Oxyclean.

[Orfy]

Does any one use oxyclean for cleaning.

I use it and love the stuff. It's only a couple of quid. It's sold as a laundry detergent but it's great at srubbing my carboys and bottles. I've never used a brush yet.

I've also read that it's a steriliser but can not get confirmation.

[Orfy]

I just bought some Soda crystals and the active ingiedients are different to oxyclean.

Oxy-Plus (Astonish) : Sodium Carbonate Peroxyhdrate >30% £1.85/KG
Soada Crystals : Soda Carbonate Decahydrate >30% 55p/kg.


A few questions.

Will the active ingriedients make any difference?
What is the reccomend dillution
Will it sanitise?
Why would the Oxy plus do a better job than the Soda Crystals?

[steve_flack]

Will the active ingriedients make any difference?
What is the reccomend dillution
Will it sanitise?
Why would the Oxy plus do a better job than the Soda Crystals?

1. Yes, both are good cleaners, percarbonate is better.
2. For soda crystals I don't know.
3. Soda crystals no. Percarbonate maybe but I don't think so. It's an oxygen based bleaching agent but I'm not sure it sanitises. I wouldn't rely on it.
4. Because percarbonate is a better cleaning agent. The best stuff of all is PBW but you can't get that in the UK. It contains other ingredients as well as percarbonate.

[tribs]

I use the Oxyclean (baby version - no perfume etc) for cleaning my cornies. It doesn't sanitise though. I use iodophor for that.

[steve_flack]

I've used PBW and it's good stuff (as is StarSan) but they're expensive to ship from the US (also no-one will ship StarSan to the UK anymore)

[DRB]

I've just bought some vanish oxyclean,how long do you leave things in it to get rid of odours,it's the cylinder of a beer engine that smells fausty.

[maxashton]

Vanish has started using scent crystals! Beware if it smells nice!

I soak things either until its lifted the dirt off, or about an hour. I tend to use just enough to start foam to form at the surface, and tap-hot water.

[DRB]

The one I bought is called vanish,fabric stain remover,oxi action,multi.It does smwll perfumed though,should I not use this one.

[maxashton]

No mate, save it for the washing. It's great at that!

Wilkinson's do an OxyClean by Astonish. It's pretty cheap, and works well.

[DRB]

Well I went back to the shops and picked up a non smelly oxyclean,now I hope this does the trick as I dont know what else to try.

[prolix]

I have put it in my cornies and left them over night. it being scentless oxy from wilkos, they had only one burst bag of soda crystals so I didn't get those.