Quick Fix works regardless of the temperature, right?

[GucciMane]

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.

GucciMane Reviewed by GucciMane on 02-19-2011. Quick Fix works regardless of the temperature, right? 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. :) Rating: 5

[Burnt Toast]

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.

[GucciMane]

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?

[Burnt Toast]

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.

[GucciMane]

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?

[Burnt Toast]

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.

[GucciMane]

How many times will the temp strip work?

[Deige]

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.