Stainless Spiles

[epd0407]

First year using stainless spiles and after pulling I soaked in 20 parts water to 1 part bleach. Soaked for a couple hours then rinsed. They now have a white tinge to their color with a white powder stuck to them. I assume I used too much bleach but are they ruined now?

[Pdiamond]

All I have ever done with mine was to boil them in plain water, try that.

[fred]

boil in water. it's just sodium residue.

[DrTimPerkins]

Such spouts are StainLESS, not StainPROOF. Never soak them for long in a really strong oxidizing solution like chlorine. A soak in a dilute solution for 20-30 min is sufficient. Then rinse really well and dry. I’ve seen a full bucket of spouts soaked in bleach totally rusted into an orange-brown glob of crud.

Sounds like in your case it is just a residual amount of something (chlorine salt or light oxidation) on your spouts. Rinse well and dry.

[epd0407]

Thank you!

[darkmachine]

Yep, I never bleach mine, brush, boil, dry and store. And then on tapping day I boil them again and put them into clean Ziploc bags before I go into the woods. I'd love to get a second hand steam autoclave, then I would sterilize them on trays like surgical instruments, lol.

[johnallin]

I used to just boil them in a pot on the stove for 10-15 minutes...nothing really special, never used bleach.