There is a product called 'CLR' that is excellent for cleaning deposits in
showerheads... and other things as well.. rust and other stuff.. works great..
the vinegar wont hurt the plastic as far as I know.. I've been using vinegar in
my coffee pot for years, there is a plastic hose in there for the water feed..
never had a problem..I run 2 -3 coffee pots of vinegar through the machine, and
then flush it with 2-3 pots of clear water.. presto! coffee pot works like
new...
Cheers.. Timothy-Keith: Randles
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----- Original Message ----
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 4:36:17 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Cleaning Plexi-glass
I have no idea how plexi-glass will react to the acidity of vinegar but
I believe vinegar is the solution for hard water calcium deposits.
Just yesterday I was reading a home handyman column in the local paper
and a reader asked what to do about a shower head that had become
clogged with calcium deposits from the hard water. The answer was that
soaking the shower head overnight in vinegar would dissolve them. What
followed next was a bit of thinking outside the box. I was expecting
instructions to remove the shower head and place it in a bowl of
vinegar. Instead, the instruction were to use a suitable size plastic
bag filled with sufficient vinegar to immerse the head and then slip it
over the shower head while still in place on the feed pipe and tape or
wire it in place overnight.
But I think I'd do a little research on the compatibility of plexi-glass
and vinegar before proceeding down this path.
Caution: I just followed my own advice here and did a brief search
which stated that acrylic plastics are attacked by some organinc acids
and specifically mentioned acetic acid. A further check points out that
vinegar is approx. 5% acetic acid.
Chuck Norcutt
NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I've just bought a Zone VI washer that needs to be cleaned to get the
> grunge/calcium/chemicals off it after having been used for a couple of
> decades with
> Houston city water. Any suggestions for doing this without scratching the
> plexi-glass. Also, if anyone has an original instruction sheet/manual they
> have scanned or could copy . . . I would be forever indebted. Bill Barber
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