- Another common misconception is that salt is a cure-all when you have a liquid spill. Just pour it on there and it’ll absorb all the liquid, sweet as!
- Well, the answer is yes… and no! Yes it will soak up moisture, but it can have an unintended consequence.
- You see salt is sodium chloride, or NaCl. Pretty harmless but highly reactive substance in small quantities (unless you have high blood pressure!!)
- But in the presence of ozone (O3) it can be converted to NaOCl – common household bleach! And ozone naturally occurs in higher levels in coastal areas or during storm activity, so suddenly you can have bleach develop in that mound you threw onto your carpet!
- Not so good now, is it?
- Stains/spills – call us first! Or at the very least go to our stain removal chart on our website and stay safe!
