i always are water to my baking soda before adding to my formic acid pickle. not sure but i think its just a good idea. do i have to water down baking soda to raise ph in a saftee acid pickle? or is there any even easier or safer way that you could share with use.
thanx in advance johnny z
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Whenever you add an Alkaline powder (like Baking Soda) to any acidic solution (like Formic or Saftee acids) - ALWAYS dilute it in Water first. This will avoid any violent reaction, as well as reduce the heat involved in such a chemical reaction.
.......and it'll prevent any valcanic reaction, spewing foam from one end of your shop to the other so fast that not even your shop vac can keep up with,especially while using Formic Acid, preventing you from walking out of the shop looking like a Rabid Dog!
Not that I'm talking from experience or anything!(LOL)
Do you and your shop floor a favor and,as Bruce stated, "ALWAYS" delute in water first.
Dave