"Joe" wrote
Hey Ol Thom I'm reconditioning some heat exchangers and someone
suggested soaking the tubestack in muratic acid to clean them
perfectly, they are all copper and solder and stainless on a oil heat
exchanger. Is that the way to go?


I can google better than Tom. I wonder if he can google at all on msmtv? Anyway here's
a link. It says using acid isn't a good idea. It says use sodium hydroxide instead...

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
I can google better than Tom. I wonder if he can google at all on msmtv? Anyway here's
a link. It says using acid isn't a good idea. It says use sodium hydroxide instead...

Oops! I forgot to put the link in there. He http://fgms.home.att.net/copper.htm

joe,

I'll be damned if I know. I've never cleaned one.

You don't say what size? We used to clean the heat exchangers in the
refinery with steam lances and then Hot water. Any solids were removed
with a large steel blade but i don't think your into that size.

They required riggers to pull them and move them to a cleaning area were
exchanger cleaners would work on them.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT

Thom Stewart wrote:
joe,

I'll be damned if I know. I've never cleaned one.

You don't say what size? We used to clean the heat exchangers in the
refinery with steam lances and then Hot water. Any solids were removed
with a large steel blade but i don't think your into that size.

They required riggers to pull them and move them to a cleaning area were
exchanger cleaners would work on them.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT

Well I thought you were an ol boiler steam man. Guess you delt with the
big stuff.

http://www.ejbowman.co.uk/products/S...OilCoolers.htm

Like C on the chart, for my oil cooler.

Joe