Re: A reminder and expensive warning to check and rotate preps
Another expensive lesson:
We are in the process of reorganizing and inventorying what we have. Unfortunately we have several cans of olive oil that will be relegated to the lamp oil storage due to being out of date and rust.
Rats got into our storage area and have since been eradicated. They defecated as they roamed. It appears their pee is corrosive and now rust has appeared on metal can lids including the tops of several olive oil cans. It is a problem I have not encountered before. I'm not sure what can be done to prevent this. Maybe wiping down the tops of cans with mineral oil prior to storage? I don't mind the loss of the smaller cans as much as the loss of the expensive olive oil. I'm afraid the rust will or has breached the cans seal and do not want to risk my families health. This is a major loss to our preps. Hopefully our misfortune will stand as a warning so other may avoid our loss.
If we do have the misfortune of running it to them again at least I will know now to wash stored can lids with hot
soapy water and thoroughly dry them. That may prevent the rust. In the mean time we have gotten a house cat.
Has anyone else run into this? Any precautions or suggestions?
Another expensive lesson:
Originally posted by tygerkittn
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Rats got into our storage area and have since been eradicated. They defecated as they roamed. It appears their pee is corrosive and now rust has appeared on metal can lids including the tops of several olive oil cans. It is a problem I have not encountered before. I'm not sure what can be done to prevent this. Maybe wiping down the tops of cans with mineral oil prior to storage? I don't mind the loss of the smaller cans as much as the loss of the expensive olive oil. I'm afraid the rust will or has breached the cans seal and do not want to risk my families health. This is a major loss to our preps. Hopefully our misfortune will stand as a warning so other may avoid our loss.
If we do have the misfortune of running it to them again at least I will know now to wash stored can lids with hot
soapy water and thoroughly dry them. That may prevent the rust. In the mean time we have gotten a house cat.
Has anyone else run into this? Any precautions or suggestions?
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