Re: Ammonia Scum - mba

17 Oct 2002

Al,
I've had this happen with B-brite as well when I inadvertently let my softener
"run dry".  It's even harder to remove from plastic.  I would try a soak in
something acidic like a Star San solution or regular dish detergent in water and
enough vinegar to get the pH down to around 3.
Steve Piatz &lt;piatz(a)cray.com&gt; on 10/17/2002 07:17:25 AM
To:   ryan(a)wizardtechnologies.net (Ryan Sinn)
cc:   alboyce(a)bigfoot.com (Al Boyce), mba(a)thebarn.com (bcc: Jason
      Nelson/MN/Unitedmail)
Subject:  Re: Ammonia Scum
I have seen the scum which appears to be the high chalk content of the
water when using bleach and/or TSP to soak bottle.  I found it didn't
happen if I used water that had been through the water softner.  In my
house several of the cold water taps bypass the softner, all the hot
water comes through the softner.
Ryan Sinn writes:
...

 I've experienced a white, chalky film or scum after bleaching bottles
 and letting them dry instead of pressure rinsing them after the bleach.
 Ryan
 That's all I have to add on the subject.
 On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 23:19, Al Boyce wrote:

 I have used ammonia to remove labels from bottles.  I have noticed that the
 some of the bottles that I have acquired this way have a white haze on them,
 inside and out.  Has anyone else encountered this, or what causes it?   Has
 anyone been successful at removing it?
 Thanks!
 - Al
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