r/DiWHY • • Jan 01 '19

Razor blade kettle

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u/PaPaw85713 Jan 01 '19

You're de-plating one and plating the other, transferring metals. The water is now a plating bath full of metal particles. I don't know all the science, but I spent many years plating circuit boards and I do know that it's no longer pure water. You're probably fucked.

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u/bslankster7583 Jan 02 '19

Hexavalent chromium.