hi Barb
what I found with using liquids to clean the utensils and mainly the jar was 
that it brought the ppm up a little too high for me any way ...to proceed in 
making a batch...my distilled water is usually around 00.1 which I feel 
comfortable with ...you could try vinegar and then measure the purity of the 
distilled to see how it measures up ...the alcohol has always worked ...
take care 
Norm
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: B Magnatta 
  To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:31 AM
  Subject: Re: CS>CS colour


        Wouldn't plain ol vinegar be good to clear the bottles or soap residue 
or anything else?

        Sincerely Barb M. 

        -------Original Message-------

        From: N Cameron
        Date: 6/25/2008 7:11:11 AM
        To: silver-list@eskimo.com
        Subject: Re: CS>CS colour

        morning Dee
        My distilled water comes in a plastic bottle ...I put hot tap water in 
the stopped up sink and set the bottle in it while I have a cuppa tea :O)
        Norm