[labnetwork] Water cooling lines cleaning solutions

[Dennis Schweiger]

Dan,

Here at UofM/LNF we're using this product material (Optishield II) for all
of the self contained systems and have had good luck with it.

https://shop.optitemp.com/

Thanks,

Dennis Schweiger
University of Michigan/LNF
Facilities

734.647.2055 Ofc

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM Dan P. Woodie <daniel.woodie at princeton.edu>
wrote:

> Most Excellent Lab Managers,
>
> I am sure most of you have struggled at one point or another with clogged
> cooling lines on tools or chillers from either mineral deposits or
> biological growth. We built a specialized cleaning cart with a tank, pump,
> and filter that we can connect to a tool to run a cleaning solution through
> it. We are looking for suggestions for cleaning solutions that others have
> found to work well without corroding the materials in the tool too badly.
> We have purchased some corrosion testing coupons to test these solutions
> before putting them into use and hope to share this data with the community
> once the work is done.
>
> So, if you have any cleaning solutions you can recommend, please share
> them so we can include them in the testing. Thanks.
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel Woodie
> Director, Micro/Nanofabrication Center, Princeton Materials Institute
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