Accordion bottles

[sully75]

I've heard people complaining that accordion bottles are no good. I have a couple and they seem great. Am I missing something?

[ic-racer]

I have never seen a comparison of developer activity in accordion bottle vs. regular bottle. If you like it keep using it.

[E. von Hoegh]

I've heard people complaining that accordion bottles are no good. I have a couple and they seem great. Am I missing something?

They tend to split with age at the folds, and are hard to get clean.

[EdWorkman]

I thought one would be great for D-76, but the folds can't be cleaned

[Roger Cole]

Supposedly, the plastic from which they are made is far more air permeable than most other plastic bottles, in order to be able to flex. This defeats their very purpose.

I've used them but quit when I read this. I really didn't notice that they were appreciably better or worse than other plastic bottles. Maybe someone has some real data.

[domaz]

It seems like cleaning out old Wine bottles and using Wine savers is probably just as effective at getting air out. Wine savers and bottles are easy to find (plus you get an excuse to drink the wine).

[wclark5179]

I use empty 1 & 2 liter soda bottles. The plastic doesn't react with photography chemicals and the lid seals the bottle. So far I haven't wore out any lids from opening & closing. I put my stock developer in green plastic soda bottles and put the bottles under a sink in a bathroom.

I use masking tape to mark with a Sharpie pen the contents and date mixed.

Hope this helps.

[Lachlan 717]

Supposedly, the plastic from which they are made is far more air permeable than most other plastic bottles, in order to be able to flex. This defeats their very purpose.

If this was true, wouldn't they "unconcertina" over time as the compressed plastic reverts to its normal size?

[Peter Galea]

Seriously?
Chemicals in drinking vessels?

[Ari]

Seriously?
Chemicals in drinking vessels?

Yes, but that doesn't mean you have to drink the chemicals.