Emily_stevens Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I just purchased a used Kodak 80 Digital Minilab. The first thing I wanted to do when I got it home was "Clean it"... It hasn't been used for some time and was in need of some TLC. I removed the PC, Scanner and all side panels. Cleaned the whole machine from top to bottom and replaced all items. Next on my list was the racks rails and tank. I removed the rack's and flushed out the rack-compartments with fresh water. Cleaned each compartment one at a time being very careful not to cross contaminate as I moved to each section. The racks and tank compartments were "Full of Crud". I could not even guess what it was bits and bits and particles of who knows what. Anyway, I loosened all contaminates with a clean dish cloth in each compartment and then flushed the whole tank 3 times with tap water. The water in the tank was now "Clear" but I could still see lots of "Bits" swimming around when I shone a torch into the water. 50% was "bits still hanging around in the tank.. the other 50% I think was just the normal "bits" we have in tap water. Anyway, I flushed it one more time with tap water and then flushed a full tank of fresh bottled drinking water through it to remove any small contaminates in the tap water. So here are my questions: Should I use clean bottled water to mix the chemicals or is normal tap water ok even if I don't have a filtration system on my tap water? (My tap water is average, but not crystal clear as with "fresh bottled drinking water" How clean does the tank need to be before I tank up with starter chemicals? Is it normal for the chemicals to have "bits" and particles swimming around. I ask this because even though the tanks look "Really" clean now (hardly surprising after the above flush LOL), even if I was to flush it yet again (even 5 times more)... I know more "bits" and chemical residue will come out of the system every time. Is this ok or do I need to have the tank and racks "Immaculately clean". Any tips on cleaning the racks/tanks/regularity etc greatly appreciated. Thanks and Hi to everyone Emily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 normal tap water should be OK.. Just keep cleaning the actual chemical filters to get rid of the small bits of crud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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