Help cleaning used Chiller.

[Cloud777x]

First off, does the search thread actually work throughout this site? All I get are keywords that show up, no threads available.

I have a used chiller that probably has old water and gunk in it. How do I properly clean it out?

YouTube search says, use hydrogen peroxide followed by RODI water?

How do I keep fittings from leaking water? I have tried, with and without vinyl tape....

Thanks in advance.

[Livinlocal]

What I have done in the past with mine, was took a 5 gallon bucket of water and added some bleach to the water. Then I hooked the chiller up into the 5 gallon bucket so it would recirculate the bleach water through the chiller. I let it run like this for about 24 hours, then I repeated the same process 4 times with RODI water.

[sorinwilcox]

Could you use vinegar? Instead of bleach?

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

[Livinlocal]

You could, but it will not dissolve the organics like bleach would. Bleach is perfectly safe as long as you rinse it out well enough. A lot of people use bleach to cure their rock, including myself. If it's safe enough for rock comet it's safe enough for a chiller. Again, just rinse it out well