Salt Away Applicator?

[wschrade]

Good morning all,

Ok, so I'm a saltwater guy and spend a lot of time freaked out about what the salt is doing to my investment. I use Salt Terminater. The applicator that came with salt terminater was complete crap! So I got a Chapin International G405 Feeder from Amazon which is much better quality, but I am dubious about how well the Salt Terminater is mixing with the water, the solution doesn't appear to dilute (gushing by color of solution in reservoir). Am I doing something wrong? What are you folks using to flush with Salt Terminater? Am I being too paranoid?

Thanks for the discussion.

 

[VitaminSea]

I just looked up the part you referenced, looks like it can hold up to 32oz. How much solution did you add? I ask because I’ve noticed that with the Salt Off/Salt Away products I’ve used, when I add 2 oz to the mixing canister, it takes ~2 mins of flushing before you can clearly see dilution of the color. Also, from the manufactures specs, it looks like this products flow rate is only 0.4-0.5 gal/min, with what appears to be a fixed dilution ratio. I’m thinking 0.5gal/min is really low for flushing engines. I’ve never used the Salt Terminator brand, so can’t speak to its particular qualities/color.

 

[wschrade]

Good question, I think I am putting 8-10 ozs in, the Salt Terminater bottle that they sold me with the boat has a reservoir that fills when you tilt the bottle to measure the amount they recommend. I guess my question back to you is, what are you using to apply your anti-salt stuff?

 

[VitaminSea]

Initially I picked up Salt Off and I use their applicator. Currently I am using Salt Away, as I picked up a gallon.

 

[Elliott]

I have had good luck with the Salt Off mixer; I have been using the same one for nearly 4 years.

 

[Ericd]

Initially I picked up Salt Off and I use their applicator. Currently I am using Salt Away, as I picked up a gallon.

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I use this too, but only fill it half full - run thru one engine then another half full for the second engine.
Am I being too stingy?

 

[VitaminSea]

I use this too, but only fill it half full - run thru one engine then another half full for the second engine.
Am I being too stingy?

I don’t believe so. Here is a link to the flush instructions. “Stop flushing 30 seconds after the Salt-Away foam has appeared. ”

On occasion I will use a full 4 oz in each engine, but have no definitive proof this is superior to what is suggested by the manufacturer. Actually, after regrading their instructions, in the off season, I think I will try the flush and repeat in 24 hrs process. So thanks for your question, as it made me reevaluate my approach!

https://www.defender.com/pdf/753085_EngineFlush_ExteriorWash.pdf

 

[Ericd]

Thanks for the instructions. When flushing it just seemed like the product disappeared way too quickly in the mixer compared to their mix dilution instructions. Also kinda expensive, but I don’t want to sacrifice proper protection.
I think my launch area probably helps clean the engines. I launch on a freshwater river (Estero) that flows into the Estero saltwater bay. Returning to port I run 10-15 mins in this brackish then fresh water river, which has to help clean/flush the engines.