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Boogieman47
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cleaning jar lids
#23595598 - 08/30/16 09:37 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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So I boil them you guys think it's pointless?? I was going to PC them but wasn't sure if they would warp being off the jar there's about 80 something I've got 200 jars total and it's a pain hand washing each one
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mushboy
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nice.. i boil old lids and syringes.. also my agar knife and 1/4 pints i use for cloning. of course before i use anything it gets cleaned and prepped including the boil... it really cleans up the tools 
edit: just saw the polyfil.. i replace mine after use(hence my posts about alts to SFDs) i hate stuffing jar lids. i always cut up my thumbs.
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: mushboy]
#23595623 - 08/30/16 09:46 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ya I wasn't sure I was washing them in the tub with a quarter cup of bleach with my jars but the bleach eats up the finish and they rust faster ... I know I'll still have to do a little hand washing but not like before haha
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filthyknees
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I used to use a toothbrush to go over the rubber part.
Now using plastic lids with an sfd underneath, the sfds get soaked in a low bleach solution and both filter and lid are washed with a high pressure water head to get debris.
-------------------- But if you're in a hurry, and really got to go If you're in a hurry, might have to find out slow That it's one thing to try and another to fly You get there quicker just a step at a time It's one thing to bark, another to bite The show ain't over till you pack up at night
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Boogieman47
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I bought some plastic lids haven't used them yet I might run them on this next grain run... how to you make your lids filthy ?
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aloe
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I only clean my lids like once every couple runs, haha. Soaked in real hot water to soften things up and then gently scrubbed with a scrub brush and soap.
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filthyknees
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: aloe]
#23597302 - 08/31/16 12:30 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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3/8ths hole in the middle, filter under the lid.
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Boogieman47
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: aloe]
#23597341 - 08/31/16 12:43 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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aloe said: I only clean my lids like once every couple runs, haha. Soaked in real hot water to soften things up and then gently scrubbed with a scrub brush and soap.
Ya same here unless they are moldy or got a bunch of dingleberries hanging haha .... I haven't used a drill bit ever on my lids I use my leather man leather punch and then use the pliers to open it up a bit juts eye ball ... but on the plastic I would have to drill so the painters tyvek I could use as an sfd ya? It's about the same or no
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wildernessjunkie
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If they are going through a PC cycle, then they should be clean enough. That should kill pretty much any funk thats stuck on them.
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mushpunx
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filthyknees said: I used to use a toothbrush to go over the rubber part.
Now using plastic lids with an sfd underneath, the sfds get soaked in a low bleach solution and both filter and lid are washed with a high pressure water head to get debris.
This answers the question I had recently , I have some SFDs that are a little stained, got some graim gunk on the lids etc
So a little bleach in the water. Do you dry them fully before using them yes?
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: aloe]
#23597603 - 08/31/16 01:53 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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aloe said: I only clean my lids like once every couple runs, haha. Soaked in real hot water to soften things up and then gently scrubbed with a scrub brush and soap.
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I used to get them spotless beyeond spotless but i'm alot more lax now. Just make sure the filter is clean everytime.
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Boogieman47
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wildernessjunkie said: If they are going through a PC cycle, then they should be clean enough. That should kill pretty much any funk thats stuck on them.
So pcing them by themselves is OK? It won't warp the lids or rings?
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filthyknees
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: mushpunx]
#23597687 - 08/31/16 02:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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mushpunx said:
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filthyknees said: Now using plastic lids with an sfd underneath, the sfds get soaked in a low bleach solution So a little bleach in the water. Do you dry them fully before using them yes?
Sometimes and sometimes not, azur says Stamets books say soak for an hour before pc so, often they are dry, but afaik no harm in them being wet.
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noob47 said:
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wildernessjunkie said: If they are going through a PC cycle, then they should be clean enough. That should kill pretty much any funk thats stuck on them.
So pcing them by themselves is OK? It won't warp the lids or rings?
I think he is saying if they are PC'd on grain jars it will kill them, rather than recommending to PC the lids on their own.
If there is nutrients all over the lids and you PC them then it could still contaminate if growth could develop on the outside and track inside via the nutrients on the lid. If you let dried on crap soak a good while it should more easily be brushed off. Bleach can lead to rusting as mentioned.
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: blackout]
#23597746 - 08/31/16 02:35 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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OK thanks I wasn't sure about pcing alone but the boiling did help clean all the shit built up I had jars hidden that the myc was so consolidated I had to cut it out
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noob47 said:
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wildernessjunkie said: If they are going through a PC cycle, then they should be clean enough. That should kill pretty much any funk thats stuck on them.
So pcing them by themselves is OK? It won't warp the lids or rings?
Blackout said it right. You're doing a PC cycle to sterilize anyway. You dont need to do it separately. Unless, as he stated there is so much funk on your filter that its possible to wick through. If thats the case, then get to scrubbing before it goes in the PC.
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I just now got plastic lids for my array of glass jars. I'm never going back to lid/band.
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Boogieman47
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: Adden]
#23598914 - 08/31/16 08:19 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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OK thanks junkie ... I might start investing in the plastic lids I have 8 right now I will do a run tonight with them
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Re: cleaning jar lids [Re: Adden]
#23598922 - 08/31/16 08:20 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Adden said: I just now got plastic lids for my array of glass jars. I'm never going back to lid/band.
Ive had it with rusty metal and two piece lids too. What an unnecessary PITA.
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WeavieWonder
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Boiling your lids and rings is fine, especially if there is gunk on them. Even before PC'ing, any steps taken to increase sterility is good practice. A bunch of little, seemingly pointless things add to be a lot in the end game. Nothing can be "too clean". Boiling water is not hot enough to warp metal.
Edited by WeavieWonder (08/31/16 11:08 PM)
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