Covering Sewage w/lime
harry
Is there any difference between that huge, 50-lb bag of white, lime
powder, and the Nutralime pellets of limestone that comes in a
smallish 40lb bag for sprinkling on sewage spill?
Colbyt
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Not positive, sure I will be corrected if wrong. YES.
The powder works quickly, the pellets which are agricultural lime take much
longer to break down and do the job you need done.
Colbyt
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> Is there any difference between that huge, 50-lb bag of white, lime
> powder, and the Nutralime pellets of limestone that comes in a
> smallish 40lb bag for sprinkling on sewage spill?
The pellets are minty-fresh.
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Frank
Lime is calcium oxide, slaked lime is calcium hydroxide and limestone is
calcium carbonate. Not sure what difference it makes on sewage but pure
lime is the strongest, that is, contains the highest concentration of
alkali.
harry
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Hello,
So which one is the "Pure" : the Nutralime pellets, or the big, bag of
white, dusty stuff? I used to be able to purchase bags of pellet lime
(hydrated lime) that were white, but havenot seen them for 30
years . . . they were more expensive than the dusty powder. I wish
they would bring back the pellets of the white (allso "hydrated
lime"), because itis a lot erasier to work with than that dusty mess.
Tony
I don't know the chemical differences, but the pelletized lime normally
says it works FASTER then the powdered.
Frank
I see Nutralime is calcium carbonate. I've only done my lawn and use
calcium carbonate pellets because they are cheap and not dusty. I
suspect this product is more expensive than usual. Never having used
lime on sewage, I'm not sure if you need the stronger lime or slaked lime.
Tony
Yes, I'm thinking green instead of brown. ;-) I used powdered on sewage
once and it seemed to knock out the odor instantly. I guess that's a
vote for the cheap powdered stuff.
Bob F
I remember someone bringing "hydrated lime" for use in a poop can on a river
trip once, if that helps.
KC
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> Yes, I'm thinking green instead of brown. ;-) I used powdered on sewage
> once and it seemed to knock out the odor instantly. I guess that's a
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Ditto. Had a neighbor who cleaned a mess of fish and threw the scraps
behind the fence adjacent to my property. The smell was terrible the
next day. I threw white powdered lime on it and the smell was mostly
gone within an hour or two.
KC
Phisherman
The powder is faster acting. Whether that makes any difference is for
you to decide. If not, buy the lower cost-per-pound product.
mkir...@rochester.rr.com
The point of the lime is to COVER UP the sewage and BLOCK the smell.
Powdered product will be much more effective than pellets. You will
need a LOT more pellets to create an airtight cap.
lakemcdougall
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