Empathy List Archives

V

veiner@juno.com

Wed, Jan 23, 2008 11:22 AM

My aging holding tank and lines have a calcium deposit problem.

While some fellow boaters regularly put a cup of vinegar in their heads about
once a week, my deposits are so extensive that I don't think vinegar would
work.

Over many years of boating, I have treated my heads with a diluted solution of
muriatic acid, especially before having to dissemble them when replacing
valves, etc. You can very quickly see the deposits disappearing if you fill
the bowl with a pail of water and then add a cup of muriatic acid. It starts
bubbling immediately.

This leads to the question of using muriatic acid on a regular basis. Will it
work to break up the old deposits inside my holding tank? What concentration
should be used? What frequency of use is safe? I hesitate to use the acid
regularly as it might cause parts in the heads to disintegrate.

What do others use for solving the problem of lime deposits? Of cleaning out
holding tanks? Martin Veiner

Beauty Product Reviews
Read unbiased beauty product reviews and join our product review team!
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/JKFkuJNzgGSkP2cHtWb32GFd6jt5EX6pb
zf9U8FbzicVM4Adqssn7G/
Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage.
Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

My aging holding tank and lines have a calcium deposit problem. While some fellow boaters regularly put a cup of vinegar in their heads about once a week, my deposits are so extensive that I don't think vinegar would work. Over many years of boating, I have treated my heads with a diluted solution of muriatic acid, especially before having to dissemble them when replacing valves, etc. You can very quickly see the deposits disappearing if you fill the bowl with a pail of water and then add a cup of muriatic acid. It starts bubbling immediately. This leads to the question of using muriatic acid on a regular basis. Will it work to break up the old deposits inside my holding tank? What concentration should be used? What frequency of use is safe? I hesitate to use the acid regularly as it might cause parts in the heads to disintegrate. What do others use for solving the problem of lime deposits? Of cleaning out holding tanks? Martin Veiner _____________________________________________________________ Beauty Product Reviews Read unbiased beauty product reviews and join our product review team! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/JKFkuJNzgGSkP2cHtWb32GFd6jt5EX6pb zf9U8FbzicVM4Adqssn7G/ Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

LL

LA Licata

Wed, Jan 23, 2008 12:35 PM

Martin,

what is the tank made of??

Lee

On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:22 , veiner@juno.com wrote:

My aging holding tank and lines have a calcium deposit problem....

[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pkcs7-signature which had a name of smime.p7s]

Martin, what is the tank made of?? Lee On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:22 , veiner@juno.com wrote: My aging holding tank and lines have a calcium deposit problem.... [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pkcs7-signature which had a name of smime.p7s]

JW

Joel Wilkins

Wed, Jan 23, 2008 6:13 PM

While it would probably keep the tank very clean, I would think that a regular usage of Muratic Acid would kill the organisms that help keep the tank in proper balance.
Joel Wilkins
m/s Miss Magoo
C-45, #98
S. Pasadena, FL

snip...
This leads to the question of using muriatic acid on a regular basis. Will it
work to break up the old deposits inside my holding tank? What concentration
should be used? What frequency of use is safe? I hesitate to use the acid
regularly as it might cause parts in the heads to disintegrate.

Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

While it would probably keep the tank very clean, I would think that a regular usage of Muratic Acid would kill the organisms that help keep the tank in proper balance. Joel Wilkins m/s Miss Magoo C-45, #98 S. Pasadena, FL snip... This leads to the question of using muriatic acid on a regular basis. Will it work to break up the old deposits inside my holding tank? What concentration should be used? What frequency of use is safe? I hesitate to use the acid regularly as it might cause parts in the heads to disintegrate. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

trawlers@lists.trawlering.com

Re: T&T: Safe Lime/Calcium Deposit Removal