Joe Duxbury

Active member

• Oct 29, 2018

• #1

I have two intact 1 litre BDH containers with cracked (and irreparable) lids. Does anyone have the reverse, i.e. a cracked container with an intact lid? If so, I'll swap you a container for a lid! Both items are light, so postage shouldn't be great. Unless you're in S Wales or Mendip, where a furtive exchange could be made.

 

SamT

Moderator

• Oct 30, 2018

• #2

What on earth would you want with a cracked lid *and* a cracked container.

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crickleymal

New member

• Oct 31, 2018

• #3

You don't know Joe very well done you

 

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JoW

Member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #4

Did you find anyone? I have a bdh with a cracked container and a good lid if you didn't already find someone? Assuming it's the standard size one?

 

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maxf

New member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #5

There are some old broken ones in the Hard Rock rubbish pile near the sump

 

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adrian paniwnyk

Member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #6

maxf said:

There are some old broken ones in the Hard Rock rubbish pile near the sump

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Going to be round and get them

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #7

If you know anyone who's a teacher in a secondary school, ask them to nip round to their science department. The large 5 litre "Winchester" bottles of liquid chemical reagents are delivered in them and labs often throw away the BDH containers after delivery. They will probably just give them to you.

A word of warning though; get your teacher friends to check with the lab staff as to which BDH containers are safe to use - i.e. depending on what they've had in them. The BDH containers don't want to be contaminated with anything nasty.

 

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Canary

Member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #8

I don't think lab chemicals come in BDH drums anymore (at least not for the last 15 years). I think the company that made them was bought out/they just use cheaper designs.

Can

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #9

Thanks for the update.  (I don't use BDHs for caving as I think there are better options, so I'm not up to speed on this.)

 

SamT

Moderator

• Nov 10, 2018

• #10

Does any one realise what BDH stands for.

 

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Ian Ball

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #11

No idea!

 

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Fulk

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2018

• #12

British Drug House ????

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 11, 2018

• #13

BDHs dissolved 1997:
http://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/people/cp17426/british-drug-houses-limited

Mike

 

SamT

Moderator

• Nov 11, 2018

• #14

Indeed.. always make me giggle. You wouldn't call your company that now!