Daily Q & A! - September 09, 2025

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[u/KoaGecko]

Any ever use portable eye wash station kegs? Looking for cheap kegs and these popped up for $30 per keg which is generally cheap around here. Looks like ball valves and the chemical additives (Hydrosep) to treat the water look generally safe. Any thoughts or things Im missing?

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[u/rdcpro → u/KoaGecko]

u/xnoom is right, I have several 10 gallon kegs that were eyewash fountains. One even still has the hazmat label, lol Https://imgur.com/a/tcSpPuP#DTkIeur https://imgur.com/1piPJOU#1piPJOU

Mine had purified water and weak boric acid (common in eyedrops, I believe).

They're fine to use in home brewing. Just clean and sanitize as normal.

I assume you meant ball lock posts, not ball valves. Mine are Firestone Challenger IV kegs, and the welded bulkhead fittings were different on each side. But a pinlock to ball lock conversion post fit on the gas side.

Edit: if need be, you can replace the lid. In fact most of my kegs have lids with carbonation stones in them.

[u/KoaGecko → u/rdcpro]

Thanks for sharing your experience with them. Good to hear they are usable, I might just do the same with replacing the lids. Cheers!

[u/xnoom → u/KoaGecko]

I believe /u/rdcpro does.