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Disposing of Ultrasonic Solution Safely
Why not to pour ultrasonic solution down the drain, and how to evaporate it and add the sludge to your refining bucket instead.
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๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บโ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.โฃ
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๐งช Chemicals, heavy metals, and fine particles (like those found in jewelry-making solutions) can pass through treatment facilities and end up in rivers, oceans, or groundwater.โฃ
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Instead, I pour my used solution into a shallow tray and let it dry out in the sun. Once itโs fully evaporated, I scrape out the leftover sludge and add it to my refining bucket. I also make sure to wipe the ultrasonic with a paper towelโwhich goes straight into my dirty sweeps. Every little bit of gold and silver adds up! ๐๐งโก๏ธ๐ฐโฃ
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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐? ๐๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐! ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ!โฃ
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๐งช Chemicals, heavy metals, and fine particles (like those found in jewelry-making solutions) can pass through treatment facilities and end up in rivers, oceans, or groundwater.โฃ
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Instead, I pour my used solution into a shallow tray and let it dry out in the sun. Once itโs fully evaporated, I scrape out the leftover sludge and add it to my refining bucket. I also make sure to wipe the ultrasonic with a paper towelโwhich goes straight into my dirty sweeps. Every little bit of gold and silver adds up! ๐๐งโก๏ธ๐ฐโฃ
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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐? ๐๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐! ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ!โฃ
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