Caustic Free Concrete Cleaners

[Doug Dahlke]

POTW is public owned treatment works. They are referring to the treatment facility that waste water goes to.

 

[big bill]

I have used power stroke in the past, have used other products also, Power Stroke is a very good product. I will use it again next time I need to buy. I can tell you this, it can surely be cut 3 - 1 and still do a damn good job on avg. residential concrete.

 

[Pat Norman]

At the 'Bama RT I won a 5 gallon kit of PowerStroke. I had a nasty restaurant to clean and had lots of greasy 'crete. I used the PowerStroke as instructed and was really impressed. I made a 5 gallon bucket of solution and to get the 4 to 1 dilution I shot where needed with an Xjet. On less greasy spots probably would have done fine to downstream. They definitely made a customer out of me.

 

[Mike Cooke]

At the 'Bama RT I won a 5 gallon kit of PowerStroke. I had a nasty retaurant to clean and had lots of greasy 'crete. I used the PowerStroke as instructed and was really impressed. I made a 5 gallon bucket of solution and to get the 4 to 1 dilution I shot where needed with an Xjet. On less greasy spots probably would have done fine to downstream. They definitely made a customer out of me.

well there you go!!

 

[MMI Enterprises]

What in it?..post the msds

 

[Doug Dahlke]

Both the greenness/safety of the alternatives (usually butyl based) and the hazzards of this main base can often be exagerated without an ounce of attention to concentration levels during real world use, dilution, or natural neutralizing. Being it hard to guess at how much strength is left after cleaning with it it would be best to neutralize either an acid or a base and not let it go down stream. What's detrimental or harmfull to the environment in case of NaOH is the salt left over is no good for freshwater aquatic life. It's not that it is crazy toxic.. heck it is used in food, household products galore, as a water ph adjuster,, you name it.

Check your toothpaste. I use a national brand and one of the ingredients is sodium hydroxide. Drain cleaners sold for household use that go into the POTW usually are SH. I might try the Power Stroke but I agree with what was said above, if diluted properly SH is probably not so bad.

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Bump.......

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Happy Holidays Paul

 

[Paul Kassander]

You too Ron.

 

[apple]

How many guys are using this?

I broke down and bought a heater so I might as well try to clean something with it.

Will this stuff get me the awesome demo pics that guys post here? Id prefer to use something that wont hurt me or someone else.

 

[Mike V]

Power STroke is awesome....just pricey.