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[*] posted on 11-10-2020 at 03:58
How to remove stains from hotplate stirrer


Recently, I was conducting and experiment that required me to set the temperature of the hotplate quite high (380°C). Unfortunately, I accidently left a plastic disposable pipette on the hotplate(Stupid me) and the pipette melted all over the hotplate. Now the plastic has become a hard and unremovable lump. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to remove it?
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[*] posted on 11-10-2020 at 05:29


The best way is to crank up the heat, let the plastic burn and it will eventually come off with a scratchy sponge when cool or after some further use.




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[*] posted on 12-10-2020 at 22:56


Thank you for that suggestion. It worked really well!:D
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[*] posted on 13-10-2020 at 08:28


To clean an aluminium hotplate from stains you can warm it to 50-80°C and wipe it with a piece of paper/sponge wet with diluted NaOH. It will dissolve the surface and remove many stains. Just rinse it quickly afterwards or it could ruin the surface.




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