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Old 1st November 2019, 03:12 PM
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How about writing a review of this developer and why you like it on the imaging warehouse website? I have read that it last well stored as a concentrate.

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Keith - writing a review on HC-110 would be akin to writing a review on D76. It's all been done 1000s of times

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Ilfotec HC from ILFORD should work in a similar fashion.
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Ilfotec HC from ILFORD should work in a similar fashion.

You are right here Tom Ilfotec HC is similar and you can even use the same developing times as those used for HC-110. The only thing is Ilfotec HC's keeping qualities are nowhere as good as those for HC-110 - IIRC it's about a year max.

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Neil, with Protectan I easily kept a bottle of Ilfotec HC going for 8 years plus. My current bottle stands at three years and is still almost colourless.
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My first HC was 22 years old and still working when it ran out. My new one is around 4 years old and going strong.
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Neil, with Protectan I easily kept a bottle of Ilfotec HC going for 8 years plus. My current bottle stands at three years and is still almost colourless.
Good to hear that Michael.

I always use Protectcan, it's great stuff.

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My first HC was 22 years old and still working when it ran out. My new one is around 4 years old and going strong.
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Currently I get through around a liter per 12 to 18 months so I haven't had any keeping problems. But a few years ago when I was also using XTOL I noticed I had some HC-110 that had been in darkroom for about 7 years and it was still going strong.

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Protectcan costs around £20 (I’ve only checked one supplier) so isn’t an insignificant item - how long does it last though (I know length of string comes to mind). Ballpark are we talking one or two cans a year? I appreciate there is a whole plethora of variables but does the average darkroom user buy this every month or once or twice a year?
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The key is how much is needed on the surface of a litre container of Ilfotec HC each time you decant some developer and I have no idea how you work out how many such puffs a Protectan can holds.

My experience is that I have had my can for several years, possibly 10 but I decant my paper developer, film developer and fixer into wine bags so only have need of a tiny amount on top of my paper developer slot on my Nova and a minute puff on top of my 250ml bottle when I pour my film fixer back into its bottle for a few more re-uses before dumping

So my experience will be useless as a guide unless others' have the same kind of set-up

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For what it's worth, Dave, I bought three cans when it looked as if Tetenal was going to fail (paid rather less than £20 each); and I expect them to see me out.

But I develop only around 40-50 films per year.
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