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Offline kamiyu

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Activated charcoal cleaning
« on: July 15, 2014, 08:54:00 AM »
acivated charcoal is sometimes useful but cleaning it may be a nightmare. I got some stuck in my sinter glass filter. Anyone has idea about how to clean it??
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2014, 09:34:37 AM »
Burn it?
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2014, 10:07:15 AM »
It won't make any difference to your filtrations. Cleaning is not worth it. A lot of mine were covered in charcoal, had absolutely no effect on the products.
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2014, 10:07:50 AM »
Hmm.... Can I burn my sinter glass funnel???

I am considering potassium permanganate
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2014, 12:34:03 PM »
You can burn almost anything it's just a matter of how much heat you apply. Really it's not worth the effort.
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2014, 03:39:07 PM »
Quote from: kamiyu on July 15, 2014, 10:07:50 AM
Hmm.... Can I burn my sinter glass funnel???

Take @disco's advice. I was only half serious.
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2014, 04:01:29 PM »
Quote from: kamiyu on July 15, 2014, 10:07:50 AM
Hmm.... Can I burn my sinter glass funnel???

I am considering potassium permanganate

Wont work most likely. Its not worth cleaning but it was said before. We usualy use funnels which are already messed with charcoal to filter charcoal. I didnt notice any impurities in product either
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2014, 01:13:46 AM »
The activated carbon is performing the same function in a sense as the other filtration material in that sinter glass filter, so get over your preconceived notions and stop being so racist and accept that activated carbon can coexist peacefully with the sinter glass filter material.
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2014, 02:14:33 PM »
Excuse me, Furanone. What did you mean by "stop being so racist"??
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2014, 02:38:19 PM »
It was an attempt to be funny, but not very successful. Please accept my apology.
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2014, 06:49:55 PM »
Quote from: Furanone on July 19, 2014, 02:38:19 PM
It was an attempt to be funny, but not very successful. Please accept my apology.

Was successful as far as  I was concerned. :)
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Re: Activated charcoal cleaning
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2014, 03:17:59 AM »
Of course you would find it funny -- you were the one who suggested burning it!  :P
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