Comment on Cleaning salvaged bicycle parts non-destructively (for non-bike projects)… reusing enzymes
diyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months agoI documented a drain horror story here, which involved 3 different enzyme-based drain cleaners. They seem to have a dual purpose: pour a small amount down the drain every 1 or 2 weeks as a maintenance task, or pour down a large amount to work on a clog.
I had a very slow drain and the enzymes made no apparent difference. But I know in general enzyme cleaners are quite good. It’s amazing how well they work on the oven. I had a general purpose enzyme based cleaner that worked well for things like food spills that dried on a wall.
notthebees@reddthat.com 11 months ago
I read through that thread. Holy shit. Certain enzymes can only break down certain things.
diyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Right, but these were specifically for cleaning drains. One of them was kitchen drain specific, and the other two were for drains in general. But indeed it’s possible that the clog was not even organic… perhaps calcium deposits from hard water.
notthebees@reddthat.com 11 months ago
How much does the enzyme cleaner say to pour?
diyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
product 1:
product 2:
product 3:
Going from memory I rotated between the products and I think I poured in about ⅓ of the clog clearing doses on the first two every few days… because I was a cheap bastard and just wanted to constantly have the enzymes in there. But yeah, probably a mistake. I think I tried a 300ml dose of product 2 just once. But I probably should have tried a full dose more often.