Baking soda

[honestjoe68]

@tolivac @sptyks

YES, I understand a base can be very corrosive, I’ve included a picture so you all can see what the three of us are discussing regarding “corrosive bases” BUT we are Not talking about Lye or drain cleaner.. we are talking about simply sprinkling the Non-corrosive Base, baking soda on a carpet or furniture to help with odors. We are Not cleaning out drains.

So let’s all try to not take this further off topic and stop with the off topic conversation about the chemical properties of something Besides baking soda... save your comments, I’m not interested and I’m kindly and quietly stepping out of this discussion.

I’ve explained the chemistry regarding the Non-corrosive Base baking soda (ph 9) as it pertains to the question asked by @cuffs054 and given MY opinion, which is just that.. my opinion backed by chemistry supported facts. It is what it is.. nothing more, nothing less.

I do not wish to argue or continue to take this post WAY off course. My apologies to you Tom @cuffs054 and Adin @crazykirbydude as I did not, nor do I ever intentionally intend to take any thread off topic. I also never go for someone or make comments of an argumentative tone. Thanks for understanding Adin and I hope no hard feelings my vacuum collecting friend!

Best of luck to you Tom with your odor removing journey. Thanks to everyone on this thread for their input, but let’s all try to keep it on topic/subject. Take care and everyone have a fantastic week. Just remember... chemistry can be fun but NOTHING is more fun than using, collecting or owning Vacuum Cleaners!

Patrick

 

[cuffs054]

HonestJoe, no need to apologize. I learned something.

 

[ridgidwd0670]

I use my Ridgid WD0670 shop vac with VF6000 HEPA filter (green one) or Cleanstream HEPA filter & HEPA bag (protects pleated filter) so no problem vacing baking soda or Love My Carpet

I use a straight suction rug/carpet nozzle (NOT the 2-1 combo rug/floor tool or turbo brush)

Then I pull up carpet & no sign of carpet fresh or baking soda underneath

 

[vacuumdevil]

try not to do it too regularly.

Personally if I spilled baking soda I would suck it up with my central vac which has several stages of pre motor filtration. If I was using a portable vac I would change the vacuum bag afterwards and wipe out the nozzle.
baking soda is generally not good for carpet so hopefully you're not using it as an this any sort of carpet cleaning.

That being said in the industry I've seen plenty of vacuums coming in where the Arm & Hammer baking powder bags were used which were definitely hard on the motors . Definitely hurt the Armature,field and bearings as well. When talking about Bagless vacuums it's definitely too fine for most dry Bagless vacuums.

 

[vacuumdevil]

Baking soda in a Dyson cinetic up14

 

[tolivac]

I have seen the same things in the Dysons brought to the vac shop my way-Mike tell the customers DON'T do baking soda or soda based carpet deodorizers.The stuff will kill motor bearings in very short order!!!And the powder is abrasive-it is used in soda air blast cleaning,abrading,and polishing.Simply used in place of sand or glass blast pellets in a sandblaster machine.

 

[vacuumdevil]

@tolivac love the sandblaster cabinet analogy!

 

[tolivac]

Vacuumdevil-that Dyson you show in the picture is what I have seen in machines brought to the vac shop.One woman brought a Dyson whose dust bin was packed with SMELLY dog hair!!!GROSS!!!Its gotten to the point I don't want to work on peoples NASTY,DIRTY,SMELLY bagless vacuums no matter what brand.At one time worked with a friend and we sold TriStars DTD-we would take turns in doing the demos.The winner would pay for dinner.One bagless Hoover we got as a trade in was so smelly and dirty I had to put it in a large trash bag.We could not bear the smell in the our sales van.After the 3 day wait period-we waited a week-that nasty Hoover was thrown into a dumpster!Didn't bother with it!Think it was a bagless Windtunnel or whatever.

 

[tolivac]

Oh yes,Vacuumdevil--you would probably like the old "Wheelabrator" machines.These were compressorless sand or abrasive media blaster machines.They did the blasting by spinning the blast media on a rapid spinning wheel to a hose or nozzle to the item being cleaned or blasted.Haven't seen one in many yeasrs.The wheel was spun by an electric motor or gas or diesel engine.These machines were simple.The wheels did wear so they had to replaced often.Now that company makes shredders.