tom_higgins4

I have been using for many years, the 5 liter boxes and bladders that wine is sold in today in stores. When the wine is used up, ( I ask all my friends to save them )I open the box and remove bladder and pop off the spigot and wash and rinse thoroughly. Then, I pour in the chemical, and purge all the air out by squeezing blader while cracking open the spigot. I then return bladder to box after rinsing and drying it, and tape shut. Then I mark distinctly, usually by taping the kodak package to box and then date it. I then store these in the dark. I 0nly work in black and white, and use D-76, Dektol, Kodak fixer, and permawash, and over the years ( 10+ years) I have never had a problem. Because there is no air inside the bladder with chemical, and I store them in the dark, I have used these chemicals sometimes at two and three times the recommended shelf life.

Tom, in Florida

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Having worked for many years with B & W darkroom, I have been using a unique storage system for my chemicals for years with excellent success. I save discarded wine boxes that some wines are sold in today. Using a butter knife, I pry the spout out and rinse interior bladder thoroughly and use them to store my chemicals by reinstalling the spout and purging every bit of air out. Then, I place wine bladder back in box and tape shut. I ALEWAYS MARK BOX TO INSURE NO ONE MISTAKES FOR WINE, and attach label with name and mix date. By storing in this manner, without any air, I have used chemicals many months after expiration date without a failure. As an added assurance, I store these filled boxes in a dark area. In some areas, these can be bought in 5 liter boxes, and in other places, 3 liters. Tom