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    #22059950 - 08/07/15 06:22 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I've got powdered drain cleaner that has a warning that it contains sodium hydroxide. Was wondering if their was any kind of test I could do to make sure it's pure sodium hydroxide?


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Re: Lye [Re: Markkgore741]
    #22059954 - 08/07/15 06:23 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Also have oven cleaner that says the same thing but its liquid?


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Re: Lye [Re: Markkgore741]
    #22060094 - 08/07/15 07:00 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Only if it says 100% sodium hydroxide and even
then, that would make it industrial grade and not food grade
which matters to some people


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Re: Lye [Re: natedawgnow]
    #22060269 - 08/07/15 07:39 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Okay it didn't say anything about being 100% so I'll defiantly pass on that
Thanks for the help


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Re: Lye [Re: Markkgore741]
    #22060414 - 08/07/15 08:14 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

No worries! Lowes sells a brand called roebic and it's 100%
Lye. It's a black bottle with a red cap. It works, but
again, it's industrial grade and not food grade.

I'm not sure exactly what that implies as far as impurities
go, but just the word alone is enough to detour some people.

Then again, we allll use paint thinner as solvent so:shrug:


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Re: Lye [Re: natedawgnow]
    #22062654 - 08/08/15 01:10 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I've dealt with literally billions of pounds of sodium hydroxide in my life so I'm fairly knowledgeable about it. There is nothing in industrial grade caustic that isn't in food grade. There is a small difference in the levels of a few things like iron and chlorides and trace metals which won't hurt you. The biggest difference is in how it is handled. Food grade uses teflon lined pipes and hoses. Either one will be OK for what you are using it for.


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Re: Lye [Re: Lonegunman]
    #22064925 - 08/08/15 10:52 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

So is their no kind of test I could do to see if what I've got is 100% lye or would they defiantly make that clear on the product?


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Re: Lye [Re: Markkgore741]
    #22066131 - 08/09/15 08:31 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

they would make it very clear on the package that its 100% lye.
find that brand i stated earlier. Its called roebic. they sell it
exclusively at lowes


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Re: Lye [Re: natedawgnow]
    #22066371 - 08/09/15 09:44 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Okay would it be with the drain cleaners and stuff?


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Re: Lye [Re: Markkgore741]
    #22067628 - 08/09/15 03:12 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

It should be by the drain cleaner. FWIW, the Lowes nearest me doesn't have Roebic(I checked when I was in there yesterday). Like Nate said, there should be an assay on the package.
Testing the concentration is pretty simple but requires some lab equipment.


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