Cleaning tubing?

[rayviv]

What do the most of you use to clean you're tubing?

I keep a pump with a 6 ft piece of tubing in the RO reservoir and we fill gallon jugs for drinking/coffee etc.

And after a while the tubing starts to get mold looking stuff in. This is also the pump we use to transfer the RO into the salt water reservoir so I dont want to use any chemicals. So what does work for cleaning this?

Thank you in advance; Ray

[marinelife]

Can I say as I never clean mine but they make little brushes for tubs but not sure you could get one that small. I will see if I can find a link.

[rayviv]

I found a pack of brushes at Aquatic Spec. but have no way to get it through the tube.

[marinelife]

yeah RO unit tubes are small

[marinelife]

Try these:
http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=908

http://www.schaeferbrush.com/FlueProducts.html

[rayviv]

Looks like useful sites. Thank You

[rayviv]

PS. the tubes I'm talking about is the one on the pump that I use in the reservoir; not on the RO unit itself.

[marinelife]

ok check for the size you need there.
What size is the tube?

[rayviv]

OH, about that big! :evil::evil:



(1/2" or 5/8)

[marinelife]

You should be able to find on for that, I had one that would clean a 1/2 before, not sure where it is now.

[rayviv]

vinagar; then bleach-water; and a long rinse. Thanks

[Aquatic Specialists]

Ray,
You can use a weighted string to drop through the hose, tie it to the brush and pull it through. That usually works.
D/J

[rayviv]

Thanks a lot Guys!