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Old 12/22/2007, 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by Fishbulb2
No prob. Every once in a while I will pour hot DI water into the airline of my skimmer to break up the salt deposits. Works well and will buy you some extra time between servicing it.
What I do is fill up a cup with RO/DI and microwave it. Then I insert the venturi tubing into the cup to let it suck the hot water down the line and into the pump. This will melt away any salt creep and remove dust as well.

Keep in mind that your skimmer may fill the collection cup while doing this because no air is getting into the skimmer.
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