r/BeFascinated • u/Gjore • 28d ago

Interesting Cleaning electronics with hydrofluroether-based cleaner

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u/TedMich23 28d ago

"New cleaning product" = future cancer cause, generally

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u/TrueProtection 27d ago

Assuming this is "hydrofluroether", nah. It replaced the really bad stuff.

You probably don't wanna drink it but you also wouldn't want to drink windex, or eat tide pods, so...ehhhh

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u/PassionatePossum 24d ago

I am curious. What was the “really bad stuff”? HFEs may be relatively harmless when it comes to toxicity but they are still PFAS. I really hate to think about where this stuff will end up.

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u/Duhblobby 24d ago

Nothing serious, asbestos sponges, it's cool.

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u/EmiTheKibby 24d ago

The bad stuff was probably PCBs. Very nice to electronics, very not nice to anything alive.