Response to Problem with spotted Tri-X

Thanks to everyone who contributed a response. Here's my best guess at what happened. I'm pretty sure it wasn't bad developer. I processed 4 more rolls of TMX, and 2 rolls of Tri-X last night from the same stock. Everything went extremely well. I didn't use the same stock of fix, but the same brand and dilution. I processed all film at the same temp. as the troubled Tri-X(at 70 degrees). I don't feel as though I got a bad batch of film, as some frames showed no grain reticulation, and others did. I think the problem lied in the rinse. I live in an apartment, and use water from a filtered tap. I usually temper the water a few minutes prior to rinse. While the water was tempered, one of my roommates and possibly a few other tenants flushed the toilet. Thus, the film was probably exposed to very hot water for a minute or so. Guess I'll either have to buy one of those valve-type tempering devices, or put a sign on the John. Thanks again for your help.

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