[pure-silver] Re: cleaning containers

I'm using the typical brown plastic containers with the screw top lids. I
could see the build up from having left chemicals setting in them for over a
year so I just thought I'd ask if it was worth the trouble to clean
them before going to the trouble.

Thank you for all of the responses. It'll take some time to get things set
back up but I'm looking forward to having a darkroom again sometime in the
future. :-)

Thanks again,

Becky Lynn


On 9/25/06, David Starr <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:41:20 -0700,  Becky <lynnbecks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Hello everyone. It seems like it's been so long....  I haven't had the
>chance to do any photographing in quite some time. The divorce is final
now
>and slowly I'm getting back to a normal life. That means I'll be able to
do
>some photographing and darkroom work again in the future. I'm moving my
>darkroom to my mom's property, where I now live, and am wondering a few
>things. I was wondering about the old bottles of developers and fixers
and
>wondering if it will hurt anything to just rinse them out with water or
>should I start with fresh containers. They have been setting there with
old
>chemicals in them for over a year now. I hate to have to buy all new
>containers being that I'm on a tight budget. Will the buildup in the
bottles
>cause any trouble for me?
>
>Becky Lynn

It's good to see you back on the list!  You didn't say if you use plastic
or
glass bottles, but here's what I've done in the past.  I fill the bottles
with
hot water & dump them several times.  Then I fill them & let them set for
a
while - do this 3 or 4 times.  As long as you use them for the same
chemicals
that were in them, there shouldn't be any problems.

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