Is Oxi Stain Remover rinse free? Should I add TSP or not?

[beauvafr]

I am currently using the Walmart home brand Oxy cleaner (Great value Oxi Stain Remover) to wash carboys, tubes, and kegs.

On the label, it said that it contains sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate, not scented.

1. Should I mix it with TSP powder?
2. Rinse.. is it mandatory?
3. Safe on plastic (tubbing and such)?

 

[Brewbien]

I am currently using the Walmart home brand Oxy cleaner (Great value Oxi Stain Remover) to wash carboys, tubes, and kegs.

On the label, it said that it contains sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate, not scented.

1. Should I mix it with TSP powder?

You can and it generally works better on stubborn trub.

2. Rinse.. is it mandatory?

Yes.

3. Safe on plastic (tubbing and such)?

Yes but make sure you run clean water and/or sanitizer through afterwards to rinse it.

 

[BigFloyd]

I am currently using the Walmart home brand Oxy cleaner (Great value Oxi Stain Remover) to wash carboys, tubes, and kegs.

On the label, it said that it contains sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate, not scented.

1. Should I mix it with TSP powder?
2. Rinse.. is it mandatory?
3. Safe on plastic (tubbing and such)?

1) sure. Two parts oxi to one part TSP mixed dry
2) yes. Rinse very well. The only thing I use that's no rinse is StarSan.
3) yes.

 

[meschaefer]

I have not used this particular brand, but it is similar to oxyclean which has the sodium percarbonate, but does not have the sodium carbonate. The sodium carbonate is probably used as a water softener, which will make the sodium percarbonate more effective in hard water. I have never actually measured out how much oxyclean I use, but am pretty liberal with it. You will need to rinse your equipment after use.

 

[beauvafr]

Thanks all. Is TSP mandatory?

 

[meschaefer]

No- I don't use it.

 

[BigFloyd]

Thanks all. Is TSP mandatory?

No, but I've tried it both ways and it certainly helps. I get it at Lowes in the paint dept.

 

[raouliii]

It's not TSP (trisodium phosphate) that turns oxiclean into a low cost version of PBW. It's Red Devil TSP-90 (sodium metasilicate) which is a TSP substitute.

 

[jsguitar]

It's not TSP (trisodium phosphate) that turns oxiclean into a low cost version of PBW. It's Red Devil TSP-90 (sodium metasilicate) which is a TSP substitute.

I suspect that the OP may be getting them mixed up as you suggest. It's too bad companies like Savogran call their sodium metasilcate product TSP-pf or 90 or whatever.

Although PBW lists sodium metasilicate as 30% of the formula it does also contain phosphates according to the MSDS. Real trisodium phosphate may make up a small percentage of the formula (10%?) as a lot of industrial/institutional cleaners use it because it helps to keep hard water from interfering with the cleaning.

OP, if what your using works and doesn't leave scale on your equipment then your good to go as is.