Degreasing Aluminum with Alconox, Inc. Cleaners
Cleaning aluminum that is unpassivated or freshly cut, abraded, polished, turned or drilled will require different procedures than aluminum that has been allowed to form a passive layer. Read more…
Addition of Acid Rinse to Wash Cycle
We have a glass wash machine and use Alcojet for it. We would like to know if you need to include a neutralizing agent like Citrajet as part of the wash cycle (acid rinse)? Alcojet® Low Foaming Powdered Detergent is what we would call free-rinsing, meaning it rinses completely away with water without rinse aids.
Cleaning Soft Water Storage Tank
Q. Need to clean a 10,000 gal fiberglass soft water storage tank with minimal downtime. Will be using a power washer to apply cleaning solution. Unsure of what cleaner to use.
A. Flood the surface of the tank with a 2% Citrajet solution to remove water scale and stains using the low pressure detergent dose setting on the power washer. Rinse thoroughly using the high pressure, water-only rinse setting using potable water for the rinse.
Detergents for Cleaning Tantalum
Q. I visited the Alconox booth at MDM East in New York and wanted to follow up our conversation about cleaning tantalum. Does the detergent recommendation change if we do automated vs. manual cleaning? A. Tantalum cannot be cleaned with classic high…
Foodservice Cleaning – Wine Dispensers
Q. We have a line of grocery stores that have a wine dispenser. The dispensing lines need to be cleaned, and they are looking for a citric acid based cleaner
A. We recommend circulating a 1% Citranox (1.25 oz/gal or 10 ml/L) citric acid based detergent through the lines followed by a thorough potable water rinse.
