It's not neccesary to clean off the darkness..only remove the loose
stuff. The electrode just gets darkened again very soon so scrubbing it
off is pointless and you remove a lot of silver along with it that you
could otherwise use.
Also, scrubbing with the green thingie smooths the surface of the
electrode [by removing silver]
A rough pitted electrode has more surface area and lowers current density
somewhat and provides a surface for any deposits to stick to better so they
don't wind up in the water.
It actually works better if it's not smooth.
One way to remove the darkness without scrubbing is to place the
electrodes in hydrogen peroxide but only for a few minutes. H2O2 cleans
them pretty fast but if you leave them in it, they'll turn black again.
Be sure to rinse the H2O2 off with distilled water before using the
electrodes again. Allowing them to dry completely probably does the trick too.
If you get some peroxide into your batch while making CS, all sorts of
weird things can happen.
If you have a batch that's gone yellow, as little as 4 drops of peroxide
per liter will clear it up in a few days. But don't ever use that to start
another batch.
Ode
At 01:17 PM 6/11/2003 -0700, you wrote:
Hi Ruth,
I usually pour all of the brewed batch into my storage vessel because I
brew so little at a time (8oz) as per the instructions that came with the
generator, the instructions also said that I should use a scouring pad
after each brewing cycle to clean off the dark buildup on the rods. Does
only using a coffee filter clean off all the dark buildup?
Ruth Bertella <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Jean -
For what it's worth, I don't clean my jars when I am brewing up one batch
after another (there's no build up of any kind so I don't see the need
to). When I'm through for the night, I turn my jar upside down on a white
paper towel to dry. I only wash the jar when I see a very slight film on
it or maybe every couple days just to be sure. I leave an inch or so of
the CS in the jar and use a bottle brush I have dedicated to only cleaning
up my CS jars/utensils/etc. (I use CS as the cleaner since soap has gotten
a somewhat bad rap in here). After cleaning, I rinse the jar in distilled
water and drain the jar on a white paper towel. I clean the rods by
gently wiping them off with a coffee filter.
Hope this Helps..... Ruth
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>Jean DeMasters
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Proper jar cleaning
Thanx for the feedback I'll give both a try to see what works best for me,
however I don't have a drill so what should I be using or not using as a
cleaning agent.
Jean
Jack Dayton <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Medwith, Robert6/11/03 5:30 AM
I wrote on this once before.
Look around in the dollar stores for plastic handled toilet (ROUND) brushes
that at some point narrow down
to 1/2 cut here and now it will fit in a 1/2 chuck Drill Motor.
This set up with a little water makes it a lot easier to clean jars.
I use this set up to clean 1 gallon jars it works on quart jars also.
**************************
Hi Bob,
Why wouldn't you use a "Bottle Brush" instead,
it would probably be less expensive?
Cleaning the interior of containers is what they
were designed to do. You can find one at most
supermarkets.
Jack
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