Try laying a glass slide down in the bottom of the waterbath after you swish the existing bubbles off the sides and bottom of the bath....watch the bubbles behave! No - I don't know why. Janet Janet L. Bonner, HTL (ASCP) Pathology Laboratory
________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of louise renton Sent: Tue 3/3/2009 2:10 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] distilled water Dear Kirsten I've tried both, and find that tap water (presumably from all the aeration in the pipes) makes bubbles on the side of the bath that are ALWAYS released when you are cuting difficult section like lymph node or spleen.Of course you can tap the water bath to release the bubbles, but it looks a bit strange to be seen giving your unsuspecting bath a smart rap every so often. So, my 2c (recesion adjusted) worth - use dist H2O. On 3/2/09, kristen arvidson <arvidsonkris...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Are most people using distilled water in the water baths? > > > > _______________________________________________ ======================================================= The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. ======================================================= _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet