The most common mistakes that lead to rusty tools:
- The wrong sterilising process or disinfecting the tools in a wrong way.
- Soaking the tools in disinfecting solution for too long.
- Using the wrong disinfecting or cleaning solutions.
- The wrong concentration of disinfecting and cleaning solutions.
- Using "freshly" prepared disinfecting solutions for a couple of times.
- Wrong time of sterilisation.
- Using tap water in the autoclave.
- Dirty water in the autoclave.
- Storing tools in a wrong way.