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.....when I clean the screen with the washers.

Took out the Washer Bootle and it stank to high heaven. Cleaned up
most of the black slime that was in there but it still smells.

Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out completely?

Thanks.
 
>>>>> "Datch" == Datch <[email protected]> writes:

Datch> Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out
Datch> completely?

I'd be tempted to take it out, put in some sand (or gravel) and water,
and give it a dammned good shake. Make sure you wash ALL the sand out
before replacing....

Andy




--
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:38:51 +0100, AndyC the WB
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>>>>> "Datch" == Datch <[email protected]> writes:
>
> Datch> Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out
> Datch> completely?
>
>I'd be tempted to take it out, put in some sand (or gravel) and water,
>and give it a dammned good shake. Make sure you wash ALL the sand out
>before replacing....
>
>Andy

Or stick a jet wash in it?

David
 
In message <[email protected]>, rads
<[email protected]> writes
>Or stick a jet wash in it?

With a Fiesta with a terrible smell, I washed, rinsed several times and
then added a good dose of Dettol to the detergent mix. This seemed to do
the trick, including attacking the little beasties in the pipes and
nozzles.
--
Bill Holt
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Datch) wrote:

> ....when I clean the screen with the washers.
>
> Took out the Washer Bootle and it stank to high heaven. Cleaned up
> most of the black slime that was in there but it still smells.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out completely?
>
> Thanks.


Sounds like an algae..... so... the _best_ solution is chlorine. It's
growing in your washer system. Kill it all off! !!!

Lots of sources for chlorine. ( if you use the granulated pool stuff,
it'll generate _heat_..so mix it up with water well before, then fill your
screen washer tank.... and just a little bit!!... say 1 teaspoonful in a
litre of water if you're using the 66% calcium hypochlorate granules (
pool chlorine!).. the calcium powder residue will fall to the bottom
before you pour the liquid into your washer res.!!!) Otherwise, easier,
just get some liquid chlorine bleach from the supermarket. Just make up a
mix and leave it soak for a while ( say an hour!). Couple of squirts
through the washer, too. Then..**Rinse out all** with fresh water. Done.
Super cleaned washer system. No algae, no smell !!

.... frodo.
 
On 28 Apr 2005 00:56:20 -0700, [email protected] (Datch)
wrote:

>Took out the Washer Bootle and it stank to high heaven. Cleaned up
>most of the black slime that was in there but it still smells.

Take the bottle out, stick it in the dishwasher on low heat. Either
that or immerse it in a bucket of water with light mix of bleach - do
the cap too.

>Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out completely?

When you're happy the bottle it totally clean, go get some Milton baby
bottle cleaner tablets, use twice the ration they suggest, fill the
bottle with this, then spray the screen to fill the pipework with the
stuff. Leave for 20 minutes, give another 30 second wash, leave for
20 minutes. After a couple of hours it'll all be clean. Milton won't
damage the paintwork but obviously, wash it all off with clean water
as you go, just in case :)

 
In news:[email protected],
Bigstoo <[email protected]> blithered:
> is it dishwasher safe?? :)

Industrial strength dishwasher?

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"She who says it cannot be done should not interrupt him doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!


 
>
> Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out completely?

Did mine with loads of bleach. Probably used far too much but no harm done
except it smelt like a clean bog for a fortnight every time I used the
washers.

With hindsight I'd put the bleach in, drive round a bit then flush the tank
out thoroughly with a garden hose - really thoroughly - mine produced some
white bits that occasionally blocked the washers until I flushed the whole
tank out. By then of course I'd got some bits into the piping and had
regular blockages for a few months. It has finally all cleared now though.

Sometimes I put some pine or orange flavour household cleaner in which
really impresses the passengers when you operate the washers. Smells a bit
girly though. Need a beer flavour one. Now there's an idea.... nah, waste of
good beer.....

TonyB


 
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:38:51 +0100, AndyC the WB
<[email protected]>
was popularly supposed to have said:

>>>>>> "Datch" == Datch <[email protected]> writes:
>
> Datch> Does anyone have any ideas or the best was to clean it out
> Datch> completely?
>
> I'd be tempted to take it out, put in some sand (or gravel) and water,
> and give it a dammned good shake. Make sure you wash ALL the sand out
> before replacing....

You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling brave:

Empty the container to be cleaned. Add a couple of large spoonfuls of
Oxy-clean powder cleaner. Add half a spoonful of sodium hypochlorite
brewing equipment cleaner. Add some washing-up liquid.

Then add a kettle of boiling water as quick as you can. Watch out,
since this will make the two solid cleaning agents turn into chlorine
and oxygen gasses very, VERY quickly. The detergent will help this
along, and will make lots of foam.

What you end up with is masses of white smelly foam which completely
annihilates muck and mould in the container, inside and out as it
overflows.

This'll make a hell of a lot of mess since it will overflow the
container, but it will get it clean and it works very, very fast.

--
Dan Holdsworth PhD [email protected]
By caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, By the beans of Java
do thoughts acquire speed, hands acquire shaking, the shaking
becomes a warning, By caffeine alone do I set my mind in motion
 
>
> Did mine with loads of bleach. Probably used far too much but no harm done
> except it smelt like a clean bog for a fortnight every time I used the
> washers.
>

Bleach worked fine for me as well, and a small quantity in with each re-fill
has kept it free of black gunge.

