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Old 01/08/2008, 02:55 PM
broke1 broke1 is offline
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Had a slight mishap with an Ro container.

Fabric softener sheets fell in one of the Brute cans. I dumped the water, rinsed the can, refilled with water and bleach, rinsed again and now it is filled with water and vinegar. Is there anything else that needs to be done before I can start refilling with Ro water?
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Old 01/08/2008, 02:57 PM
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When you say rinsing with water, is it RO water? RO water has wonderful abiliites to pull chemicals out of plastic.
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Old 01/08/2008, 02:57 PM
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I doubt vinager and bleach were needed. I good diluting and flushing probably would have done the trick.
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Old 01/08/2008, 03:02 PM
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So it should be fine?


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When you say rinsing with water, is it RO water? RO water has wonderful abiliites to pull chemicals out of plastic.
No, just from the hose. My surplus of RO was unfortunately wiped out in the event.
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:26 PM
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I would fill it with RO leave it for a day to 2 and then dump then fill again and use the new water from the second time.
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