smelly kalk mix

[b.crabby]

my kalk mix smells fishy when i mix the stuff. is this common or is it time for me to go out and buy a new container of mix. the kent mix isn't that old but i suppose because of the extreme humidity here in michigan in the last month it may have picked some moisture. any thoughts?

 

[Emperator]

Kalk should not have odor whatsoever. Are you sure its the kalk mix? I could be the water you are using.

If it is the kalk mix, I say chuck it and get a new batch.

 

[Midland]

My experience has been that if you use the same containter to mix your kalk in over a long period of time, it will develop an ammonia like smell. If this is similar to what you have, then I would say it's normal. Hope that helps.

 

[bowfront]

If you are using RO/DI water to make up your limewater your DI cartridge may be spent. I've noticed the fishy smell from this before.

 

[b.crabby]

i am using an ro/di unit, but the di element is supposed to change color when it's cashed isn't it.

 

[daQueefa]

When I first started dosing, my kalk smelled like cheese - I figured out it was the container, even though I had never used it for anything else. Maybe it was the type of plastic.


Paul