Cleaning a HoB Skimmer and Pump?

[Jordan]

Suggestions? Lots of nooks and crannies that I have no idea how I am going to reach? Try as I might I cannot figure out how to disassemble the pump. I don't think it is doable without destroying it. Do I take everything apart piece by piece and soak it all in vinegar and let water run through it to hopefully get to those hard to reach places? How do I clean the pump? Fill it with vinegar and plug it so the vinegar cannot leak out?

 

[Aquarian]

Exactly.
Or submerge the entire skimmer in vinegar and water and plug the pump in so the mixture is pumped through it

 

[Jordan]

Exactly.
Or submerge the entire skimmer in vinegar and water and plug the pump in so the mixture is pumped through it

I am not sure if a HoB pump is submersible.

 

[Aquarian]

Good point what pump is on it?

 

[kbuser92]

If its not submersible, you could still hang the skimmer on the side of a bucket or something and run it.