Citric acid is this correct?

[Simon Reefing]

Hello! I usually use vinegar to clean pumps but I heard citric acid was safer. Is this the correct thing?

 

[JumboShrimp]

I am nooooooooo chemist, but my gut tells me “No.”


On the flip-side, I can’t see using this to ‘can tomatoes.’

 

[dadnjesse]

I think its the same thing your just spending too much for the small jar. Probably pay too much from BRS also. I use this

 

[Zeuserdoo]

dadnjesse is right, I use that same stuff too.

 

[afrokobe]

would help if you can take a picture of the backside. As long as it is just citric acid, it should be safe to use.

 

[Sean Clark]

Citric Acid is citric acid. So long as it does not list any other ingredients it should be fine... Expensive to buy it that way though.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

As someone else already commented, as long as it is the only ingredient, then yes, it's the right thing. The only "real" difference that might exist is the level of purity (i.e. food grade vs lab grade, where lab grade is more pure), which refers to the tiny amount of contaminants present in the item (in this case, contaminants in the citric acid). I'm not sure which grade BRS uses, but for cleaning purposes, I'd imagine food grade would work just fine.