The tip of the metal bar shows signs of rust after 15 days. Should I be concerned? Is there a way to treat that without harming the birds?
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I have had mine for several months and the tip where the water comes out does have some calcium deposits on it but no rust. I don't see it as a problem, but a quick scrub with lime-away and a good rinse should fix it.
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I have not had any rusting.You can extend the plastic black tubing out past the metal tip to prevent any rusting.Hope that helps, Ric
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Well, you got my curiosity up! On the end of mine there's a 2" black plastic tube that's inside the "stainless steel" tube. The end of that does show a little rust but the water isn't dripping directly out of that but rather out of the plastic piece. When I zoom in on the picture mine looks slightly different. I think I would be inclined to return it for a replacement. Or perhaps they've changed it since I ordered mine in July. Hope this helps.
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NO evidence of rust yet. We moved in last Oct and put them out at that time. thks
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I have been trouble by the rust as well.... I have had mine for about 6 months too, and use it constantly.... Any ideas would be helpful because I LOVE this thing!!!!
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I got your message and I asked my husband about the can opener. He said it has not gotten any rust so far and he said he always put it away to keep it dry so it would not get the rust. He bought a can opener from Walmart and he used to keep in the old can opener wet. He learned why it caused to have the rust so he always hang the new can opener up which I got him for his Christmas in the past. It has not gotten any rust so far.
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Hi, I think I've used the stopper once or twice since I've had my sink, and when I did use it I never saw any rust at all. The only time I had to deal with a rust issue was when I was cleaning a pan with an SOS pad. I got a tiny bit of metal under one of the feet of the rack that sits in the sink. Stainless steel is very resilient and if you care for it properly it will look good and won't rust. I cleaned the tiny tiny spot of rust with a dab of Barkeepers Helper. I swear by that stuff. Also stay away from egg white on stainless. It doesn't hurt a cooktop because the heat fixes that, but I dropped a spot the size of a dime on my sink. I didn't realize it was the egg white until I tried to clean it after breakfast. When I got the rust stain, and managed to fix that with Barkeepers Helper, I thought I might as well try it on the egg white stain. To my surprise and great happiness it has taken away the spot!! Warning, be careful how much you rub and how hard. Be gentle or you'll leave a tell tail spot where you've been working. Just gently, with a wet micro cloth, put a little water and a little BH on the cloth and work on the spot. Then when you've done, rinse off the area you are focusing on and then rinse out the cloth and wipe down the whole area. You can do this to water spots also. I have very hard water in my area and I manage to get drips down the front of the sink and on my refrigerator, which is stainless. Stainless steel is beautiful, but it does take some care. I hope I haven't bored you will my information, but I like my new kitchen to look like it did when it was installed a year and a half ago, and it does.
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I haven't had them for a long enough time to notice any rust. I live in a very dry climate, so rust isn't that big of a problem here. I also have refrigerated air and not swap cooling so that could also be helping me.
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I have owned my since summer and have no rust problems. It's been a great addition to my yard. The birds love it!
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The legs and cross bars are all aluminum with canvas fabric so no rust there. Only metal parts are the pins holding the joints together. I would spray the joints with plasti dip or rubber spray before I left it outside. And the canvas will rot after a few years of constant sunlight. You may want a plastic chair. This chair is better suited for throwing in the truck or camper after use.
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I don't see any metal parts in this brush so I am not sure where the rust came from. May be it is just some discolored water left at the bottom of the holder from the brush after you use it. I always make sure I shake the water off before I put the brush back to the holder.
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no, it will lightly rust if you don't dry it good.I clean mine up with "Bar Keepers Friend" and looks like new.
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You might have to contact the maker. It's not toxic to birds. It is a hard flat black finish.
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It is powder coated steel...if the paint chips off and the birds chew on the bars, there IS probably a risk of zinc toxicity. Just keep an eye on the paint condition and if your bird is a bar chewer, you need to buy stainless steel or better yet, give the bird WAY more chew toys and things to do while it is in the cage.
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I've been using my dripper all summer, and have had no problems with rust. The birds are quite enthusiastic about the dripping water. If the bird bath is not routinely cleaned out with a brush, you can get a red-brown algal growth, with may look like rust.
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I have had mind for three years and it is rusting. I don't think this is acceptable. I am looking for a new one with a different finish.
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I've had mine for 2.5 years and haven't had an issue with rust. I believe it's possible to leave water in the pot 24/7, but I empty mine every two days and let it "breathe" for a few hours
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I also have a rust problem and found the best method is to install a prefilter upstream of this one. Use one of the white string wound type filters. It helps this filter last longer. Otherwise, you get about a month or so of use.
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Mine has been outside in rain/sun (Florida) for a month or so. No sign of rust, at least yet. It worked as expected, just not big/strong enough to keep arrmidillo caged. I would/should have gotten a extra large if I had known. He broke through the "door" 4 times now. I reenforced it with steel rods and plastic ties. We'll see if that holds him!