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How best to maintain our group's several gloveboxes was taught to me orally by our post-docs, so I thought it might be interesting to see what other traditions are out there.

Marked as community wiki as I doubt it has a best answer, but please, prove me wrong.

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I would say that the gas seals were one of the most important, maintaining their integrity is vital as is that of the gloves. Regular pressure checks are then important i.e. pressurise with nitrogen it and see where the leaks are with a leak detector. Cleaning is also vital, stuff tends to remain inside.

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Forgive the ignorance, but what is an effective leak detector? – Chemjobber Apr 3 at 18:55
A spray can full of detergent, which you spray around the seal. If there is a leak bubbles will form, it's really quite sensitive – quintus Apr 4 at 1:50
Of course you can be more sophisticated, by putting the system under pressure or vacuum and measuring the pressure fall or increase. respectively – quintus Apr 4 at 2:37
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I always put a fresh pair of on and put tube socks on my arms (cut the toe of the tube sock off and you have a nice sweat guard) before I put my arms in the gloves. If I do get sweat on the gloves, I wash them off with soapy water. Depending on what I'm doing, I may put a pair of gloves on the glovebox gloves once my hands are in, just to make sure they are protected if I spill anything weird on them. So Basically I have 3 pairs of gloves on :)

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Also, the extra pair of gloves on the inside glovebox gloves can help bind the gloves to your hands. They're already bulky, and that extra layer can help conform the larger glovebox gloves. – Chemjobber May 4 at 18:06
@Chemjobber, yeah that's one of the reasons why I like the extra pair. – Casey May 4 at 21:03

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