should I kick the bucket?

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
Need some opinions.
I brought a plastic bag full of rolled coin, all denominations home the other night and put them on top of the lid that covered my bucket of RO water. This is the water I use for evaporation. Well, sometime during the night, the lid broke and the bag fell into the water. I know I should throw the water out, but what about the bucket? I have no idea how long the coins had been in the water.
Meadhbh

 

[wax32]

Clean it out with vinegar. I think it should be ok.

 

[matti070]

No, just wash it thoroughly, and make sure to smell it once it's dry. If it smells metallic, then trash it. I'm pretty sure that's what to do.

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
Great...then I'll just need to buy a replacement lid.
Meadbhb

 

[nluchau]

How much is a bucket 2 dollars? Don't risk it

 

[salty cheese]

IMO Kick the bucket.

 

[dburr]

Fresh water does not do anything to coins. If you had salt water in the bucket, it would attack the coins and then the plastic can adsorb the metals.
I would dump the water and rinse it out.
But hey, they are only a couple bucks at HD if you don't feel safe.

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
Yeah...hubby said the same thing last night, not to risk it, buckets and lids are cheep. Just one more thing to do today.
Meadbhb