[AJD] washing soda

[Chris C]

Possibly a dumb question,

      So is Soda Washing similar to a 'Hot Tank'
solution?  Or will it remove rust as well?  This
sounds like something I need to try...

       Chris

--- DAVID BRUCE <davidbruce at yadtel.net> wrote:

> >From what I know:
> Washing soda is sodium carbonate (soda ash)
> Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate
> Chemically not the same and also washing soda was/is
> used for laundry but
> it is not chemically the same as laundry detergents.
>  While laundry
> detergents may contain soda ash they also contain
> various detergents and
> usually some zeolites (silicate compounds used to
> replace phosphates).  It
> is very rare to find any phosphates in detergents
> today as the phosphorous
> contained within is blamed for "algae bloom" in
> lakes.
> Washing soda (soda ash) is more alkaline than baking
> soda (sodium
> bicarbonate).
> You might be able to find the washing soda as sodium
> carbonate - I know
> commercial quantities are available (50 lb. bags)
> but I don't know if
> smaller amounts are easily available.


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