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PREPARATION
A five gallon metal bucket must be used for processing your dirty solvent. The bucket must have unobstructed
openings in the top. Remove all caps and plastic pour spouts, a bucket with the entire top removed also works well.
If a bucket with the entire top removed is used, prepare a space for the internal ground clamp by pinching a space on
the lip with pliers and bending inward; creating a short horizontal lip.
If you choose to use Sidewinder processing bags (see your Sidewinder dealer), you must, nevertheless, still use a
bucket. Just place the Sidewinder processing bag in a clean open top bucket and fold down the sides like lining a
waste can. For best results when using Sidewinder processing bags, start with a clean open top bucket, bags may
stick to dirty buckets with paint or coatings residue.
With all the chemicals available for use and all the different brand names it is impractical to try to list them all here
(see
SOLVENTS TO PROCESS ). Always check the material safety data sheet for hazard data. Do not process any
solvent you cannot identify. Always use appropriate gloves, eye protection and respirator when handling solvents.
Fill the prepared metal cooking bucket with the waste solvent to be processed to 4 inches from the top. Do not
overfill. Leave at least 4 inches from the top for expansion.
The clean solvent receiving vessel capacity for a batch style solvent distillation unit must be twice the batch size. A
Sidewinder batch is Approximately five U.S. gallons. Use an empty five gallon metal bucket or an empty five
gallon safety can to collect the clean processed solvent and place it in a secondary collection containment vessel
with a capacity to adequately hold a full bucket of solvent plus five gallons (see your Sidewinder dealer).
Put Teflon® seal tape on the two solvent outlet pipes threads and install the clean solvent outlet tubes provided.
While holding the outlet pipes with a pipe wrench, tighten securely. (Torque to 190 inch pounds)
DANGER! -WARNING!-
DO NOT PROCESS COMPOUNDS OF NITROCELLULOSE,
CELLULOSE NITRATE , ACIDS
OR ANY UNSTABLE REACTIVES
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