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RRP
RRP Posts: 26,455
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I've always been someone who cleans new items before being used for food. I was able to remove that bottom stainless steel skirt as well as the pump cap by finally resorting to using a set of rubber pipe wrenches. Man were they tight! I was very surprised to find all the grease and manufacturing residue on the inside of that skirt. I really recommend you clean it or at least look at it before you use it.
Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Not to disagree with you but, isn't the food sealed in a ziplock or foodsaver bag?
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Jeremiah said:
    Not to disagree with you but, isn't the food sealed in a ziplock or foodsaver bag?
    Clean the bag too.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Yes but that grease and debris would become a coating on the container and at least the initial bags of food. The instruction booklet discusses maintenance including washing that skirt. I was just surprised at how dirty and greasy it was for something brand new. 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Legume said:
    Jeremiah said:
    Not to disagree with you but, isn't the food sealed in a ziplock or foodsaver bag?
    Clean the bag too.
    So what you are saying is you reuse the bags? I was just planning on FS bags and pitching or for larger pieces 1 gallon ZipLoc bags, but again single use.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    Oops, I just filled up my container plopped the Anova in, threw a pork loin in,and hit go.

    After using it I disassembled it and it was clean.  One thing I like about it, just circulating hot water.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
    I bet to say it is assembled with waterproof grease  
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Geez Ron, you must have bought the really cheap model.  Thanks for the warning ... mine was clean.  But, damn was it tight ...

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    McStew said:
    I bet to say it is assembled with waterproof grease  
    I'm sure you are right about the machine itself, but I'm talking about the stainless steel tubing base they call the skirt. It is meant to be removed and cleaned. I was just surprised how dirty mine was inside! Hey, maybe my dirty skirt was the only one some disgruntled employee fouled before being fired that morning!  =) I just know I am glad I caught it before using mine and I thought a heads up post might help others.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Jeepster47 said:
    Geez Ron, you must have bought the really cheap model.  Thanks for the warning ... mine was clean.  But, damn was it tight ...
    Thanks at least for agreeing how tight that skirt was! Was your bottom cap also a bear like mine? I wrestled with both for some time before I grabbed my 2 rubber strap pipe wrenches and even then it was a struggle.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Didn't have to use straps.  The skirt came off hard but with bare hands.  The cap was really stuck.  Soaked it in hot water for a few minutes and then used some rubber gripper sheets to get the bottom cap off.

    Ran both of them on/off a number of times to smooth out the bumps.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    I used a pother lifter.  Like a duffel bag.  Popped right off.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Yup - just proves once again this father and son tag team are a couple brutes when it comes to dealing with getting tight skirts off! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    Just put a few drops of Dawn in the water while you use it. that'll clean it right up while you cook. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Oops, I just filled up my container plopped the Anova in, threw a pork loin in,and hit go.

    After using it I disassembled it and it was clean.  One thing I like about it, just circulating hot water.
    Didn't you "plop" something else in too.... 




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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    I'd ask Lit what he'd do Ron, personally.  You know just to make sure you're not steering no one away.  
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    HeavyG said:
    Just put a few drops of Dawn in the water while you use it. that'll clean it right up while you cook. :)
    Sure - but had I not removed it first I wouldn't have seen how dirty it was so what you are suggesting is leave it alone (which I didn't) and shoot some Dawn Dirty Duck cleaning soap in there! LOL
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    RRP said:
    Jeepster47 said:
    Geez Ron, you must have bought the really cheap model.  Thanks for the warning ... mine was clean.  But, damn was it tight ...
    Thanks at least for agreeing how tight that skirt was! Was your bottom cap also a bear like mine? I wrestled with both for some time before I grabbed my 2 rubber strap pipe wrenches and even then it was a struggle.
    I've never had an issue getting a skirt off. Try some alcohol next time to get it looser.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    edited February 2016
    @tarheelmatt I earned that!  Just pulled my phone out of the bag of rice today.  Seems to be working :)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,710
    I got the Kickstarter version back in late 2014, if anything the steel skirt has always been too loose, I have trouble keeping it tight, they must have changed the thread tolerance.  By the way, not sure if they've changed the 'twist' orientation of the bottom plastic cap, mine is 'righty loosy'.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    @tarheelmatt I earned that!  Just pulled my phone out of the bag of rice today.  Seems to be working :)
    @Ozzie_Isaac ... did you ever find out if you could vacuum bag the phone without destroying something?

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    Jeepster47 said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    @tarheelmatt I earned that!  Just pulled my phone out of the bag of rice today.  Seems to be working :)
    @Ozzie_Isaac ... did you ever find out if you could vacuum bag the phone without destroying something?
    Nope, since my screen was already cracked I didn't want to risk it.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    @tarheelmatt I earned that!  Just pulled my phone out of the bag of rice today.  Seems to be working :)
    In another life time elsewhere TNW told the world how his wife dropped her cell phone in a "honey pot" - I don't think they went diving for that one.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    @tarheelmatt I earned that!  Just pulled my phone out of the bag of rice today.  Seems to be working :)
    In another life time elsewhere TNW told the world how his wife dropped her cell phone in a "honey pot" - I don't think they went diving for that one.
    Ron, I think we have different definitions of "honeypot".

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    All that so-called "manufacturing residue" is the main ingredient in "flavor town".  I would go bag-less for the first cook to take full advantage of it.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    nolaegghead said:
    All that so-called "manufacturing residue" is the main ingredient in "flavor town".  I would go bag-less for the first cook to take full advantage of it.
    thank you for your wise reply. if i wasn't up right now with a killer cramp in my leg that won't let go i'd figure something to say. smily thing & all that sht
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Sorry about your cramp, ron.  I have been there.  Try eating a banana.  Potassium can work wonders.
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