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mikilobe t1_jdmci18 wrote

Reply to comment by FlamingYawn13 in Be careful when you're mixing in the sugar house.... by suboptimal-synthesis

I'd disconnect and maybe disassemble everything, then use IPA and a soft brush to clean everything. Let it dry for a day in a warm, dry place with good air circulation and I bet it'll still work after reassembling it.

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SnooMaps1313 t1_jdmhclg wrote

99.9% isopropyl, often sold as electronics cleaner. Not Heady Topper.

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Eye_Like_Ike t1_jdmmsz4 wrote

instructions unclear..... IPA didn't working going to try a DIPA :)

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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmyfvf wrote

I have 200 proof food grade ethanol available because of other work I do here

unfortunately sugar's solubility in ethanol or isopropyl is... not good.

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dw0r t1_jdogl06 wrote

Distilled water then?

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deadowl t1_jdt7i1u wrote

Definitely need to flush out anything corrosive asap with how small circuit board connectors can be these days compared to even 20 years ago.

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FlamingYawn13 t1_jdmw5jd wrote

I wanna agree but this was hot maple syrup. If that got in between the actual components in the pots there’s gonna be no way to actually clean them short of replacing the entire mechanism. Anything else and you might be fine but this just seems like a total loss to me

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mikilobe t1_jdn9m4m wrote

It's a total loss if OP doesn't try, but op only loses IPA if they do. just submerge the whole thing in a tub amd let it soak/ softly scrub. As long as they dry it realy well, it shoudn't hurt anything (might take off the white labels though). I don't know how much these cost, so maybe it's not even worth the trouble. Screwing it to the door like it is, is just going to attract ants though.

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