Quart jar lid and chemicals

[Fusion]

Hi sorry if it's been asked before But ,Are you supposed to flip the jar lid in noman's tek? won't the splastic/rubbery side get dissolved or seep into the spice By the chems??

 

[The Day Tripper]

Yes it will start to damage the seal. You can flip it if you want, but i think it happens even without doing so due to solvent vapors. Although it takes a little while for it to have any noticeable affect.

This is the reason i won't use mason jars with limo anymore. It happens with naptha too, but limo especially will damage the seal and begin to leak out. I have a feeling that its not to healthy to have this happening, especially when you wash and reuse solvent over and over. Contaminants from the seal dissolving will build up over time. Not to even mention the paint on the bottom of some mason lids.

Sep funnels and GG stoppered glassware is a good investment. Mason jars work if you only plan on doing a few extractions, but all glass is really the only way to go in the long run imho.

 

[Fusion]

Yes it will start to damage the seal. You can flip it if you want, but i think it happens even without doing so due to solvent vapors. Although it takes a little while for it to have any noticeable affect.

This is the reason i won't use mason jars with limo anymore. It happens with naptha too, but limo especially will damage the seal and begin to leak out. I have a feeling that its not to healthy to have this happening, especially when you wash and reuse solvent over and over. Contaminants from the seal dissolving will build up over time. Not to even mention the paint on the bottom of some mason lids.

Sep funnels and GG stoppered glassware is a good investment. Mason jars work if you only plan on doing a few extractions, but all glass is really the only way to go in the long run imho.

So would you recommend just using it normally?

 

[The Day Tripper]

Yes it will start to damage the seal. You can flip it if you want, but i think it happens even without doing so due to solvent vapors. Although it takes a little while for it to have any noticeable affect.

This is the reason i won't use mason jars with limo anymore. It happens with naptha too, but limo especially will damage the seal and begin to leak out. I have a feeling that its not to healthy to have this happening, especially when you wash and reuse solvent over and over. Contaminants from the seal dissolving will build up over time. Not to even mention the paint on the bottom of some mason lids.

Sep funnels and GG stoppered glassware is a good investment. Mason jars work if you only plan on doing a few extractions, but all glass is really the only way to go in the long run imho.

So would you recommend just using it normally?

You won't run into any problems using mason lids. It works fine, just be prepared to buy new lids each extraction. That's been my personal experience, but i do a/b's with lots of shaking. Generally mason jars work fine, just don't use the same lids too long, if you want to be extra safe discard the lid after each extraction. Might be able to re-use them a few times if your not shaking/emulsifying.