Using a Jobo forced film washer

Photo Engineer said:

Using this method is not the most efficient method of wash.

not to mention laborious.

PE

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Photo Engineer said:

Using this method is not the most efficient method of wash.

I tested it too.It only worksif done repeadiatelyfor 6 to 10 times. sticking a hose into a tankis far easier

PE

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Photo Engineer said:

Sirius Glass said:

I just repeated pour water into the tank, let it turn for 30 seconds, and empty the tank using the lift.

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Using this method is not the most efficient method of wash.

I tested it out and the chemistry is removed slowly this way. I think that stuff is caught in the lift inlet or something. But my tests do show more carryover this way than by removing the tank and washing with a hose or using a tray for prints.

PE

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Sirius Glass said:

I repeat the process many times.
Time efficient no.
Water efficient yes.
Easier is not always better. Water resources have to be conserved in the southwest US. I rather spend the time than waste water.

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RalphLambrecht said:

you cannoyt waste water.it recycles automatically with the weather.if ya serious, stop flushing the toilet and don't take showers or wash the car:and while ya at it;stop breathing too CO2;rememberlaugh:

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CatLABS said:

You are forgetting the enormous environmental cost of transporting the water, espcially in order to support settlements in otherwise arid places.

RE waste: contaminated water might eventually evaporate and return to its origin in the grand cycle of nature, but it will no longer be viable for most uses, and has a detremental effect on nature. Don't you remember that dead fish icon on the bottles of rodinal, reminding you that discharging the liquid back to nature will have an adverse effect on marine life?

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