would more than likely be 304 chlorine and sulphur love it.
In the food industry tanks are cleaned with a caustic wash (dangerous stuff) then a citric acid wash then rinse with straight
water before a new food product is pumped in.Don't know how far you want to go.
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 19:35
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 19:35
The short answer is CLR is ok. It is a weak mixture of Sulphamic acid and is used in the dairy industry to remove calcium and minerals from stainless steel. Or you can use Citric acid, does the same job only a bit slower.. Michael
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