Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Barnacle Buster
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Hi Pat,
Check out this post on the forum: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/conversations/messages/38767
The basis of BB is phosphoric acid. To save money, phosphoric acid can be purchased at a hardware store and diluted (add acid to water NOT water to acid). When available, I have made a solution of phosphoric acid in a large bucket to drop in my heat exchanger and after cooler. It works great. I then make up a baking soda solution to neutralize the acid and dunk the parts in before reassembly.
With best regards,
Mark
Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 www.creampuff.us
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Mark, I spoke to the local Marine store connected to a marina here and the manager said that they use B/B on both sides of the cooling system. It is not an acid and on the bottle it said biodegradable , non toxic , not harmful to metal etc. , it even said not to have any in your eyes for too long. I noticed that it did not burn my hands, which I thought funny as I thought it was an acid , but apparently it is not. Pat SM#123
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From: 'Mark Erdos' mcerdos@... [amelyachtowners] To: amelyachtowners Sent: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 7:34 pm Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Barnacle Buster
Pat,
I do not think I would do this. No doubt the BB will eat the impeller and hoses etc. I thought you meant to remove the heat exchanger and treat it away from the engine. This would be best.
Check with an auto parts store for a product that is safe to clean the coolant path. There are plenty out there that will work well.
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Mark, Now that I know I can use it on the fresh water side, is this how I would proceed. I would drain all the antifreeze and refill with a 4 to 1 ratio mixture of B/B run the engine until it warms up , shut it down and let it sit for maybe three hours, then flush with water a couple of times. Does that sound about right. Thanks, Pat SM Shenanigans -----Original Message-----
Hi Pat,
Yes. Use it on both sides. I have use BB on multiple surfaces without issue. However, keep it away from fiberglass – be sure not to spill any.
When done, I make up a baking soda solution and dunk the exchanger in it to neutralize any acid. Probably not necessary but I figure it couldn’t hurt.
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Mark, Its not bad ,all the holes are clear, but thought it might clean out stuff from between the tubes. So 4 hrs. and then flush with water to rid the acid. Do you know if it can be used on the fresh water side to clean out rust and small deposits. Thanks, Pat SM#123 -----Original Message-----
Hi Pat,
BB will take at least four hours on a mild job. If your heat exchanger is blocked and has a lot of growth, I would suggest taking it to a radiator shop. They will do it for the price of a gal of BB. It should be clean throughout and shiny before you put it back on.
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I have never used anything like Barnacle Buster and have a question. I took out my heat exchanger and I understand that I can soak it to clean it , but how long? Another question is that the interior surfaces of the fresh water side looks pretty bad . Can I run B/B through my fresh water side to clean it out , if not is there something else to clean out the fresh water side. Thanks, Pat SM#123
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