[BowersBees]

How are you guys cleaning your larger pieces of equipment? Large extractors, tanks, hoses etc used for honey processing and storage? Obviously hot water whenever possible, but are you following with any kind of sanitizer (Starsan?)

 

[psm1212]

All stainless gets hot water only. All plastic gets soap and hot water, or goes through the dishwasher if it fits. Always interested in how others do it.

 

[Michael Bush]

I start with warm water so it won't melt wax. Then finish with hot water. I never use soap. I don't want honey that tastes like soap or bleach.

 

[My-smokepole]

Bleach is hard on stainless steel.

 

[Vance G]

Nothing cleans your extractor like live steam. Other wax encrusted stainless gets a propane torch warming and blue shop towel wipe to make it new and shiny.

 

[elmer_fud]

I took a pressure washer to the extractor that I borrowed from the local bee club to clean it. It seemed to work well.

 

[Sour Kraut]

goes through the dishwasher if it fits.

and what don't fit in the DW, goes on the back of the F-150 to the car wash

 

[Hillbillybees]

Wish there was a "like" button on here Sour Kraut.

 

[JWPalmer]

Pick up truck, car wash, sounds like an excellent idea.

 

[Sour Kraut]

"Pick up truck, car wash, sounds like an excellent idea."

Yeah, well, had this idea to make a cappings drain tub out of one of those old 'washtubs on a stand' like every rural family had back in the 50's and 60's.......usually a 'double' but this was a single

Problem was, it had set in a barn for ages, then in a backyard for a few years.

Took an hour and 20 bucks worth of quarters at the car wash, but in the end, it was clean right down to the metal.

 

[elmer_fud]

Took an hour and 20 bucks worth of quarters at the car wash, but in the end, it was clean right down to the metal.

I decided a pressure washer was cheaper in the long run after doing this with cars a few times.

 

[max2]

I start with warm water so it won't melt wax. Then finish with hot water. I never use soap. I don't want honey that tastes like soap or bleach.

Same here - a High Pressure Water Cleaner ( we call these " Guerny" here in OZ) work well.

 

[HONEYGUY1973]

and what don't fit in the DW, goes on the back of the F-150 to the car wash

That’s better than Uncle Juniors **** dog I suppose!:applause: