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Cleaning copper
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:04 pmby inspector gadget
Hi guys I have searched the site for cleaning copper and saw a few methods but thought I would get your opinions on cleaning these screen filters, my plan is to fill them with activated carbon...
Gadge
Re: Cleaning copper
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:32 pmby Icefever
I use citric acid...couple of teaspoons into warm water, fill a large bowl big enough to take the filters....leave for a while, keep you eye on them you'll see them start to gleam.. I do all my copper this way, use one of those cheap plastic box's to soak it all in.
Re: Cleaning copper
Posted:
Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:49 pmby inspector gadget
Thanks for that
gadge
Re: Cleaning copper
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:36 pmby hampk
Yep - citric acid solution does it nicely
Cheers
Hampk
Re: Cleaning copper
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:39 pmby Easydrinker
Yes,
Buy yourself a bulk buy of citric acid online, it becomes cheap that way.
And then clean away to your hearts content.
I only recommend because it is what I do, and it seems to work, Other acids are available!
Robert.
Re: Cleaning copper
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:45 pmby hampk
You really don't want to use sulphuric, though - turns your copper an interesting colour..!
Re: Cleaning copper
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:31 pmby Myles
Hot tub or spa ph minus.
Usually it is sodium bisulfate.
Re: Cleaning copper
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:34 pmby Mash
+1 for citric acid
Re: Cleaning copper
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:41 pmby inspector gadget
Got some citric from local Lloyds chemist but larger quantity should have been here today... No show so far...
Gadge
Re: Cleaning copper
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:53 pmby Magnu420
I use good old white vinegar
But anything with citric acid will clean
Copper ie can of pop. Lemon juice even tomato sauce
( jim bob from the moonshiners used tom sauce to clean his still )
Re: Cleaning copper
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:25 pmby Easydrinker
Good old UK brown sauce, generic, whatever brand, seems to have more acid than Tom.Ketchup.
Robert.
Re: Cleaning copper
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Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:02 amby Mash
So we are all agreed then... Something acidic
Re: Cleaning copper
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Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:22 pmby hampk
..except sulphuric
Cheers
Hampk
Re: Cleaning copper
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Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:43 pmby Mash
Re: Cleaning copper
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Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:00 pmby Myles
Did it once in the kitchen sink with drain cleaner.
Cleaned the copper just fine. Unfortunately it etched through the worktop also. SHMBO was not impressed. >:(
