heating gear

[Wolfsanglerune]

this question has been asked before but id like some fresh opinions.any harm or benifit to heating gear crashed or normal?any loss of quality.microwave or oven.some thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[saps]

Why are you heating? Do you have floating impurities?

 

[Wolfsanglerune]

in the past ive heated stuff that had crashed.also for smoother pinning.

 

[saps]

I would avoid the microwave but the oven is fine. If by smoothness you mean for pre-injection heating then I'd recommend merely heating the oil under hot water once its in the syringe. That is run it under hot water or drop it in a pot or glass of hot or even boiling water for a brief period of time. I've done this before and it can be smoother in the winter months when my gear sits at around 62º. Bring the oil closer to my internal body temp can help with pain/feeling especially if my injection volume is over .5ml. If I'm cruising and my injections are just .3ml or so then I don't bother warming it up

 

[conanster]

Put vial in warm water instead. Microwaving is a bad idea (especially with the metal crimp holding the stopper)

 

[Wolfsanglerune]

thanks guys.ive had problems with pain and knots,,,heating makes it more comfortable by far.

 

[Matt.S]

I honestly just obtain another vial if one is in question. BTW is there degradation with heating to kill bacteria? Newbie on this one.

 

[Markosterone]

Heat or not, doesn't matter really. Unless its crashed or it's extreamly thick solution that's hard to push through the needle...

 

[bigcat56]

heat in oven with venting if crashed

heat up in hot water for ease of injection

 

[artemis]

bumping bigcat's reply...thats always worked for me

 

[Myostatin]

x2 for saps reply. Had some gear years ago that was pretty painful and heating it up by running hot water over the syringe prior to injection definitely helped...

 

[bigpoppajr]

bumping bigcat's reply...thats always worked for me

BUMP BigCat.......done it a thousand X

 

[massivemark]

???

How long do u heat it in water? It wont destroy it will it?

 

[bigbench11]

I would avoid the microwave but the oven is fine. If by smoothness you mean for pre-injection heating then I'd recommend merely heating the oil under hot water once its in the syringe. That is run it under hot water or drop it in a pot or glass of hot or even boiling water for a brief period of time. I've done this before and it can be smoother in the winter months when my gear sits at around 62º. Bring the oil closer to my internal body temp can help with pain/feeling especially if my injection volume is over .5ml. If I'm cruising and my injections are just .3ml or so then I don't bother warming it up

What he said!

 

[bigcat56]

How long do u heat it in water? It wont destroy it will it?

I run it under hot water for 15-20 seconds. Faucet water is not nearly hot enough to do any damage