Salt removal

[Brian]

I want to run my aux in a small dustbin to remove any salt that might have built up in the water passages.

What should I add to the water?

[Sam]

Hi Brian,

 

when we clean out our fire pumps at work which need to be flushed through after being activated we use a tank of fresh water mixed with a small percentage of white vinegar, this has turned out to be the most productive method,

 

we have experimented with many shop bought products including industrial descalers and dilute cleaning solutions, but we found this to cause problems with any parts made from aluminium and especially the impellers, we also found that any residue left over in the system would harden and cause even more problems,

 

so in a nutshell keep it simple as you would do with servicing the engine or cleaning any other part of an engine, don't use anything that will be aggressive to the hidden delicate parts

 

hope this helps

 

regards,

sam

[Brian]

Thanks Sam, I had something in the back of my mind about white vinegar, but wasn't sure.

[Steve S]

I've always used tap water with nothing added to flush my dinghy OB, I haven't encountered any issues doing that. I have a tank of it which I change when it looks a bit yucky which is faster with a 2 stroke.

[Brian]

My main engine is flushed after every trip, but the aux doesn't get flushed very often (doesn't get used very often either). That's why I thought I'd give it a good clean out.

[Rob]

I did the saltx thing when I got mine, that was with a recycling bilge pump and leg off.

 

Not practical for regular use.

[2006holmwood]

Hi Brian, I have been told to use vinegar also to flush salt and any residue , told to use 20% vinegar. Mick.

[Sam]

that's exactly what we do Mick and have found it to have good results, especially for something that hasn't been flushed/used for a considerable time

[Mike Fox]

Would the white vinegar trick work for diesels too?

 

Mike

[Sam]

Hi Mike,

 

yes it would we flush diesel and petrol fire pumps, also Honda diesel pumps with white vinegar,

 

regards,

sam

[niggle]

All this vinegar talk has made me hungry,fish n chips for lunch now

[Brian]

Bought 4 bottles of white vinegar at Tesco, 589ml for 039p. When I mixed it worked out to about 16%.

Ran my 5hp Suzuki for 10 mins, then flushed out with clean water for 10 mins.

The decided to run the old Seagull 40 plus for 10 mins, amazed at the amount of muck that came out of the Seagull.

[Neal]

"amazed at the amount of muck that came out of the Seagull"

 

That's why they are called Shiite Hawks.................