The pH Scale; How Acidity And Alkalinity Affects Cleaning Power

Ever wanted to know what the pH scale means when it comes to cleaning?
Full instructions on my shiny new cleaning website (along with all my tutorials broken down by category): cleaninghow.to...
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[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

Brilliantly made video. The illustrative material was excellent.

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104 thank you; I put a lot of work into it :)

[@marambula]

Dang I thought I had commented on this video already but better late than never. This is one of the best videos on KZbin. Epic explanation. We all need more ultra high quality content in our lives, thanks for sharing.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Well this comment made my day, thank you :)

[@tas9551]

I'm one of those mixing bicarb with vinegar and praying it will work! Well, it's better to learn at 56 than never at all. Thanks sunshine!😊

[@tas9551]

@@CleaningHowTo Thank YOU!

[@jhe735]

Thank you! I just stumbled upon your channel last night. As a chemist I really appreciate your explanation of pH. So many KZbinrs suggest vinegar and baking soda (often together! 😮) without truly understanding what they actually do. Your cleaning suggestions make perfect sense from a chemical standpoint. Bravo!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you so much, that really means a lot :)

[@user-mc9qh9xc6v]

You said nobody watches this masterpiece... well done, really great content... from nobody 🙂

[@LaHermitess]

Having just, by pure chance, come across your toilet cleaning video, I took to heart your plea to check out this pH video and was most definitely not disappointed. If only material like this had been available & offered in my ancient High School days, I might have benefitted from a much better understanding, and likely retaining, of this useful information. Instead, material from the dusty tomes and aged wannabe scientists who tried to teach us this stuff, left it going in one ear and out the other. Anyway, as a proud new subscriber, I thank you for providing such practical, well presented, and enjoyable content. I must go now to make a cup of tea and seize the opportunity to binge on some more of your work.

[@TayWoode]

Wow I thought I knew the ph table but didn’t know it was logarithmic. I’ve subscribed coz I want to clean properly instead of just bleaching everything

[@CleaningHowTo]

Welcome 🙏

[@LilBrimstone64]

Amazing video and overall description, really appreciate the videos !

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you very much :)

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Superb video again, Carl packed with really useful information. Thank you!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you :)

[@robjkrt]

Awesome video. I feel somewhat smarter now. Thank you😊

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you 😊

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Very helpful! Cheers from Sacramento.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you :)

[@janetgroves2220]

You ought to write a book. - brilliant 🙂

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you - I put about 70 hours into this video that genuinely made my day :)

[@cameronsnoek1716]

Thanks!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Oh wow! Thank you 🤩

[@dandanjordan]

More videos like this please!!

[@yetibluedog]

Fascinating. Thank you!

[@CleaningHowTo]

You’re welcome :)

[@kennyflockhart3224]

Love your videos, this in particular!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thank you 🙏 It’s one of my faves ☺️

[@josephineholohan7350]

Thanks

[@CleaningHowTo]

You’re welcome :)

[@nordicwind6579]

Just seeing this now, thank you! But I'm still not sure how to approach cleaning old hard water stains on porcelain, like around the tub in a shower enclosure where the water sits at the top edge surrounding the tub. It's almost like a hard crystalline structure.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Acid. Try neat vinegar with a good dwell (one hour minimum). Use a cloth to keep it wet

[@nordicwind6579]

Thank you!

[@CleaningHowTo]

No problem :)

[@LaPelusaMojada]

I was looking for a good explanation of cleaning chemistry, (without knowing what I was looking for) and I now feel I have a better footing, I wanted to ask how can I test my cleaners to test their acidity?

[@CleaningHowTo]

Glad it was helpful! Get some ph paper :)

[@3orM00Rrecharacters]

This is really useful - where would the orange-oil cleaners like goo-gone fit?

[@lorddabber3016]

at 0:34, you say scale is numbered 1 through 14 --- but, as you know, it is 0 to 14!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Whoops 😅

[@LilBrimstone64]

Could you make a specific video for ph level per every fiber known?

[@CleaningHowTo]

I’m in the process of doing this for one of my online training courses (this video is a freebie and it’s part of the course). It’ll be launching in January :)

[@LilBrimstone64]

@@CleaningHowTo oh that’s amazing, how much are your courses ?

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@LilBrimstone64 the introduction to carpet cleaning course will be about €50-€90 - we haven’t decided yet, but there will be other much cheaper courses also. Keep an eye on www.Cleaninghow.to

[@RikiMartinee]

Are you just having a delay with the release of online training courses or what is the current status? Thank you! :)

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@RikiMartinee first one should be live this month :)

[@timepass-wu7rv]

Sir what is the safest ph level of home care products

[@CleaningHowTo]

Neutral.

[@RikiMartinee]

So soap is better for unclogging kitchen drain than washing soda (higher pH)

[@CleaningHowTo]

washing soda and soap have relatively similar PH :)

[@RikiMartinee]

Wow, amazing results for my drain! I saw a weed killer with caustic soda as an active ingredient, have you experimented with washing soda for this issue? :D It would probably also kill grass but there is always a chance to use a paint brush to avoid this :)