Purpl3_Haz3
On a Permanent Vakation
So, as the topic states, Airborne debris, are they an issue for you? If so, how do you avoid them?
I live in new england, and I don't know if it's a side effect of that, or just my particular location, but I've never been able to figure out how I should go about spraying without getting debris from the air into the oil; therefore I've never actually made BHO, just QWISO oil. Granted my QWISO oil comes out as pretty and tasty as some of the stuff here, I know that I could be taking a lot less time and getting a overall better product using 'tane as a solvent vs ISO.
So, today I decided I'd take the plunge and spray some flowers
I got some Sour Diesel from the dispensary, a SSTB from Bed Bath & Beyond, a stainless steel "permanent coffee filter" (Brew Rite brand) from Walmart, and a couple cans of Vector from the LHS. I cleaned the tube with ISO and let it dry, and cut out some screen from the permanent coffee filter. Then I set up the screen/non bleached coffee filter on the end of the baster, to get the SS screen to take shape.
I took ~8 grams of Diesel and packed up the tube, using some smaller pea size pieces to start with in the small end, then slightly larger buds, working up to whole buds. I had a nice even pack that came to the end perfectly. I covered the tube with screen setup and used two plastic zip ties to hold the filters in place. Before packing the tube, I started boiling some water, in a large pot that the pyrex fit into the top of nicely. I also had my pyrex sitting in the oven, at ~155* (IR temp gun used.) Once everything was ready, I took the rex out of the oven, and sat in on top of the pot of boiling water. I took that outside, along with my packed SSTB, can of vector, torch, IR temp gun, small towel and glove.
Using the IR temp gun, I watched the temp of the pyrex/water and waited for it to drop to about 150* then I proceeded to spray! I used what I believe to be ~1/3 of the can of vector, to be on the safe side and make sure I got the majority of the goodies out of the flowers.
The spray went just fine as far as I could tell at the time; no blow backs, leaking tane, etc. But, as soon as the majority of the liquid 'tane had evaporated, I could clearly see a large amount of random particulate/debris. This wasn't from the flowers either, it was from the air. I realized that right in front of my eyes, more and more crap was just landing in the dish. WTF!
There wasn't really anything I could do at that point. The liquid 'tane hadn't fully evaporated, so I couldn't go inside, and I had nothing with me or near by to cover the dish to keep the debris away.
So, once it seemed to be as purged as it would get sitting there, I moved to another location in my yard, took my torch and lightly razed the 'tane bubbles, and a couple of not-so-tane bubbles lol. I brought the setup inside, and contemplated what to do. I could have picked the particulate/debris out, but even so, AFAIK the butane would have already extracted stuff from the debris that got in the dish, assuming it was say from trees, or flowers/plants; think pollen, etc. I thought about doing an ISO wash of the remaining product, and even started doing that. But I got frustrated about the whole situation and just said screw it, and I dumped the rex out.
So, here I am, with ~6 grams of diesel left, not quite enough for the SSTB, and not enough for my QWISO method. Oh well.
My question to all of you still stands. I didn't think that one part of my run through, and ended up suffering. I may also have suffered from hastily ditching the oil, yet I somehow feel it was a lost cause. My tentative plan, after about 2 hours of thought, and a joint (yuck) of diesel, is this; I will go buy a screen house type deal. They have a solid top (canopy) to prevent rain, debris, etc, and it is a screened in enclosure. I figure this should work, it won't pose any hazard that I can see. This would allow my to do my runs, and initial purge outdoors, completely under cover, and even provide a little more discretion. Then, once I've done the initial purge, I can bring it inside, covered if need be, and continue purging. Does anyone see an issue with this, or have any suggestions in the way of a better solution? If so, any info would be greatly appreciated.
TL/DR: In my yard, even under clear sky (no trees directly above) there is too much airborne debris to spray without the dish getting filled with crap. Is there a better solution than purchasing a screen house to spray in?