The only problem was the muck in the pipes that took a while to clear.

Jeff


 

"Dan Holdsworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:slrnd72p3r.397.dan1701usenet@spc1-burn1-3-0-cust209.bagu.broadband.ntl.com...
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:38:51 +0100,
>
> You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling brave:
>
> Empty the container to be cleaned. Add a couple of large spoonfuls of
> Oxy-clean powder cleaner. Add half a spoonful of sodium hypochlorite
> brewing equipment cleaner. Add some washing-up liquid.
>
> Then add a kettle of boiling water as quick as you can. Watch out,
> since this will make the two solid cleaning agents turn into chlorine
> and oxygen gasses very, VERY quickly. The detergent will help this
> along, and will make lots of foam.
>
> What you end up with is masses of white smelly foam which completely
> annihilates muck and mould in the container, inside and out as it
> overflows.
>
> This'll make a hell of a lot of mess since it will overflow the
> container, but it will get it clean and it works very, very fast.
>
> --
> Dan Holdsworth PhD [email protected]
> By caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, By the beans of Java
> do thoughts acquire speed, hands acquire shaking, the shaking
> becomes a warning, By caffeine alone do I set my mind in motion

I'll keep that one in mind for the really tough cleaning/disinfecting jobs.
Probably easier to acquire the chemicals than 30% hydrogen peroxide <g>.


 

Gordon Wedman wrote:
> "Dan Holdsworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
news:slrnd72p3r.397.dan1701usenet@spc1-burn1-3-0-cust209.bagu.broadband.ntl.com...
> > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:38:51 +0100,
> >
> > You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling
brave:
> >
> > Empty the container to be cleaned. Add a couple of large spoonfuls
of
> > Oxy-clean powder cleaner. Add half a spoonful of sodium
hypochlorite
> > brewing equipment cleaner. Add some washing-up liquid.
> >
> > Then add a kettle of boiling water as quick as you can. Watch out,
> > since this will make the two solid cleaning agents turn into
chlorine
> > and oxygen gasses very, VERY quickly. The detergent will help this
> > along, and will make lots of foam.
> >
> > What you end up with is masses of white smelly foam which
completely
> > annihilates muck and mould in the container, inside and out as it
> > overflows.
> >
> > This'll make a hell of a lot of mess since it will overflow the
> > container, but it will get it clean and it works very, very fast.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Holdsworth PhD [email protected]
> > By caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, By the beans of Java
> > do thoughts acquire speed, hands acquire shaking, the shaking
> > becomes a warning, By caffeine alone do I set my mind in motion
>
> I'll keep that one in mind for the really tough cleaning/disinfecting
jobs.
> Probably easier to acquire the chemicals than 30% hydrogen peroxide
<g>.


Thanks to all who responded - I now have a clean and non smelling
washer bottle.

In the end I removed it from the Disco and flushed it out with a hose
for a few minutes. I then filled it with a few handfulls of Sharp Sand.
After shaking the thing for about 10 minutes the sand was emptied and
the bottle flushed out untill all the sand had gone. All the black grud
had gone from inside.

Refitted and now working a treat without the sewage smell :))))

Cheers
Gavin

 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:


> Thanks to all who responded - I now have a clean and non smelling
> washer bottle.
>
> In the end I removed it from the Disco and flushed it out with a hose
> for a few minutes. I then filled it with a few handfulls of Sharp Sand.
> After shaking the thing for about 10 minutes the sand was emptied and
> the bottle flushed out untill all the sand had gone. All the black grud
> had gone from inside.
>
> Refitted and now working a treat without the sewage smell :))))
>
> Cheers
> Gavin

Good one Gav......

I forget what the multiplication rate of algae is , but it's a geom.
progression that boggles the mind. It's why a 20K gals pool ( bit more
than your bottle) can be clear one day and next day is green if you miss a
chlorination or more in ( Oz) summer. Then again, not much sun would get
to your bottle, eh !! :))

Ya gotta kill _all_ the spores from any alagae attack if you're really
keen!!. Pretty hard to do. So, if you get some 'colour' back into your
bottle corners, then try a bit of chlorine, bleach, nappy wash etc.
before the stink comes back !! :)))

best wishes,

..... frodo.
 
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:08:18 GMT, Dan Holdsworth
<[email protected]> wrote:

>You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling brave:

I love these Heath Robinson mixes...

Used to do Brobat and Harpic for such ammusement.

Also, Iodine and Ammonia crystals - let them dry...

 
In article <[email protected]>, Mother wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:08:18 GMT, Dan Holdsworth
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling brave:
>
> I love these Heath Robinson mixes...
>
> Used to do Brobat and Harpic for such ammusement.
>
> Also, Iodine and Ammonia crystals - let them dry...
>

Ah, would that be the exploding crytals type thing!

Nitrogen tri-something or other.


--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.
 

"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:08:18 GMT, Dan Holdsworth
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You could try my thermos flask washing formula, if you're feeling brave:
>
> I love these Heath Robinson mixes...
>
> Used to do Brobat and Harpic for such ammusement.
>
> Also, Iodine and Ammonia crystals - let them dry...
>

The chemist that discovered nitrogen tri-iodide also discovered nitrogen
tri-chloride. As I recall the nitrogen tri-chloride discovery cost him 3
fingers.


 
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