FYI: Oxy Clean in sealed container... DON'T DO IT!
 

Well I went into the laundry room for some reason, can't really remember now, but was I shocked. The day before I mixed up some Oxy Clean powder in a spray botter to clean some stains, then put the spray bottle on the shelf in the laundry room.

I guess Oxy Clean expands, as the whole room was covered in crystals. Crystalized Oxy Clean on walls, salt pails, washer/dryer, shelves, basically everything. It got into the dryer, crystalized on the floors, cleaned it up, but still having crystals form everywhere. Boy this stuff just won't go away.

So, lesson is don't put in containers, use this stuff then dispose of the extra/unused portion. Oxy Clean works wonders, but never had this happen.

Pictures please :razz:?

Oxy Clean contains sodium percarbonate (Na2CO3•H2O2), in the presence of water this degrades to release hydrogen peroxide and by proxy oxygen in the gaseous state. Leave it long enough in a sealed container and it makes for one hell of a clean up!

your telling me, what a mess... Sorry no pic's, was too ****ed off to think about that, and most of it is now cleaned up.

Sounds like when my sister thought dish soap would be a good alternative for the dishwasher... Foamed up and out and all over three rooms about 2' high.

I use similar chemicals in my research and I can tell your at those crystals are persistent as all hell. Try using a mild acid, like vinegar in water, to clean it up.