White Flakes
by Tracy
Is this baking soda or not? Thanks for the question Tracy Some pH and alkalinity up products are flakes. Without having a picture of the bag or a better description it's a little difficult to say what you do have. I would ask you what it says on the bag. Does it say baking soda or sodium bicarbonate or something else? What are the ingredients? Sodium bicarb can be used to raise both the pH and alkalinity. If the ingredients say sodium bicarb you're probably safe. Hope this helps and have a great Summer. Robert Comment By: Tracy Date: August 5, 2011 The problem is the bag got wet so the contents had to be placed in buckets with lids. We added a piece of tape to tell what it was. Somehow it has fell off and can't be found. I thought when I bought it I remember when I got it home I thought to myself I have this already. I am pretty sure it said sodium bicarbonate on the bag. Does sodium bicarbonate come in white flakes and when you hold it in your hand will it get warm or hot? I have and do use the powder sodium bicarbonate and never had the powder feel this was before and I have even threw it in my pool with my hands before (the powder) and never has it got warm. Answer By: Robert Date: August 6, 2011 Thanks for the follow up Tracy Sodium bicarb is very white and has a somewhat gritty texture. If you bought a large bag there might be small chunks in it, about the size of a dime all the way up to the size of a baseball. Bicarb doesn't melt in your hands or turn warm or hot. To the best of my knowledge it doesn't come in flakes. It looks like white flour. If I were you, and the least bit unsure, I'd throw it out and buy some new bicarb. I can get 25lbs. of it from our local feed store for $10. This is for the YMCA pool. It's very inexpensive. Hope this helps and have a great Summer. Robert |