Thanks in advance for any info, and I apologize if this has been discussed before; I searched the forum/net to no avail. Am I the only one having this problem?
I posted this on another forum as well, but I'd like to get some feedback from the oil heads here as well!
I live in new england, and I don't know if it's a side effect of that, or just my particular location, but I've never been able to figure out how I should go about spraying without getting debris from the air into the oil; therefore I've never actually made BHO, just QWISO oil. Granted my QWISO oil comes out as pretty and tasty as some of the stuff here, I know that I could be taking a lot less time and getting a overall better product using 'tane as a solvent vs ISO.
So, today I decided I'd take the plunge and spray some flowers
I took ~8 grams of Diesel and packed up the tube, using some smaller pea size pieces to start with in the small end, then slightly larger buds, working up to whole buds. I had a nice even pack that came to the end perfectly. I covered the tube with screen setup and used two plastic zip ties to hold the filters in place. Before packing the tube, I started boiling some water, in a large pot that the pyrex fit into the top of nicely. I also had my pyrex sitting in the oven, at ~155* (IR temp gun used.) Once everything was ready, I took the rex out of the oven, and sat in on top of the pot of boiling water. I took that outside, along with my packed SSTB, can of vector, torch, IR temp gun, small towel and glove.
Using the IR temp gun, I watched the temp of the pyrex/water and waited for it to drop to about 150* then I proceeded to spray! I used what I believe to be ~1/3 of the can of vector, to be on the safe side and make sure I got the majority of the goodies out of the flowers.
The spray went just fine as far as I could tell at the time; no blow backs, leaking tane, etc. But, as soon as the majority of the liquid 'tane had evaporated, I could clearly see a large amount of random particulate/debris. This wasn't from the flowers either, it was from the air. I realized that right in front of my eyes, more and more crap was just landing in the dish. WTF!
There wasn't really anything I could do at that point. The liquid 'tane hadn't fully evaporated, so I couldn't go inside, and I had nothing with me or near by to cover the dish to keep the debris away. So, once it seemed to be as purged as it would get sitting there, I moved to another location in my yard, took my torch and lightly razed the 'tane bubbles, and a couple of not-so-tane bubbles lol. I brought the setup inside, and contemplated what to do. I could have picked the particulate/debris out, but even so, AFAIK the butane would have already extracted stuff from the debris that got in the dish, assuming it was say from trees, or flowers/plants; think pollen, etc. I thought about doing an ISO wash of the remaining product, and even started doing that. But I got frustrated about the whole situation and just said screw it, and I dumped the rex out.
So, here I am, with ~6 grams of diesel left, not quite enough for the SSTB, and not enough for my QWISO method. Oh well.
My question to all of you still stands. I didn't think that one part of my run through, and ended up suffering. I may also have suffered from hastily ditching the oil, yet I somehow feel it was a lost cause. My tentative plan, after about 2 hours of thought, and a joint (yuck) of diesel, is this; I will go buy a screen house type deal. They have a solid top (canopy) to prevent rain, debris, etc, and it is a screened in enclosure. I figure this should work, it won't pose any hazard that I can see. This would allow my to do my runs, and initial purge outdoors, completely under cover, and even provide a little more discretion. Then, once I've done the initial purge, I can bring it inside, covered if need be, and continue purging. Does anyone see an issue with this, or have any suggestions in the way of a better solution? If so, any info would be greatly appreciated.
TL/DR: In my yard, even under clear sky (no trees directly above) there is too much airborne debris to spray without the dish getting filled with crap. Is there a better solution than purchasing a screen house to spray in?
Thanks in advance for any info, and I apologize if this has been discussed before; I searched the forum/net to no avail. Am I the only one having this problem?
I posted this on another forum as well, but I'd like to get some feedback from the oil heads here as well!
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I didn't realize it would transfer over like that...(off to hunt for my own stash of smileys!)
yet I don't see the issue of trapped oil in my screen only because I usually end up spraying clear (basically just propane) a bit at the end of the run before stopping (IMO), but get what your saying.
