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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
Welcome & thanks for posting, balistc. Would CLR be a possibility for descaling the boiler/pressure canister without having to disassemble it?
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Thanks for the welcome
Concentrated citric acid could be used to bathe the boiler (remove all fittings and leave it to soak for a day), but I'd not use CLR as its not really a food grade product, where as citric acid is made of lemons.
After soaking, flush thoroughly with clean water (boiled or deionised).
To properly descale though, it needs disassembly.
That being said, it might not be THAT bad, but I always assume the worst because the service history is unknown and we dont know if its had regular flush descaling throughout its life or not.
Ps citric acid turns your copper components a bright pinkish colour, as it strips all the tarnishing off.. so don't be alarmed once you see it changing colour