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Mold on exterior sheeting that has been exposed for 6 years Autumn 02-03-2007
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Posted by Steve Barker on February 3, 2007, 9:59 pm
Did a little research. Seems that this so called JOMAX is nothing more than
$20 a gallon bleach. Here's the msds. Just as I suspected.

http://www.zinsser.com/pdf/MSDS/jomaxmoldmildewremovermsds.pdf

--
Steve Barker



>>
> I clean mold/mildew/whatever else accumulates on my house trim every
> spring with a product called JOMAX. It's about $18-$19/gallon at Lowe's,
> ACE, H.D. 1 part JOMAX to 5 parts bleach & 20 parts water .. .. spray it
> on with a pump-up garden sprayer, and watch it disappear !! !! !! I'd be
> willing to bet the stuff on your siding would respond favorably to this
> treatment, and it certainly can't hurt to kill off anything parasitic
> before burying it in your walls. Very fast & easy to mix up and apply ..
> why not give it a shot ?? ?? ??
>
>
> <<<__ Bøb __>>>



Posted by Chas Hurst on February 4, 2007, 11:06 am
The msds is misleading, as it lists the resulting mix after the user adds
bleach. There is no bleach in Jomax according to the label on the container.
The "active ingredient" in Jomax is "0-Phenylphenol, sodium salt". It's my
opinion that Jomax does add to the cleaning capabilities of bleach and
allows a lower concentration, hence safer to surrounding shubbery, of bleach
to be effective. It is expensive and if not for the shubbery arround my
house, I would use a higher concentration of bleach and/or add TSP to the
mix.


> Did a little research. Seems that this so called JOMAX is nothing more
> than $20 a gallon bleach. Here's the msds. Just as I suspected.
>
> http://www.zinsser.com/pdf/MSDS/jomaxmoldmildewremovermsds.pdf
>
> --
> Steve Barker
>
>
>
>>>
>> I clean mold/mildew/whatever else accumulates on my house trim every
>> spring with a product called JOMAX. It's about $18-$19/gallon at
>> Lowe's, ACE, H.D. 1 part JOMAX to 5 parts bleach & 20 parts water .. ..
>> spray it on with a pump-up garden sprayer, and watch it disappear !! !!
>> !! I'd be willing to bet the stuff on your siding would respond
>> favorably to this treatment, and it certainly can't hurt to kill off
>> anything parasitic before burying it in your walls. Very fast & easy to
>> mix up and apply .. why not give it a shot ?? ?? ??
>>
>>
>> <<<__ Bøb __>>>
>
>



Posted by Steve Barker on February 4, 2007, 1:39 pm
Excuse me, I found the MSDS you were referring to. It depends on which
"JOMAX" product we are talking about. The one you spoke of is merely
vinegar. Another $20 a gallon scam.

--
Steve Barker



> The msds is misleading, as it lists the resulting mix after the user adds
> bleach. There is no bleach in Jomax according to the label on the
> container. The "active ingredient" in Jomax is "0-Phenylphenol, sodium
> salt". It's my opinion that Jomax does add to the cleaning capabilities of
> bleach and allows a lower concentration, hence safer to surrounding
> shubbery, of bleach to be effective. It is expensive and if not for the
> shubbery arround my house, I would use a higher concentration of bleach
> and/or add TSP to the mix.
>



Posted by Chas Hurst on February 4, 2007, 2:06 pm

Vinegar is acetic acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar
The active ingredient in Jomax is a biocide. The two are quite different. At
least to some of us.

> Excuse me, I found the MSDS you were referring to. It depends on which
> "JOMAX" product we are talking about. The one you spoke of is merely
> vinegar. Another $20 a gallon scam.
>
> --
> Steve Barker
>
>
>
>> The msds is misleading, as it lists the resulting mix after the user adds
>> bleach. There is no bleach in Jomax according to the label on the
>> container. The "active ingredient" in Jomax is "0-Phenylphenol, sodium
>> salt". It's my opinion that Jomax does add to the cleaning capabilities
>> of bleach and allows a lower concentration, hence safer to surrounding
>> shubbery, of bleach to be effective. It is expensive and if not for the
>> shubbery arround my house, I would use a higher concentration of bleach
>> and/or add TSP to the mix.
>>
>
>



Posted by Steve Barker on February 4, 2007, 4:07 pm
It says right on at least two of the MSDS's "acetic acid".

--
Steve Barker



>
> Vinegar is acetic acid
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar
> The active ingredient in Jomax is a biocide. The two are quite different.
> At least to some of us.
>
>> Excuse me, I found the MSDS you were referring to. It depends on which
>> "JOMAX" product we are talking about. The one you spoke of is merely
>> vinegar. Another $20 a gallon scam.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Barker
>>
>>
>>
>>> The msds is misleading, as it lists the resulting mix after the user
>>> adds bleach. There is no bleach in Jomax according to the label on the
>>> container. The "active ingredient" in Jomax is "0-Phenylphenol, sodium
>>> salt". It's my opinion that Jomax does add to the cleaning capabilities
>>> of bleach and allows a lower concentration, hence safer to surrounding
>>> shubbery, of bleach to be effective. It is expensive and if not for the
>>> shubbery arround my house, I would use a higher concentration of bleach
>>> and/or add TSP to the mix.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



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