I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to make a mix
for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable metal sized
container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

Thanks.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 08:39:57 +0000, ben wrote:

I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to make a mix
for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable metal sized
container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

Thanks.

No prob, just be aware that it can heat up as it dissolves.

Dave

"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda comes
in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

David Lang wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda
comes in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

Yeah! but it only reacts when diluted with water. :-P

anyway this must be S**te because it's not bubbling as I have found in past
use with CS.

/remembers next time to go the chemist for it.

ben wrote:
David Lang wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda
comes in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

Yeah! but it only reacts when diluted with water. :-P

anyway this must be S**te because it's not bubbling as I have found in past
use with CS.

/remembers next time to go the chemist for it.

most buckets can only take 85C, I'd pick a 100C rated one.


NT

wrote:
ben wrote:
David Lang wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a
plastic container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda
comes in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

Yeah! but it only reacts when diluted with water. :-P

anyway this must be S**te because it's not bubbling as I have found
in past use with CS.

/remembers next time to go the chemist for it.

most buckets can only take 85C, I'd pick a 100C rated one.


NT

HubbleBubble..toil'n'trouble...let's see if this will get rid of stubble.

"ben" wrote in message
. uk...
I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to make a
mix
for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable metal sized
container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

Thanks.

Do you have an old soup tin at hand. Mix a couple of batches in it and pour
them in the drain.

In message , ben
writes
I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to make a mix
for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable metal sized
container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

Do it slowly and the right way around (caustic soda to water (?))

You can get it to boil quite easily from the heat of the reaction if
you're not careful

Well, ... I have

And you can melt a plastic container

--
geoff

In message , ben
writes
David Lang wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda
comes in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

Yeah! but it only reacts when diluted with water. :-P

What were you intending to mix it with then ?


anyway this must be S**te because it's not bubbling as I have found in past
use with CS.

/remembers next time to go the chemist for it.

Electroplaters are better

slip them a tenner for 20 kilos


--
geoff

BigWallop wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...
I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to
make a mix for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable
metal sized container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket
suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

Thanks.

Do you have an old soup tin at hand. Mix a couple of batches in it
and pour them in the drain.

Behave, it's a big drain.

/walks off in a huff.

raden wrote:
In message , ben
writes
David Lang wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
. uk...

There is nothing on the lablel to indicate NOT to use it in a
plastic container.

You mean the label stuck to the 'plastic container' the caustic soda
comes in...........

Just watch the heat - exothermic reaction?

Dave

Yeah! but it only reacts when diluted with water. :-P

What were you intending to mix it with then ?

I was ponderin on having a pee.


anyway this must be S**te because it's not bubbling as I have found
in past use with CS.

/remembers next time to go the chemist for it.

Electroplaters are better

slip them a tenner for 20 kilos

ben wrote:
I've only ever mixed this product in a Metal bucket and I need to
make a mix for the drain outside, problem is I can find a suitable

You *can* find one? Well use it then!

I keep seeing this these days - does nobody read through what they typed
before posting it, or is it something else? I'd think a 'typo' that
completely invert the meaning of what you said (even though here the context
makes the mistake obvious) was something that you'd notice...

metal sized container, will mixing it in a plastic mop bucket suffice?
There is nothing on the lable to indicate NOT to use it in a plastic
container.

BTW everything I can see on Google says *do not* use metal, *do* use plastic
buckets for mixing!

Also put the water in first, then add the Lye, to prevent getting a really
really strong solution splashing back at you.