Be careful when you're mixing in the sugar house....Submitted by suboptimal-synthesis t3_121jmeo in vermont
suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdm0swc wrote
I think I'm just going to nail it to the door, as a warning to other, nicer gear to stay away
FlamingYawn13 t1_jdm65et wrote
Was it just water? And was the equipment on when it was exposed?
mikilobe t1_jdmci18 wrote
I'd disconnect and maybe disassemble everything, then use IPA and a soft brush to clean everything. Let it dry for a day in a warm, dry place with good air circulation and I bet it'll still work after reassembling it.
SnooMaps1313 t1_jdmhclg wrote
99.9% isopropyl, often sold as electronics cleaner. Not Heady Topper.
Eye_Like_Ike t1_jdmmsz4 wrote
instructions unclear..... IPA didn't working going to try a DIPA :)
suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmyfvf wrote
I have 200 proof food grade ethanol available because of other work I do here
unfortunately sugar's solubility in ethanol or isopropyl is... not good.
FlamingYawn13 t1_jdmw5jd wrote
I wanna agree but this was hot maple syrup. If that got in between the actual components in the pots there’s gonna be no way to actually clean them short of replacing the entire mechanism. Anything else and you might be fine but this just seems like a total loss to me
mikilobe t1_jdn9m4m wrote
It's a total loss if OP doesn't try, but op only loses IPA if they do. just submerge the whole thing in a tub amd let it soak/ softly scrub. As long as they dry it realy well, it shoudn't hurt anything (might take off the white labels though). I don't know how much these cost, so maybe it's not even worth the trouble. Screwing it to the door like it is, is just going to attract ants though.
resistreclaim t1_jdne38a wrote
Fiddlehead or like Long Trail?
suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmr35d wrote
it was fully finished syrup at about 200F which caused a mason jar to explode and rain glass and syrup all over everything. I figure the lost syrup sets me back $25 which is 1/3 the cost of the mixer.
It was not on, and I am optimistic that it's cleanable, but won't really know until I pop it apart.
FlamingYawn13 t1_jdmvxya wrote
Oh my absolute living god I am so sorry. What brand is that mixer? I can’t see the logo. Because honestly I’d just scrap the unit if possible. Once that syrup dries it’s going to insanely effect the conductivity of any connection you make. And all of your pots are just gonna be gummed to high hell. Was this the only thing that got sprayed?
suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmykie wrote
it's a mackie mix 8 and it was brought in there with the explicit understanding that it might end up nailed to the wall as a warning to nicer gear
the syrup explosion tilts me more than the lost mixer, tbqh. Don't pour hot syrup into cold jars.
FlamingYawn13 t1_jdn3imc wrote
Yea def make a centerpiece out of that.
Or if you compose wait till it dries and hook it up to a dedicate beater mic and something cheap that records. See if you can’t get some weird effect off of it. Then sample it and call it the “warm syrup sample pack.”
Acrobatic-Steak9332 t1_jdn4gzt wrote
Agreed, I heat my bottles up in the oven to 170° before filling. Glad it was the board and not someone's skin !
cyberphunk2077 t1_jdnnnlr wrote
this why pyrex was invented.
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