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Originally Posted by mark (Post 937435)

might as well give my skimmer body a cleaning while waiting for the replacement pump, wondering a good mix, 1:1 with water, 1:4 or just full strength?

Any of the above! I use full strength on small things and things that get a super hard calcium deposit on them (like impellers), and will dilute up to 1:4 if I'm doing something big simply because I don't want to go buy 6 jugs of vinegar. :lol: I just did my skimmer a month ago in 1:4 and the deposits were softened enough in 6 hours that a light brushing got rid of it all.

Ended up using full strength. Did let the skimmer soak but still took some effort with a brush.

just means you didnt soak it for long enough....

gave it 1/2hr, guess just impatient