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Jack72

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Plate exchanger
« on: February 27, 2014, 08:28:07 PM »
Has anyone cleaned their plate exchanger I think I have build up inside I was going to run vinger in it or put in a bucket and soak looking for  tips from anyone.   I want to do that when I shut down this summer if winter ever ends.


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Re: Plate exchanger
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 05:54:04 AM »
Do a search above on "clean exchanger" and you'll get several threads.  Read em all.  Some guys use vinegar, some use CLR, some don't like CLR at all.  Some use a homemade mixture of stuff. 
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Re: Plate exchanger
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2014, 06:46:15 PM »
Quote from: CountryBoyJohn on February 28, 2014, 05:54:04 AM
Do a search above on "clean exchanger" and you'll get several threads.  Read em all.  Some guys use vinegar, some use CLR, some don't like CLR at all.  Some use a homemade mixture of stuff.


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Re: Plate exchanger
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2014, 08:11:09 AM »
Any kind of pump will do to circulate vinegar thru. An hour of flow atleast to do a good job. Clr works good to but that I haven't pumped thru. If it's all stainless HCL acid works very fast and that's what we use to clean our huge pasteurizer flat plate exchangers. But those plates come all apart, just dip in a 25-35% solution and brush off with a paint brush while rinsing.
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Re: Plate exchanger
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2014, 06:41:41 PM »
Pumping vinegar through usually works fairly well. If you are going to try just soaking the plate exchanger, a stronger acid such as an acid rinse product for dairy milking systems seems to do the job. I have not personally ever used CLR.
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Re: Plate exchanger
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2014, 06:05:04 PM »
Quote from: Lumberman895 on March 06, 2014, 06:41:41 PM
Pumping vinegar through usually works fairly well. If you are going to try just soaking the plate exchanger, a stronger acid such as an acid rinse product for dairy milking systems seems to do the job. I have not personally ever used CLR.

Any idea on what. Kind of acid that is? I will do a search in the meantime.
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