Originally posted by Muestereate
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
AD IN POSts
Collapse
Travel bottles and spilage
Collapse
X
-
I'm just looking for a stopper and a tube. Maybe something to hold the bottle in a pot of heated water. If I heat the water to around 75c the alcohol should start to evaporate. If I can find a cheap boiling flask or still apparatus, even better.
Man has been boiling the alcohol out of mixtures for a long time.
Comment
-
Take pictures before you unseal the bag? Contact customer service before you open the bag?
I'm finding my own personal habits are not securely double checking the cap. When I spray i'm usually holding clothing or balancing bottles at the same time and I don't fully snap the lid and twist the sprayer.
My losses look to have slowed since I double check and snap the caps. I'm inside an insulated box so temp extremes are less likely. The outside of the box is 60 to 80 degrees. I could move it into a more stable spot come to think of it.
I'm sticking with siphon Idea. The products i have not primed by using them are stable for the last week or so.
Comment
-
I recall a similar delivery in the summer, can you check for tight sprayers? I mean instead of the caps. There are three possible leak points. 1 or even all could be culprits. We have the siphon idea and though your package probably flew, since they weren't primed, we can rule that out. 2nd is simply are the caps screwed on tight. I've noticed these threads are loose tolerance, they loosen it seems by themselves. It could be temp shifts but the bottle and sprayer seem similar materials. Lastly, could it be the fitting between the nozzle head and the sleeve it slides up and down in? I've never gotten a physical drip but its the only other place I can think the leaks might come from.
Comment
-
Update #4.
Tried the PXS 10ml bottles and some bottles from Amazon in a water tight Plano tackle box.
Failure.
The water tight box did not make a difference.
I also took 9 2ml togo bottles and as far as I can tell, they did not leak.
Also 1 3ml bottle of AV oil, it leaked a little but I think I did not have the cap on tight enough.
I just order some 5 ml bottles from AFF and will be testing those soon.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Oncearound View PostUpdate #4.
Tried the PXS 10ml bottles and some bottles from Amazon in a water tight Plano tackle box.
Failure.
The water tight box did not make a difference.
I also took 9 2ml togo bottles and as far as I can tell, they did not leak.
Also 1 3ml bottle of AV oil, it leaked a little but I think I did not have the cap on tight enough.
I just order some 5 ml bottles from AFF and will be testing those soon.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Bloodburn View Post
I think the best possible way is to replicate what PXS does when shipping oil with spray. Take the cap with the tube out and find a regular bottle cap to screw it shut?
Not to mention, it wont be long until the tubes get mixed up and cross-contamination will ensue.
Comment
-
Originally posted by nephil View PostI just used parafilm tape again, worked like a charm.
For the past couple of months every time I go out locally, the weather has been shit and not much of a female crowd to try out my purchases.
Comment
-
Parafilm is used to cover the cap down to the neck. You will have to tear off the parafilm first to use the sprayer but PTFE is used on the threads before screwing close the cap. Liquid may still leak through the nozzle but air or liquid cannot get in or leak out through the neck.
Comment
-
I use these:
Put plumbers tape:
PTFE Tape (1/2 in. x 260 in.) adds extra seal on any threaded joints. Can be used on threading in plastic, brass, and aluminum, galvanized steel and black iron piping. For use on NPT threads up to 3/8
over the screw, under the cap. Flying, the air pressure may push the liquid up the nozzle. Make sure the line is empty by spraying back into the bottle to empty the line (or spritz yourself, lol) reassemble and cap. So far I haven't had any issues with the plumbers tape, I just empty the line for good measure if flying. This works for me. My 2cYou're never too old to learn NuTrix ^_~
- Likes 2
Comment
Ad down
Collapse
Comment