dont need hot water.. just warm or tap cold is fine.. especially if crushing tabs
ie, creating initial mix/solution.. stir for a while then into fridge to reduce temp..
about 10 - 15 mins should do.. now the cold of cold water extraction takes effect..
stir lightly or move glass around, then back in fridge or,, into freezer for extra cold..
keep an eye on it tho, checking glass for first indication of icing ring around surface,
which will melt away by just holding inside thumb/index finger around cut/white ring..
this should now be cold enough to have influenced codeine and other junk [apap etc]
thus ready for filtering.. almost anything with fine weave will work.. but if nothing
handy, 3 layers of kitchen paper towel presoaked in cold h2o will do the job..
reason for layers of filter material is to allow h2o/codeine thru while trapping gunk..
first layer being the sacrifice layer for gunk, allowing solution to drip thru over time..
dripping can be done in the fridge, keeping h2o solution cold, enhancing process..
to prevent osmosis effect of solution being pulled up filter and out over catch cup,
aside from pre-wetting filters, make sure filter material comes to an end,,
at top or thereabouts of filter on catch cup, such as a tight rubber band
around the filter to prevent fluid passing beyond that point..
anothe example, to make the point; cut off top of convenient plastic bottle
esp one with wide lid, such as a grape juice etc 2l container [about 1 1/2"
wide lid] now prewet filter [eg kitchen towels] over an egg or apple to get
a nice rounded bowl shape, place it around the thread of cut off container top,
[easy to premeasure and cut off excess or cut it off once on its threaded rim]
- if you can imagine this [real] example, you can come up with many of
your own uses of whatever things you have handy or from supermarket etc -
my first attempt this way yielded clear as a bell liquid [bitter tasting]
with a solid 'while marshmallow' textured gunk on/in inside filter..
poured it off [into fridge], added a teaspoon of cold water to gunk
in another glass [used small wine glasses], stirred, fridge, filter that..
mixed both [clear] solutions, added grape juice and bobs your uncle...
you could refilter using the same basic process..
potentially removing more apap from solution..
but for me it quite clear after first filtration..
[ive now got a very small fine seive, double seive cups
with a spring/scissors opening/closing action, meant for
brewing tea etc, couple of bucks] which will be used
as an additional component of the mentioned homemade
funnel from the grape juice container top, fits just right..
see how it goes as the holder for other filtering materials,
inside it and/or moulded to its outside..
as much for convenience and tidiness as anything..
all this text to describe very simple process..
takes almost as long to type this as the main part
of a simple filtering/extraction process..
it is and must be worth it for your liver/kidneys sake..
like anything, being careful with a new process takes
extra time, but much less time after familiarity with
the process.. dont be put off by members advices
as to details of how it works, etc..
it really is a simple process, with only a few
things - well covered in this forum - to look out for..
maximum, 24hr dose self admintered acetaminophen is 3000mg..
many experts advise further lowering of this rda..
which does not include, those using alcohol,
other related drugs, liver of kidney diseases
[known or unknown] drugs for same,
warfarin etc..
as a way of understanding this on a practical level,
consider tobacco cigarettes, which rarely ever kill
smokers on the spot thru their daily 25 cigarettes..
deadly effects are insideous, killing over time..
today there is clean nicotine, without carcinogen
loaded tobacco smoke.. tabs, caps, loxenges, skin patches,
suppositories or now vaping using no tobacco smoke e-cigs..
similarly, using cwe extraction for clean[er] codeine
is simply a better, cleaner, safer way to have
your codeine,, without all the other poison 5hit..
acetaminophen is a bad drug, to be avoided
at all costs, never mind simple, easy, CWE...