W5 Oxy

[Ceedee]

Sodium Percarbonate can be bought on ebay....

Exactly! The Lidl stuff is 30% sodium percarbonate, so adjust your dosage as required.

[CH]

Sodium Percarbonate can be bought on ebay. I bought 25kg bag recently when I heard of the imminent demise w5 oxy. Worked out a good bit cheaper and I've enough cleaner for a while.

Insider dealing...

[mr hoppy]

Wonder what the reasoning behind replacing such a seemingly innocuous product is.

The replacement products appear to be the exact same as the "competing" offerings in Tesco and Aldi apart from the packaging, and probably came from the same source.

So, more "choice" from the multiples.

[Bazza]

Exactly! The Lidl stuff is 30% sodium percarbonate, so adjust your dosage as required.

Pardon my ignorance, but what constitutes the other 70%? The ingredients on the side of the tub don't exactly give much away.

Wonder what the reasoning behind replacing such a seemingly innocuous product is.

The replacement products appear to be the exact same as the "competing" offerings in Tesco and Aldi apart from the packaging, and probably came from the same source.

So, more "choice" from the multiples.

Hmmm... parallels to be drawn here, alright 

Barry, those two tubs will go for a fortune on the Oxy black market in a few years.

Best plan would be to cut it with cheap detergent and sell it on the streets. I'm off to buy a few PAYG SIMs. Who's in?


-Barry

[Pheeel]

Is it gone in all shops or just in Lidl?

[pob]

Is it gone in all shops or just in Lidl?

It's a Lidl own brand version of OxiClean

It had no perfumes so was handy for brewing

[mr hoppy]

Astonish Oxy Plus in Dealz is still available and is also cheap and not perfumed.

[Shanna]

Anyone know if the formil oxy in Lidl that appears to be a replacement is usable

Shanna

[mr hoppy]

It's not. It either has perfume or optical brighteners. Neither of which are good for beer.

[CH]

I was looking at it yesterday and it looks the the same product. It's not perfumed and sure it has brighteners but so did W5 afaik.
I only have stainless and glass so gonna give it a go with a massive rinse out like I used to do with the w5 in any case.

[Will_D]

I was looking at it yesterday and it looks the the same product. It's not perfumed and sure it has brighteners but so did W5 afaik.
I only have stainless and glass so gonna give it a go with a massive rinse out like I used to do with the w5 in any case.

Which product/store to be exact?

[CH]

Lidl

[cruiscinlan]

Sodium Percarbonate can be bought on ebay. I bought 25kg bag recently when I heard of the imminent demise w5 oxy. Worked out a good bit cheaper and I've enough cleaner for a while.

What was the source for the percarbonate on ebay?  The pricing is all over the shop, £39.99 for 5kg from one and £48 for 25kg from another seller.

[aweisse]

Try https://mistralni.co.uk/products/sodium-percarbonate-ultra-pure
I buy from them all the time.

[Will_D]

Lidl

When I checked both available (Formil Oxy action in red tub and Formil Oxy action White) had perfumes in [checked ingredients and also used my nose].

What one have you used?