I'm just checking. My new plan is to get a cup of scolding hot water from the coffee machine if I'm called in for a test. :)
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I'm just checking. My new plan is to get a cup of scolding hot water from the coffee machine if I'm called in for a test. :)
The temp has no bearing upon whether the QF would pass the checks for creatinine, pH, specific gravity, etc. unless the sample was brought to a boil.
Sample temp is checked as a deterrent measure from bringing in a substituted sample. Once the sample is bagged, tagged, and sent off for analysis, temp no longer becomes a factor.
What do you mean boil? Because the way I am going to heat the bottle up is sticking it in a cup of boiling water from the coffee machine... should I be worried?
Boil is what it is - boil. Just like you boil water on a stove.
Just heat the sample to 98-100 F (checking the temp strip on the bottle) and you have nothing to worry about.
But I know for a fact that the water is 180 F. I have no time to do anything, I can only grab that cup of boiling water. Are you saying putting the bottle in a cup of boiling water will run the quick fix?
Not at all. Im saying that bringing the QF itself to a boil can ruin it.
All you have to do is heat it up to 98-100F regardless of what heating method youre using and you have nothing to worry about. Temp strip is on the bottle for you to check and read.
How many times will the temp strip work?
As many as you want. Quick fix is designed to be reheated over and over for practice purposes.Quote:
Originally Posted by GucciMane