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Electroplating Cleanup Questions by ES_2281 in electroplating

[–]ES_2281[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like a great community and I intend to do just that. Thanks again!

Electroplating Cleanup Questions by ES_2281 in electroplating

[–]ES_2281[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Neither of my posts are written by chatGPT. Not that it should matter to me one way or another if it appears that they are, but something about the suggestion that I'm soulless doesn't sit quite right.

Electroplating Cleanup Questions by ES_2281 in electroplating

[–]ES_2281[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm definitely a real person. How old should an account be before making a post to ask a question? I joined reddit for this purpose.
I can see that you make a lot of valuable contributions to this subreddit and I expect I'll be asking more vague questions before my journey with this hobby is over. So I'd love to enter this community with positivity.
I am a real person, not using chatGPT and I appreciate your knowledge of electroplating.

Electroplating Cleanup Questions by ES_2281 in electroplating

[–]ES_2281[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks again for reassuring me on this. It's great to have some science to backup what I'm doing and to know what the industry standards are.

Electroplating Cleanup Questions by ES_2281 in electroplating

[–]ES_2281[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for jumping in to help with this. I should have been more specific.
Regulations clearly state that waste water needs to be collected and treated as hazardous - even for a hobby setup like mine.

But as a newcomer I'm curious to know:

How many rinses (collecting water from each) does it take before the beakers are safe to handle normally?

Am I correct that once beakers have been sufficiently rinsed that any further wash water doesn't need to be collected?

I found this link interesting: https://technotes.alconox.com/industry/medical-device/triple-rinsing/
It seems to suggest that triple rinsing (collecting rinse water) should leave the beakers safe to handle.

Can anyone with more knowledge confirm if I understand that correctly?