The interiors of ovens are usually made of heavily stove-enamelled steel or of stainless steel. I wonder what the effect of oven cleaners would have on copper or steel? Suggest a trial run on scrap! Cheers! Hubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:25 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Boiler blues > Uuummmmmm! Good question, and I do not know the > answer. I suppose that both of these are the result > of the Carbon in the oils/carbohydrates being "cooked > out" and left as a deposit, so your idea may well have > merit. > > Al > > --- Tony Wells <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> A late thought on this, but assuming that boiler >> crud is mostly baked on >> carbon, how about one of thse "sooper dooper" spray >> on oven cleaners that >> are supposed to dissolve away baked on oven carbon? >> What is the difference, >> if any, between the two scenarios? >> >> Tony, "I will build a boiler someday", Wells. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Model Engineering List" >> <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:08 PM >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Boiler blues >> >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > Just a quick thanks to all of you who posted a >> reply to my query on >> > cleaning >> > boiler tubes. I'm just off for a week, maybe I'll >> try out a few ideas on >> > the >> > petticoat pipes (which were 50% blocked!) when I >> get back or maybe I'll >> > leave well alone! >> > Thanks again. >> > >> > Barrie >> > >> > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> > >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email >> to, >> > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >> "unsubscribe" in the subject >> > line. >> >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email >> to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >> "unsubscribe" in the subject line. >> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Yahoo! for Good > Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.