need help with cleaning my chiller

[Montaquelaveist]

Hey guys ok its getting warmer don't wanna wait til the last minute wanna clean my chiller out before i put it back on to my new setup and wanna get the gunk out so whats the best way to clean this out really good also i know my chiller is too small for my tank but just wanna know how can i supplement keeping the tank cool until i gets bigger one my tank is a 220gal my chiller is cl650 1/4 hp again i know i need a bigger one but until that time just want some ideas on helping to help it keep the tank cool but first need to clean it thanks guys in advance

 

[Rookie2reef]

Someone told me to get frozen water bottles and let them float on top and when they melt put them in freezer and put the next set in

 

[Montaquelaveist]

so there is no advice out there on how to clean out my chiller without damaging it

 

[albano]

Not an expert, but I've been told to run water 'in reverse' thru chiller to clean it out

 

[Montaquelaveist]

thank you i will try that

 

[edd]

the only other thing to clean is the condenser coil. i would blow it off with compressed air, they tend to collect dust and what ever it sucks in.

 

[Cibo]

I have taken mine outside and hooked it to the garden hose and let the fresh water run throught it for a few min to the water runs clean

 

[pecan2phat]

When I had chillers, I would take a 5g pail with 4g of tap water and 1g of white vinegar and use a mag 5 running it reverse (output side) over night. You can see all the gunk that accumulates the next day. I usually then dump and refill the pail with just tap and let it run in reverse again overnight and repeat if necessary based on what the pail water looks like.

 

[Montaquelaveist]

thanx for those suggestions i think i will do a combo of both the vinegar trick first to loosen any gunk inside then the garden hose for the final flush

 

[pmoneyt]

Exactly what pecan2phat said.

 

[nyc reefer]

Chiller cleaning

Do you run the vinegar solution with the chiller off or with the chiller running?

Thnx

 

[edd]

Do you run the vinegar solution with the chiller off or with the chiller running?

Thnx

it shouldn't matter. but if you run it too long with a small reservoir of water it might freeze up. i would leave it off.

 

[SIReefer]

Leave the chiller off when cleaning. I always clean mine at the end of the season. Did you store the chiller without first cleaning it? I just use water run reverse & forward to clean mine. I never used vinegar but that sounds like a good idea.

 

[pecan2phat]

Run it off and try to use 5g of liquid because the heat of the submersible pump will warm up the water overnight which helps with taking some of the crud that is caked in the internals.