Is old Aluminium safe

[Gray]

Guys, I thought I'd give my old Swiss Army Volcano Stove an airing but on inspection, the water bottle is stained inside and very lightly pitted. Is it safe to drink from and is it safe to drink water that has been boiled in it. Cheers in advance.

 

[ozzy1977]

Yup no worries.

 

[Toddy]

If you can find some glass beads, put them into the bottle with a little water and swirl it around for a couple of minutes. That'll clean it all off and not do any damage or leave it tasting funny. The beads are used to clean out flower vases and the like, and not scratch them.

M

 

[Gray]

Yup no worries.

Great, thanks very much

 

[Shewie]

I've had some old 60's/70's ally camping pots which went a bit dodgy, no matter how much I scrubbed them I couldn't shift the grey chalky layer, if yours are that bad mate I'm not sure I'd want to boil in them.

 

[Gray]

If you can find some glass beads, put them into the bottle with a little water and swirl it around for a couple of minutes. That'll clean it all off and not do any damage or leave it tasting funny. The beads are used to clean out flower vases and the like, and not scratch them.

M

i've done similar with sand and water which has cleaned it out but theres pitting in the metal itself. Thanks Mary

 

[Gray]

I've had some old 60's/70's ally camping pots which went a bit dodgy, no matter how much I scrubbed them I couldn't shift the grey chalky layer, if yours are that bad mate I'm not sure I'd want to boil in them.

i got em pretty clean now Rich, no chalk etc, just pitted

 

[cranmere]

You get pitting if the contents are acidic which attacks the aluminium. Clean off any loose stuff as Mary suggests and it's still fine for carrying plain water.

 

[Gray]

You get pitting if the contents are acidic which attacks the aluminium. Clean off any loose stuff as Mary suggests and it's still fine for carrying plain water.

Thanks pal