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Old 01/04/2008, 04:36 PM
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dry Calcium chloride absorbing moisture
I have a bag of old Dow that has some chunks in it caused by moisture. I was wondering if the chunks were still useable?
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Old 01/04/2008, 04:54 PM
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Yup... they are good!
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Old 01/04/2008, 08:42 PM
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They should be fine, although the volume might have changed a bit.
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Old 01/05/2008, 09:16 AM
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Bertoni- what do you mean by volume changing?

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Old 01/05/2008, 09:42 AM
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The individual chunks may have swelled a bit, depending on how much moisture was absorbed.
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Old 01/05/2008, 07:39 PM
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O.K. so if some chuncks swelled a bit, this would slightly reduce the potency? I'm guessing not enough to really change the amount needed.

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Old 01/05/2008, 09:18 PM
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On a weight or volume basis, yes. The effect is likely small.
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Old 01/06/2008, 10:32 AM
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Thanks guys!!!
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Old 01/06/2008, 10:35 AM
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