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Subject: [DCHAS-L] One Pass Water Flooding Incidents
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 3:47:59 PM
Author: Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] One Pass Water Flooding Incidents
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 13:06:53 -0700
Author: NEAL LANGERMAN

From: Craig Merlic <merlic**At_Symbol_Here**CHEM.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] One Pass Water Flooding Incidents
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 13:06:08 -0700
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: 952BD8EE-0E67-45C2-B089-0297AE89C6B7**At_Symbol_Here**chem.ucla.edu


Debbie,

 

I don't know of a chemistry department that hasn't had a flood due to a water condenser! We have had a few in the last ten years, but sorry no pictures.

 

The Findenser air condenser is a great product and I know that UC Santa Cruz bought a bunch as a water saving method. It is also a safer product since it eliminates the possibility of water flowing into heating mantles or oil baths. In earthquake country (California) it also keeps working if the power and water go out.

Best,

Craig

 

 

Craig A. Merlic

Professor of Chemistry

UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Executive Director 

UC Center for Laboratory Safety

http://cls.ucla.edu

Los Angeles, CA  90095-1569

Voice:  310-825-5466

 

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> on behalf of "Debbie M. Decker" <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU>
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 12:54 PM
To: <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] One Pass Water Flooding Incidents

 

Hi All:

 

I have a couple of hold-outs who insist on using one-pass water in reflux condensers and the like.  The "California is in constant drought" argument gets me nowhere.

 

So I'm looking for flooding incidents when the tubing popped off the condenser and flooded the lab or building, etc.  Images would be awesome.

 

Thanks!

 

Best,

Debbie

 

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

Councilor and Programming Co-Chair

University of California, Davis

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

 

Birkett's hypothesis: "Any chemical reaction

that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."

 

 

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