Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

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Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by rpt » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:08 pm

Any comments on the relative efficacy of these cleaners? I've been using oxiclean but found that TSP was able to make stuff cleaner.

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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by scotsloon » Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:28 pm

Originally, due to cost of Oxi I started using TSP and have done so now for 7 years. I'm still very happy with it.

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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by sladeywadey » Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:34 am

Oxi is a pound for a tub from poundland etc. Never seen tsp that cheap and certainly not pbw. Pbw however is better in hard water areas. I'd make my own pbw if i knew how to.

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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by Jocky » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:41 am

I've used oxi and it worked fine, you just couldn't leave anything to soak in it for more than a few minutes as it would leave a hard deposit. This might be due to my hard water.

I switched to PBW while playing with a plate chiller, and while it costs a fortune, it was so effective I couldn't help but continue to use it.
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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by Aleman » Sat Dec 19, 2015 4:10 pm

Where the hell can you buy TSP in the UK?

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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by fordpopular » Sat Dec 19, 2015 5:46 pm

Aleman wrote:Where the hell can you buy TSP in the UK?
on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trisodium-Pho ... XQdGJRzJY6

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Re: Oxi vs PBW vs TSP

Post by Wonkydonkey » Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:59 pm

I too, read this thread, it lead me on to a few other forums via googling homemade PBW etc. so around and around I went. I got a bit of info and I thought it's worth a try to make homemade PBW .

Then I come back here and find its grown a bit more, seems like we have all been thinking the same thing. =D> :wink:

Edit.
The only thing I found was homemade PBW does not have chelates, so will sill leave deposits unless you add a chelating agent.
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