chameleonowner32
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If somebody has a good way to clean out a mistking system i'd love to hear it. Im currently just running hot water through it.
Best procedure to clean a mistking system
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chameleonowner32
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Ive heard that too, ill have to give it a try.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
I think the only additional thing I might do (I did this with my RainMaker misting system) would be to flush the system with a 1:10 bleach to hot water solution as well as the vinegar. Vinegar to dissolve mineral deposits and the bleach to kill pockets of algae or bacteria.
chameleonowner32
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Would amonia work?
Blang
Established Member
If you use ro or distilled water you shouldn't have to clean your misting system! They even tell you not to use tap water cause of the minerals in it!
cyberlocc
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ya use RO, however I feel you for not wanting to. That stuff is going to put me in the poor house lol. Its 1 dollar per gallon where I live and I am using 6 gallons a week. Doesn't seem like much right, well that is for 1 cham and I fully plan to get more its going to add up fast.
I am going to try to install a RO system. You should look into that if more than 1 cham
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I am going to try to install a RO system. You should look into that if more than 1 cham
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Blang
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Invest in an ro unit & youll save $ just in wear & tear on your car running back & forth to the store buying waterYa use RO, however I feel you for not wanting to. That stuff is going to put me in the poor house lol. Its 1 dollar per gallon where I live and I am using 6 gallons a week. Doesn't seem like much right, well that is for 1 cham and I fully plan to get more its going to add up fast.
I am going to try to install a RO system. You should look into that if more than 1 cham
Either that or have them deliver to ur house,lol
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
Well, no system is sterile unless the water reservoir and all the parts of the system are completely sealed, so you do need to clean it even if you use RO water. Just less often. RO water does have a small amount of mineral and organic content so eventually there will be build-ups in places where the water tends to pool.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
If you are searching for ways to justify installing a small capacity RO system consider that it will provide great water for other uses around the house...mixing drinks, making ice, avoiding hard water deposits in coffeemakers and other cookware, for other pets, etc. After using my small capacity system for about 12 years I'll probably install one in every home I live in.Ya use RO, however I feel you for not wanting to. That stuff is going to put me in the poor house lol. Its 1 dollar per gallon where I live and I am using 6 gallons a week. Doesn't seem like much right, well that is for 1 cham and I fully plan to get more its going to add up fast.
I am going to try to install a RO system. You should look into that if more than 1 cham
Blang
Established Member
But I still can't put the wrong oil in my diesel engine jeep! Aka tapwater!!!!
Blang
Established Member
My ro water comes out @ 001 ppm that's pretty sterile if you ask me!
That's a measure of the particulate matter in the water, not sterility. Sterile means free of bacteria, fungus, etc. You can't measure that at home. While you may not get mineral deposits you can still get things growing either in the water itself (albeit unlikely) or in the lines/nozzles, which you also can't measure.
That was 1968 Mr Blang,there are newly improve car model with the premium gas or electric type u can consider aka the dont be lazy the future is here.
But u did make me smile with that Tapwater part
Lathis
Chameleon Enthusiast
I think there's a very good chance that at some point, you will have either algae or bacteria growing inside your mister lines. It's not a sealed system, and its just nature that something would find that to be the perfect environment. That's why I replace the lines periodically, too, to catch anything that might be resistant to a vinegar solution.
We have mildew here (and who knows what else) that seems to do just fine in lightless wet environment like plumbing tubes, toilet tanks, and faucet heads. It starts as a clear slime, develops into an orange slime, and dies into a thick black slime. Fun. A little vinegar or bleach goes a long way to keeping that growth in check for us.
Like described above, PPM is not a level of sterility; it's a measure of solid materials in the water like minerals or metal. RO catches most of the solids, so does distilled water. Bottled water is just as "heavy" or "hard" as most tap water because minerals are often added in for taste. (FYI, most bottled water is sources from municipal sources with minute additional filtration - not a pure mountain spring like they want you to believe.)
You can have extraordinarily low PPM and still have bacterial levels through the roof. You wouldn't want that spraying all over your poor cham.
We have mildew here (and who knows what else) that seems to do just fine in lightless wet environment like plumbing tubes, toilet tanks, and faucet heads. It starts as a clear slime, develops into an orange slime, and dies into a thick black slime. Fun. A little vinegar or bleach goes a long way to keeping that growth in check for us.
Like described above, PPM is not a level of sterility; it's a measure of solid materials in the water like minerals or metal. RO catches most of the solids, so does distilled water. Bottled water is just as "heavy" or "hard" as most tap water because minerals are often added in for taste. (FYI, most bottled water is sources from municipal sources with minute additional filtration - not a pure mountain spring like they want you to believe.)
You can have extraordinarily low PPM and still have bacterial levels through the roof. You wouldn't want that spraying all over your poor cham.
