Caustic

[David Anthony Brown]

hi , I have just finished my training and was told to put 4kg of caustic powder into my tank just completed my first job and found it left a white residue after rinsing any ideas and what would the ratio of caustic powder be to 10ltr of water

 

[paul davies]

I put 4/5 tubs of astonish paste tubs full of caustic and i have 25ltr so think u have to much in tank. I have never had a prob with white marks and do rinse at van.

 

[Deleted member 5124]

Wow 4kg of caustic in a tank, no wonder they left a residue.

You should be putting approx. 500g's per 10 to 15 litre, and even then that's a little on the heavy side, but this can differ depending on your tank and how it keeps its temperature, the better it is at staying the hot the less dip tank powder you need.

 

[David Anthony Brown]

Many thanks for that advice makes me don't the rest of what they taught me is the best way of cleaning the inside of the oven blading it first then spray bathroom or kitchen mouse then with a wire wool rub in astonish paste into the mouse

 

[Paul Pantony]

Overall it should be about a 5% mixture. 5% caustic pearl to 95 parts tepid water, never hot water.
I'm hands on heart not trying to be rude but from what you say about your training I would suggest it wasn't the best! I am even more than ever tempted to re open my training rooms and start again.

 

[James Smith]

4kg would suggest you empty your tank and start again, before you do some serious damage to something

 

[Deleted Member 102010]

Wow thats way to much. For me personally i have 70 litres of water and then i also use astonish tubs and put 8 or 9 in and that does me..

 

[Deleted member 5124]

8 or 9 tubs of astonish is roughly 4kg also Adrian, (500g) a tub, our tanks hold 60litres and when we used caustic it was never more then 2-3 tubs, never had a issue with white residue or struggles to clean the racks.

And as Paul said from the description of your procedures (bathroom mousse) it sounds like your training was not the best, you would of got better training just by asking questions on the forum, or you could of come to me

@Paul Pantony yes get your finger out and start the training again, plenty to share around with the north/south divide and it would cut down on all the cowboys out there telling people to put 4kg of caustic in a tank and to use bathroom mousse!

 

[Paul Dennis]

Hi @David Anthony Brown like the others have said your training may not have been that informed , as you are advertising as none caustic no fumes and eco friendly , so I would say you have been miss lead on all counts , caustic is not eco friendly or child and pet safe like your advert says . You are already having issues so may be look at correct training with eco friendly products so then you are using what you advertise to your customers and you wont have the problems that you are .

 

[Deleted member 5124]

@David Anthony Brown, if your feeling at a loss with your training i'm happy to take you out for a free days training if you don't mind the 2hr drive over to Middlesbrough, better to get yourself started on the right foot before you make a costly mistake.

 

[Paul Pantony]

Top man Rob, that's a great offer.

 

[David Anthony Brown]

@paul dennis Thank you for highlighting this to us, amendments have been made to rectify this

 

[David Anthony Brown]

@Robert Payne That would be fantastic & a big help! I'll treat you to lunch

 

[Paul Dennis]

I'm just down the road from you if you want to come with me I use all eco bio . Our oldest son lives in the same town as you @David Anthony Brown

 

[David Anthony Brown]

@pauldennisThat would be great just let me know when it suits you

 

[Paul Dennis]

Hi @David Anthony Brown feel free to call me any time 07515903116

 

[Deleted member 5124]

There you go David, 2 offers of help from 2 established oven cleaners, just shows what a great forum this is for helping new start ups, I presume you'll be taking Paul up on his offer due to being closer, but my offer still stands whenever you wish.

 

[Paul Dennis]

It wouldnt hurt to have 2 days out with different people , I would of loved an offer like that when I started out , @Robert Payne I couldnt agree more this forum is fantastic and better than any manual .

 

[David Anthony Brown]

@Robert Payne
Many thanks for your kind offer of allowing me to join you for a day but as Paul is closer to me I have accepted his offer.
This is a great forum for asking questions & getting great answers from members like yourself.
I have refilled my tank as it holds 100 litres of water & added 2.5kg of caustic, do you think this is strong enough now?

 

[Deleted member 5124]

Better to add it too weak, David, you can always add another scoop later etc if its struggling to clean the racks