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thought i was going mad <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

Sorry to here, that a lot of beer to chuck.

Plastic buckets are great and cheap but do have a finite life time.

What a pain! <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> Did this bug get past the bleach and vinegar killer?

Like the big type font on this article (eyes failing in middle age <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->)

If a nasty is hiding in a crack or scratch in the surface it doesn't matter what you use to sanitise, because the sani can't get at it.

The large type wasn't intentional. Not sure what I did that caused that.

[quote:2zy21otw]Not sure what I did that caused that[/quote:2zy21otw]

nasty bug moves from bin to web <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->

i feel your pain. i chucked the best part of 50L last year. i stopped using one of my buckets and so far everything has been fine...but recently i went back to the bucket as a secondary and have had no bad effects. i did buy some iodophor and gave it a few soakings in different solutions including a bleach and vinegar. not really sure what the problem was but i usually let the buckets soak for a few hours if not overnight just to be somewhat sure. it is a little worse though when the infection hits late and you have already bottled...especially if you are giving it to friends <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt="" title="Embarassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->

Has anyone tried using a strong caustic solution and leaving it in the bucket for a few hours. Casutic generally kills everything including those foolish to abuse it. It also does a spanking job of cleaning corrosive safe equipment good enough for big pharma.