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Wouldn't you like to use simple cleansers that cost less? Here's how to make heavy-duty cleansers with common household ingredients. Let's use the magic of chemistry!
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If you've got gunk lodged in your drain, you can combine vinegar and baking soda to get a foaming cleanser. Place the mixture of vinegar and baking soda in a bottle and invert to get a good foam going, then pour it into your drain. Chase it with hot water. This is best for dislodging softer clogs by foaming them apart.
1 C baking soda
3 C hot water
1 C vinegar
For a really heavy clog, use a funnel to pour the cup of baking soda onto the clog. Follow with 1 cup of vinegar and let them react for 10 minutes. Flush the whole thing with hot water.
What's happening?
The vinegar and baking soda are reacting to form carbonic acid, which then instantly breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. The carbon dioxide bubbles out and creates the foam that forces your clogs apart.
1 C baking soda
3 C hot water
1 C vinegar
For a really heavy clog, use a funnel to pour the cup of baking soda onto the clog. Follow with 1 cup of vinegar and let them react for 10 minutes. Flush the whole thing with hot water.
What's happening?
The vinegar and baking soda are reacting to form carbonic acid, which then instantly breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. The carbon dioxide bubbles out and creates the foam that forces your clogs apart.
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I use bicarbonate or Baking Soda as it's known to clean a ton of stuff. Experiment a little, save a ton of money and you'll be quite amazed.
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Yes, unfortunately you picked the wrong image for bicarb' - there should be 2 Na+ and two -ve oxygens. This is about chemistry so we should get it right.
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