Old chemical tanks

alright so looking for opinions.thoughts etc

there is an auction upcoming in my area this week that has 100's of stainless tanks/kettles and random other stainless stuff.. i was really excited when I saw it listed until I realized its from an old chemical processing plant... now my first reaction is this would be no good for brewing/fermenting or anything to do with anything consumable... but is this true since its stainless?

Could this be alright to used since stainless doesnt absorb ?

thanks in advance for the feedback

For me, without knowing the chemicals, I wouldn't take the chance even if stainless steel should not absorb anything. Some chemicals can kill you in parts per trillion!!!

I would imagine that if a tank is for h20 only it would be labeled though. Other than that I likely wouldn't mess with it unless you know what you are getting.

that was my thought as well. Just figured I would reassure myself that it wasn't worth heading to the auction

kh54s10 said:

For me, without knowing the chemicals, I wouldn't take the chance even if stainless steel should not absorb anything. Some chemicals can kill you in parts per trillion!!!

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soccerRef said:

that was my thought as well. Just figured I would reassure myself that it wasn't worth heading to the auction

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Good choice IMO.

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Where is the auction? Might have a contact or 2 that would know the use of the equipment.

Since they are getting sold at a public auction and not being sent to Yuma Mountain I'd assume they didn't hold radioactive material or cyanide. Definitely double check what they did hold but I would bet the contents were pretty benign.


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Just lick them and see what they taste like.

Joke. Don't do that. I agree that calling the auction house and finding a way to contact the seller will get you the answers you are looking for.


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the auction is at an old film chemical processing plant ( Eastman Kodak )

When is the auction going down?

If Kodak was the last to use them I'd be pretty sure they would be pretty clean. ( PRETTY SURE ? ).. Look for pitting or caked on gunk.

This is a link to MSDS info for all the Kodak chemicals used.. Most are benign (acids, very soluble salts and the like) and clean up with just water, however there are a few that may be questionable. This goes only for glass or stainless steel, anything other I would not touch at all.

Hope this helps

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=4648

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