How to clean a march pump

[Helloworld]

I bought a march pump today and I am curious what the cleaning procedure is. Remove the head and let in soak in PBW?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I bought a march pump today and I am curious what the cleaning procedure is. Remove the head and let in soak in PBW?

Connect to a vessel, mix PBW with hot water (~150*F IIRC) and recirculate for 10 to 30 minutes. Follow with a clean water rinse and be done with it.

 

[grainbill]

What Gila said, although I do pop the head from time to time. After the brewing session I'll run boiling water through to rinse. If I'm not planning on brewing for a while, that's when I'll pop the head before I store it. I found mold once....

 

[icebob]

I pop the head, only takes a minute... really quick to clean.

 

[30Bones]

I have cam locks and worked up a female camlock on my hose I use on my chiller. Once I am done brewing if I forgot to run some warm water through the wort pump I will just stick the camlock on the out and run water through it a couple seconds. It doesn't take much and 10-30 minutes as said earlier seems excessive to me. My $0.02

Removing the head is also really simple and I have done that also if I have no plans to brew for a while (winter time)

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I have cam locks and worked up a female camlock on my hose I use on my chiller. Once I am done brewing if I forgot to run some warm water through the wort pump I will just stick the camlock on the out and run water through it a couple seconds. It doesn't take much and 10-30 minutes as said earlier seems excessive to me. My $0.02

Removing the head is also really simple and I have done that also if I have no plans to brew for a while (winter time)

OP says the pumps is new. I suggested 10-30 to ensure any manufacturing oils or other chems would be leached from the liquid contacting surfaces.

 

[govner1]

I run 3-5 gal of hot water w/ SaniCleanse through my pump at the end of each brew day.


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[tally350z]

Do as the others say about the 30 minute run cycles. For me after 4 or 5 batches I will take the heads off and clean them. I usually do this when I also remove my ball valves and clean those manually.

 

[30Bones]

OP says the pumps is new. I suggested 10-30 to ensure any manufacturing oils or other chems would be leached from the liquid contacting surfaces.

My bad

 

[Helloworld]

OP says the pumps is new. I suggested 10-30 to ensure any manufacturing oils or other chems would be leached from the liquid contacting surfaces.

I actually had not considered any oils or residue from the manufacturer, thanks for pointing that out. I'll let it run for 30 when it gets here.

 

[dsmith1279]

Pulse the pump a few times on and off and let it sit the time recommended above. This will ensure that any cavitation bubbles are removed and the other stuff has time to soak.