Found a hack for cleaning scale out of boiler tubes that actually saved me a day

Been fighting hard water scale in our tube bundles for months. Tried the usual chemical flush twice and it barely helped. Last week I rigged up a recirculation loop with a sump pump and some hose clamps, ran a diluted vinegar solution through for 2 hours instead of the usual soak. Pulled the plugs after and found chunks of scale floating in the bucket. Boss was skeptical but he saw the pressure gauge drop back to spec. Anyone else try this or got a better homemade approach for stubborn scale?

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fiona_johnson8210d ago

Ngl my buddy tried something similar and said it worked way better than the chemicals his boss bought.

jordanm1910d agoMost Upvoted

Nah @fiona_johnson82, your buddy's setup probably just had better airflow than the store bought stuff.