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Alternatives to iso
#26956633 - 09/26/20 07:49 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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A friend of mine recently received a toxic chemical fume complaint because of the fumes of isopropyl alcohol from his in-home grow lab. Recently, I've also noticed the smell making it's way out of my place sometimes too. Any ideas for ventilating in such a way as to remove the odor or alternatives to iso for disinfecting?
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Re: Alternatives to iso *DELETED* [Re: ahatchingegg] 1
#26956647 - 09/26/20 08:01 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Reason for deletion: Don't mix vinegar and bleach. It will make chlorine gas.
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: Vinci] 2
#26956685 - 09/26/20 08:47 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ethyl alcohol. Smell like a distillery not a lab..dunno what to tell you. Honestly if they are using that much ISO, that people are complaining, they need to figure out their clean technique a bit better and lay off overcompensating with ISO
ISO is not a substitute for poor clean technique.
Overusing that shit will actually cause you more problems than it helps solve..
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Good lord. How much iso was being used?
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Must of been quite a bit!
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: GTEED]
#26956760 - 09/26/20 09:42 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hydrogen peroxide. in a spray bottle.
OR
Diluted antibacterial soap. In a spray bottle.
I use soap in my SAB instead of iso. iso is very flammable, especially atomized and mixed with air in a closed place like an SAB. Could form a low-explosive bomb if the conditions are right.
I'm amazed people use it for that.... with flame sterilization, it seems like a bad idea.
I spray the inside and top (bottom) of my SAB with the soap solution from a mister bottle before I work, and get few contams. Works great.
I also use a UV flashlight to help find contams, esp when agar into grain jars, and when pouring colonized jars into sub.
sometimes I use a camera wipe with iso to wipe off rubber gloves if I want to reuses them. But never for large scale decontm.
I do spray my workspace with lysol before working, which has some kind of alcohol, but it has a lot of other things that kill germs, so you don't need as much alcohol. Plus I let the small room sit ten minutes after that before working in there.
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Keep iso fumes away from actual grows. It's bad for the shroom grow.
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: nektar61] 1
#26957212 - 09/27/20 09:48 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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nektar61 said: Hydrogen peroxide.
Diluted antibacterial soap.
I use soap in my SAB instead of iso. iso is very flammable, especially atomized and mixed with air in a closed place like an SAB. Could form a low-explosive bomb if the conditions are right.
I'm amazed people use it for that.... with flame sterilization, it seems like a bad idea.
I spray the inside and top (bottom) of my SAB with the soap solution from a mister bottle before I work, and get few contams. Works great.
I also use a UV flashlight to help find contams, esp when agar into grain jars, and when pouring colonized jars into sub.
sometimes I use a camera wipe with iso to wipe off rubber gloves if I want to reuses them. But never for large scale decontm.
I do spray my workspace with lysol before working, which has some kind of alcohol, but it has a lot of other things that kill germs, so you don't need as much alcohol. Plus I let the small room sit ten minutes after that before working in there.
Awesome advice, thx
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: Vinci]
#26957231 - 09/27/20 10:02 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Vinci said: vinegar diluted with a lil bleach works in a pinch but that shit smells wildin too, doesnt evap, slippery, anyone else?
Are you out of your fucking mind!? Nice way to create poisonous chlorine gas!
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verum subsequentis said: Good lord. How much iso was being used?
I really can't fathom how much alcohol it takes to receive complaints lol. Like from neighbors across the hall?
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: Sandstone]
#26957291 - 09/27/20 10:56 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sandstone said:
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nektar61 said: Hydrogen peroxide.
Diluted antibacterial soap.
I use soap in my SAB instead of iso. iso is very flammable, especially atomized and mixed with air in a closed place like an SAB. Could form a low-explosive bomb if the conditions are right.
I'm amazed people use it for that.... with flame sterilization, it seems like a bad idea.
I spray the inside and top (bottom) of my SAB with the soap solution from a mister bottle before I work, and get few contams. Works great.
I also use a UV flashlight to help find contams, esp when agar into grain jars, and when pouring colonized jars into sub.
sometimes I use a camera wipe with iso to wipe off rubber gloves if I want to reuses them. But never for large scale decontm.
I do spray my workspace with lysol before working, which has some kind of alcohol, but it has a lot of other things that kill germs, so you don't need as much alcohol. Plus I let the small room sit ten minutes after that before working in there.
Awesome advice, thx
You're welcome. Lemme know how it goes. No one else is recommending just soap or using a UV light, and I'm new but they both work well.
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: Tormato]
#26957295 - 09/27/20 10:58 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tormato said:
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Vinci said: vinegar diluted with a lil bleach works in a pinch but that shit smells wildin too, doesnt evap, slippery, anyone else?
Are you out of your fucking mind!? Nice way to create poisonous chlorine gas! 
Shit I didn't even read that one before bod nixed it.
That would be hilarious if it weren't terrifying.
that's like kitchen rules 101.
Adding Vinci to my "Do not listen to" list.
Any bad advice I've given might cause lower growth.
Vinci's bad advice could kill or cripple you.
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: nektar61]
#26957474 - 09/27/20 01:35 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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nektar61 said:
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Sandstone said:
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nektar61 said: Hydrogen peroxide.
Diluted antibacterial soap.
I use soap in my SAB instead of iso. iso is very flammable, especially atomized and mixed with air in a closed place like an SAB. Could form a low-explosive bomb if the conditions are right.
I'm amazed people use it for that.... with flame sterilization, it seems like a bad idea.
I spray the inside and top (bottom) of my SAB with the soap solution from a mister bottle before I work, and get few contams. Works great.
I also use a UV flashlight to help find contams, esp when agar into grain jars, and when pouring colonized jars into sub.
sometimes I use a camera wipe with iso to wipe off rubber gloves if I want to reuses them. But never for large scale decontm.
I do spray my workspace with lysol before working, which has some kind of alcohol, but it has a lot of other things that kill germs, so you don't need as much alcohol. Plus I let the small room sit ten minutes after that before working in there.
Awesome advice, thx
You're welcome. Lemme know how it goes. No one else is recommending just soap or using a UV light, and I'm new but they both work well.
No offense, but no one is recommending them because they're not good suggestions. Use a ten percent bleach solution in a pinch.
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: shroomflow] 1
#26958040 - 09/27/20 09:45 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yo, my honest apologies everyone. No harm intended, just a very dumbass move. Read this on another forum when researching what to do when stores around donโt have iso. I used it myself, ha, glad Iโm good. Anyhow I deserve the reputation damage and I love you all.
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ahatchingegg said: A friend of mine recently received a toxic chemical fume complaint because of the fumes of isopropyl alcohol from his in-home grow lab. Recently, I've also noticed the smell making it's way out of my place sometimes too. Any ideas for ventilating in such a way as to remove the odor or alternatives to iso for disinfecting?
No idea besides open windows to remove odors but the best alternative to iso is impeccable technique in a still air box or in front of a flowhood
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Re: Alternatives to iso [Re: Psicomb]
#26958213 - 09/28/20 01:21 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've been using antibacterial wipes for the outside of jars and the SAB. I don't know if I' really an expert though
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