The tap water will re enlarge any Orbeez remaining in your system, but hopefully the tap water will clear them into the larger sewer network before they have time to grow in size. If you believe it safe, you could also just use tap water at this stage. Try a 10 parts hot water to 1 part salt solution for this stage of the process.
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Once the Orbeez have had time to shrink (allow 4 hours for the salt to have its full effect) you can flush the now shrunken Orbeez through your system using a salt solution. When salt is added to enlarged Orbeez it reverses the swelling process – water is diffused out of the Orbeez as it is no longer needed inside the polymer to balance the salt concentration. The cross-links that connect the chains together prevent them from dissolving/breaking apart in the water. Water swells the polymer network to try to keep the sodium concentration balanced between the polymer and the water. When these sodium atoms leave, they are replaced with water molecules. That means, some of the sodium atoms want to leave the network and move to the water. When the (sodium-containing) polymer is placed in contact with water, there is a tendency for the sodium to distribute equally between the network and the water. It absorbs water by a process called osmosis. It is a cross-linked (network) polymer that contains sodium atoms. Orbeez are made from sodium polyacrylate, a superabsorbent polymer that absorbs water by osmosis.
This won’t be quite as efficient at shrinking the Orbeez as pure salt, but it will allow you to shrink blockages that are past the water traps in your drainage system. Mix 3 parts hot water with one part salt and pour the resulting mixture down your drain. Instead, you could try a high salt solution. If the blockage is further along then it won’t be possible to pour salt directly onto the Orbeez. If the blockage is immediately below your sink or bath, then pouring salt directly onto the Orbeez will shrink them considerably. This is probably the easiest method of clearing an Orbeez (water beads) blockage. Unblock Your Orbeez Clogged Drain Using Salt Thankfully, in most cases it’s possible to unblock your Orbeez blocked wastewater/drainage system without needing any special tools. Harmless in most cases, they do have the unfortunate ability to clog up your pipework if too many of them make it down your drain at once. Starting off as tiny beads, they grow many times their original size when added to water. Temp-to-hire opportunity with 30 day evaluation period.Orbeez (aka water beads) have long been used by parents looking to keep their children busy, or DIYers looking to add a bit of decorative flair to a project.
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