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Curmudgeoness

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6. No, I am not saying to use the rock salt type.

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 12:56 PM

Nov 2014

I am saying that I do not believe that it would be the type that will work to warm your feet. I could not find the information that you saw relating to the de-icer used as a hand warmer, so I am not sure of this, but I was thinking that it had to be a certain type or brand of de-icer to cause an exothermic reaction to produce heat. Just a guess though.

LOL, I only have one microwave, and I use the rice-filled warmer all the time. First of all, it never crossed my mind that it might be a tad unsanitary, but also, I doubt that anything could survive that would be a problem. Who knows.

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A couple new tricks up my sleeve [View all] IrishAyes Nov 2014 OP

Going to try that baking soda idea. Thanks. n/t JimDandy Nov 2014 #1

Me too. I am sick of scrubbing the toilet bowl every few days. RebelOne Dec 2014 #8

Took a couple tries to produce the lump. JimDandy Dec 2014 #9

Would it be possible to make a huge lump of baking soda by simply soaking the entire box in water? MADem Dec 2014 #10

Question about the de-icer crystals. silverweb Nov 2014 #2

I don't know. Ask the folks at Mother Earth News. Or wherever I got the idea - IrishAyes Nov 2014 #3

I would be careful with the de-icer crystals. Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #4

As to the baking soda, that's why they said to let it sit undisturbed overnight, IrishAyes Nov 2014 #5

No, I am not saying to use the rock salt type. Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #6

I'll look around for the locally available rock salt brands, then call the manufacturers and ask IrishAyes Nov 2014 #7

Neat idea, but also consider harbinger07 Mar 2015 #11

We have water issues that turns our bowls black and red, too. I found DebJ May 2015 #12