1 Be careful what chemicals you mix together. Duh!

Dont' know if it's urban myth or true that someone died because they
were cleaning in the bathroom, used a combination of cleaners, and
the fumes made them passout, then die. Not being a chemest and
not knowing what is actually in most of those high powered cleaners,
I try to never use any two different cleaners together unless I KNOW
that it's OK.

Gary Warner wrote:
1 Be careful what chemicals you mix together. Duh!

Dont' know if it's urban myth or true that someone died because they
were cleaning in the bathroom, used a combination of cleaners, and
the fumes made them passout, then die.

It's not urban myth, and it's happened to more than one person.

Ammonia and bleach are a deadly combination...so is vinegar and
bleach--even deadlier than ammonia and bleach (which is yet another
reason why bleach should never be flushed down a marine toilet into a
holding tank). There are also other equally deadly combinations...the
chemists here will prob'ly name a few more for us.

Combining household cleaning products is an excellent way to kill
yourself...or blow up the boat if the combination is both explosive and
flammable. It's possible that the only reason Bill's friend is still
alive is because there was no source of spark under his sink.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html