Do you keep chemicals in fridge?

chyeo · 9th October 2003

Normally people keep opened chemicals (eg. developer) in fridge. Is it necessary? I just put in to be safe.

SNAG · 9th October 2003

Read from the other threads that the chemicals may evaporate, and you may fall sick from eating the food that's inside it...

jon33 · 10th October 2003

not in the same fridge as the one i put my food in. developing chemicals are hazardous to health, even in vapour form.

plsoong · 10th October 2003

simple chemistry / biology

the lower the temperature, the less likelyhood of your chemicals reaching its shelf life that fast...the longer it last, the more u can develop over a period of time

i suggest rodinal yes...

anything that has been reconstituted, put into a fridge.

including papers

cheers

PL

Ian · 10th October 2003

Originally Posted by SNAG

Read from the other threads that the chemicals may evaporate, and you may fall sick from eating the food that's inside it...

If they are in properly air tight containers they won't evaporate. I've stored various chemicals in my food fridge for years on and off but only when the darkroom fridge is full.

greg · 10th October 2003

.. I strongly against storing your chemicals in the same fridge...

gc2105 · 10th October 2003

what about film, is it safe to store in the fridge (vege compartment)?

Ansel · 10th October 2003

Originally Posted by gc2105

what about film, is it safe to store in the fridge (vege compartment)?

Should be safe in the vege compartment as long as still in the original cannisters. I've got a few rolls lost in the vege compartment for 15 years and recently found again. B/w still usuable but slightly fogged.

Newman · 11th October 2003

Originally Posted by Ansel

Should be safe in the vege compartment as long as still in the original cannisters. I've got a few rolls lost in the vege compartment for 15 years and recently found again. B/w still usuable but slightly fogged.

I'm amazed. Not that the film is still usable....but your freaking fridge is still working after 15 years?!!!!

Worse still...you never clean the vege compartment for that long?!!!!

chyeo · 12th October 2003

Originally Posted by Newman

I'm amazed. Not that the film is still usable....but your freaking fridge is still working after 15 years?!!!!
Worse still...you never clean the vege compartment for that long?!!!!

9th October 2003	#1
chyeo Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Yishun Posts: 2,563	Do you keep chemicals in fridge? Normally people keep opened chemicals (eg. developer) in fridge. Is it necessary? I just put in to be safe.

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SNAG Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,411	Read from the other threads that the chemicals may evaporate, and you may fall sick from eating the food that's inside it...

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jon33 Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: go north! Posts: 548	not in the same fridge as the one i put my food in. developing chemicals are hazardous to health, even in vapour form.

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plsoong Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,658	simple chemistry / biology the lower the temperature, the less likelyhood of your chemicals reaching its shelf life that fast...the longer it last, the more u can develop over a period of time i suggest rodinal yes... anything that has been reconstituted, put into a fridge. including papers cheers PL

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greg Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 440	.. I strongly against storing your chemicals in the same fridge...

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gc2105 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 58	what about film, is it safe to store in the fridge (vege compartment)?