Balling salts

[Matt G]

Hi,

I was just about to mix up my balling salts and for balling you should use Calcium Chloride-Dihydrate? The tub that I have says that it is CalciumHydroxide, which my understanding means it is kalk basically and not right for balling and I have 4kg of the stuff.

However, the labels and everything say that is for balling. So is it just mislabeled or should I take it back and get it replaced. Luckily I haven't opened it yet.

*Edit - not going to take the risk am going to get it changed.

Thanks,

Matt.

[ricky]

hi matt, i use it, its the same stuff so dont worry, its safe..

[instantsquid]

Calcium hydroxide and calcium chloride are most definitely NOT the same thing!

[Matt G]

Bit of an old thread. They are two different things. Turns out mine was an early mislabeled tub, turned out it was chloride so have been using it since.

[C. Schuhmacher]

HI

It is very easy to see what is in

the chlorid is cristalline powder like a typical salt
the hydroxyd ia a very fine powder which looks like Powdersugar

there is long time ago that we have mislabeld products.
I can check the batches

Greets Claude

[Matt G]

Claude,

No need to check on this one, the thread was old and Jez advised it was an early mislabled tub.

Thanks,

Matt.

[C. Schuhmacher]

:-) thanks