Re: Integral Tank Cleaning With Ammonia

[aquasonic]

Previous to the ammonia, the tank had been treated with 2 cups of Pine Sol and 2 cups of hot water. (100) 1/4 " hex nuts were added, and the tank was shaken and flipped every so often to loosen the dried up gas and oil. I left this mixture in the tank for 2 days.

After 2 days, the Pine Sol/water mixture was drained. Quite a bit of dried up ‘shellac’ type deposits came out with the liquid, but there were still significant deposits remaining even after several rinses.

The next round was a quart of ammonia, and the same (100) 1/4" hex nuts. The tank was shaken and flipped over about every 1/2 hour for 4 hours. After draining, it was rinsed with baking soda and water. Then rinsed with isopropyl alcohol to soak up the water, and left open to dry for a couple of days.

At the end of the day, I was impressed with the cleaning ability of the ammonia. I can’t see any more gas/oil deposits, just clean metal.

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