[Jewelry making - Article 00363] - Re: [Orchid] Mold growing in pickle pot

[John Burgess]

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>     You suggest using distilled water to mix up the citric acid pickle.
>     * I'm thinking that the water collected from a dehumidifier would
>     work quite well. It is in actuality distilled - being condensed
>     from water vapor in the air... am I right John Burgess?? * 

    G'day; Yes, quite right of course, but it will contain anything that
    had been airborne in the room; mainly bacteria and volatiles. If you
    have a supply of unchlorinated mains water that will be OK, or rain
    water (thats all we have at my house) However, citric acid is not so
    expensive that throwing it out when it starts to get scungy is a bad
    idea. I've always used battery acid, diluted a bit.-- 

Cheers for now,
JohnB of NZ
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