Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:04:12 -0000
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From: vijay sane <vsane**At_Symbol_Here**REDIFFMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Transferring Solvents
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I entirely agree with Carole. We also use syphon pump without any problem of leakges. Only thing about keeping the bigger and smaller capacity bottles/cans is to do the transfers in hood chamber. regards Vijay Sane On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:43:44 +0530 wrote >Have you thought about using a syphon or tubing pump?  It's what we use for transferring ClO2 from 5 gal jugs to 1L bottles > > >-Carole > x 5401 >253 249-6709 (cell) >No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. >Hunter S. Thompson > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Tyler Rose >Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:34 AM >To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: [DCHAS-L] Transferring Solvents > >I'm looking for a way to transfer solvents (i.e. dichloromethane, hexane, etc.) from 19 L metals cans to smaller containers that minimizes spillage and fumes.   >I've had trouble with leakage from hand pumps in the past, but maybe certain brands are better than others? > --=_a9ed086d6ed26dc375793cf041e8efa1

I entirely agree with Carole. We also use syphon pump without any problem o f leakges. Only thing about keeping the bigger and smaller capacity bottles /cans is to do the transfers in hood chamber.

regards

Vijay Sane

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:43:44 +0530 wrote
>Have you thought about using a syphon or tubing pump? =A0It's what we use for transferring ClO2 from 5 gal jugs to 1L bottles
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>-Carole
> x 5401
>253 249-6709 (cell)
>No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and n o man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
>Hunter S. Thompson
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>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of T yler Rose
>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:34 AM
>To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: [DCHAS-L] Transferring Solvents
>
>I'm looking for a way to transfer solvents (i.e. dichloromethane, hexane, etc.) from 19 L metals cans to smaller containers that minimizes spillage a nd fumes. =A0
>I've had trouble with leakage from hand pumps in the past, but maybe certa in brands are better than others?
> --=_a9ed086d6ed26dc375793cf041e8efa1--

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