I’m not just being rude. There is actual suction in this story.
The CDC wasn’t open today, but I had gobs of sorting and cleaning to do. When we first moved in I threw a bunch of stuff in the cupboards and left it as-is. Today I made a stab at fixing it. It went alright.
Well, mostly alright.
Another job was to decant a five-gallon bucket of commercial dish soap into some smaller containers. When we first got the dishwasher, the company said this would be the cheapest way to go. Sadly, there isn’t space under the sink.
(A long time ago I portioned out the rinse stuff, too. That’s what the blue liquid in the containers is.) I tried to work on the detergent before I left for Christmas, but it’s pretty splashy and burny. I sealed it back up and waited until I could get a siphon.
It would have gone more smoothly if I had read the directions, and even when it was working it was sloooooooow. But it’s done, so that’s good.
Brad says
You didn’t just start the siphon with your mouth? Ha! I always think it’s crazy when I see people do that on tv and movies with gasoline. Do people really do that? It seems like that would kill you, or at least make you really sick.
Lauren says
Yeah, I have some fear after a story about a guy at a restaurant being served (commercial) dish detergent that had been stored in a wine bottle. He died. Lesson? Always label your containers.
http://www.eater.com/2015/6/18/8805047/restaurant-killed-customer-detergent-wine-spain
Deborah says
Great. One more thing to worry about.
Kristi says
My school kids used to start the siphon with their mouths when they cleaned out the fish tank. I always gave strong, verbal warnings about getting the water into their mouths, but they insisted anyway.