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vinegar dissolves water deposits?? mm 12-04-2006
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Posted by mm on December 4, 2006, 12:30 am


IIRC vinegar dissolves water deposits. Is that right?
And is wine vinegar as good as white vinegar? Apparently I used the
bottle of white stuff.**

My humidifier that goes into the heating duct wasn't working, and all
that seems wrong is that the inlet screen is clogged. I couldn't get
the whole thing apart, so I have a little bigger part soaking in wine
vinegar! Is that as good as white vinegar?

**(I don't know how since I barely cook. Must have been to dissolve
something else.)


Posted by mrsgator88 on December 4, 2006, 12:38 am


I use white vinegar to disolve water deposits underneath the water dispenser
in the fridge.

S

> IIRC vinegar dissolves water deposits. Is that right?
> And is wine vinegar as good as white vinegar? Apparently I used the
> bottle of white stuff.**
>
> My humidifier that goes into the heating duct wasn't working, and all
> that seems wrong is that the inlet screen is clogged. I couldn't get
> the whole thing apart, so I have a little bigger part soaking in wine
> vinegar! Is that as good as white vinegar?
>
> **(I don't know how since I barely cook. Must have been to dissolve
> something else.)
>



Posted by David Nebenzahl on December 4, 2006, 1:07 am


mm spake thus:

> IIRC vinegar dissolves water deposits. Is that right?
> And is wine vinegar as good as white vinegar? Apparently I used the
> bottle of white stuff.**
>
> My humidifier that goes into the heating duct wasn't working, and all
> that seems wrong is that the inlet screen is clogged. I couldn't get
> the whole thing apart, so I have a little bigger part soaking in wine
> vinegar! Is that as good as white vinegar?

Yes, vinegar, being a mild acid (acetic acid) dissolves all kinds of
mineral deposits. Most people prefer white vinegar, as it's cheaper and
doesn't leave any stains.

Since it's relatively weak acid, time is your ally: if the stuff isn't
coming off right away, just let it soak some more.


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Posted by Steve B on December 4, 2006, 1:40 am



> mm spake thus:
>
>> IIRC vinegar dissolves water deposits. Is that right?
>> And is wine vinegar as good as white vinegar? Apparently I used the
>> bottle of white stuff.**

I live in Las Vegas. Here, the water is hard, and white scaly stuff gets
all over the handles and spouts. Soaking in white vinegar is a good way to
dissolve that stuff without taking off the finish. It is also good for
those little screens and most plumbing parts that have a white accumulation.

I also take the shower heads off and soak them for overnight, rinse a couple
of times, then do it again. It dissolves that white crud that forms on the
inside of the plastic sprayers that you can't clean out any other way.

Steve



Posted by mm on December 4, 2006, 2:17 am


On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:07:07 -0800, David Nebenzahl

>mm spake thus:
>
>> IIRC vinegar dissolves water deposits. Is that right?
>> And is wine vinegar as good as white vinegar? Apparently I used the
>> bottle of white stuff.**
>>
>> My humidifier that goes into the heating duct wasn't working, and all
>> that seems wrong is that the inlet screen is clogged. I couldn't get
>> the whole thing apart, so I have a little bigger part soaking in wine
>> vinegar! Is that as good as white vinegar?
>
>Yes, vinegar, being a mild acid (acetic acid) dissolves all kinds of
>mineral deposits. Most people prefer white vinegar, as it's cheaper and
>doesn't leave any stains.
>
>Since it's relatively weak acid, time is your ally: if the stuff isn't
>coming off right away, just let it soak some more.

Well, I put the humidifier back in place, so not so much hot air is
coming out of the duct into the basement.

And I'll let it soak until tomorrow, probably tomorrow night.

I've decided that wine vinegar is more sophisticated than white
vinegar. I think it is made from grapes or ruined wine, instead of
from wheat.

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