login
disgusting water bottles
-
No new posts
 2014-10-19 11:24 AM |
 41 |  Subject: disgusting water bottlesideas on cleaning them? I have four or five bottles that I don't want to throw out, but I let too much EFS sit in them and they are fairly gunked up and funky smelling. What are your tricks for cleaning them out so that they are drinkable again? Apologies if discussed before. I'm a twit with the search function, but didn't see it previously. |
| 2014-10-19 12:30 PM in reply to: modiolus |
Extreme Veteran 1986    Cypress, TX | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Bleach. |
| 2014-10-19 12:39 PM in reply to: GMAN 19030 |
| 41 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles straight bleach? Dilute? Rinse quickly or let sit? Concerned about drinking safety after bleaching. Need to rinse multiple times? |
| 2014-10-19 12:49 PM in reply to: #5061202 |
| 261 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Why not just add some dishwashing liquid and water to them and let them soak? And they have brushes to scrub in there |
| 2014-10-19 12:56 PM in reply to: modiolus |
| 225 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Clean them with a bottle brush and hot soapy water to remove any "chunks" from the sides. Then fill them and plop in some denture tablets to disinfect them. |
| 2014-10-19 1:44 PM in reply to: modiolus |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Also, to avoid it in the future, Throw them in the freezer until you have time to wash them out properly |
| 2014-10-19 2:09 PM in reply to: marcag |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles A diluted vinegar soak will help with odor. |
| 2014-10-19 2:12 PM in reply to: modiolus |
Master 2855 Kailua, Hawaii | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Originally posted by modiolus straight bleach? Dilute? Rinse quickly or let sit? Concerned about drinking safety after bleaching. Need to rinse multiple times? just dilute straight bleach 1part to 10 parts water (or maybe stronger if needed) then just pour it in the water bottle and let it sit for awhile. rinse it out and it will be good again! I use this for all my water bottles and camelbaks. works awesome. |
| 2014-10-19 2:16 PM in reply to: TriTampa2 |
Extreme Veteran 909 Westchester, NY | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles I have to throw out water bottles I have so many.. Stinky gross ? I throw them out. I acquire bottles just to throw them out. |
| 2014-10-19 2:38 PM in reply to: modiolus |
| Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles I use denture cleaning tablets to clean mine Joe |
| 2014-10-20 7:14 AM in reply to: TriTampa2 |
| 631 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Bottle brush. You grocery store would sell them in the baby section. You can also get them at a homebrew store. The one at the homebrew store will probably have a longer handle. |
| 2014-10-20 8:43 AM in reply to: modiolus |
Champion 7036 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles I always try to clean my bottles as soon as I get home from a ride. Hot, soapy water and a bottle brush works for me. I'll screw the cap back on and squirt the soapy water through it to clean the nozzle before rinsing everything with clear water. Mark
|
| 2014-10-20 8:43 AM in reply to: Sidney Porter |
Member 1748 Exton, PA | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles You guys ever hear of a dishwasher? I put all my standard bike bottles in the dishwasher and they come out clean. Strange shaped ones like profile design or x-labs torpedo don't work in there so you have be conscientious about keeping them clean. Washing them as soon as your finished is the best way. If you can't wash them right away you can usually rinse them with water right away. |
| 2014-10-20 9:31 AM in reply to: mike761 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles We have boxes full of water bottles and I feel no attachment to them.....I throw out the ones I don't feel like cleaning if they happen to sit too long. Usually they just go into the dishwasher at the end of the day. |
| 2014-10-20 10:35 AM in reply to: RedCorvette |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Originally posted by RedCorvette I always try to clean my bottles as soon as I get home from a ride. Hot, soapy water and a bottle brush works for me. I'll screw the cap back on and squirt the soapy water through it to clean the nozzle before rinsing everything with clear water. Mark
Yup. At the very least, I dump them out, open the cap, rinse cap and bottle thoroughly with hot water and allow both to drain upside down until they can get a proper washing. As far as your current issue, I'd try vinegar/water or diluted bleach soak, then scrub. |
| 2014-10-20 2:42 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
| 41 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Thanks for all the ideas. Not terribly attached to any of the bottles, just feel guilty tossing them if they could be salvaged. The one keeper is my Speedfill, however. Had gone on several rides without cleaning it. On a recent ride, right before IM Chattanooga, was on a long ride and the water tasted tart. Figured I dumped some electrolyte drink in there by mistake, only drank about four big swallows and left it alone, relied on my other bottles and trailside fountains for the rest of the ride. When I got home, took the Speedfill off, took the cap off, flipped it over, and out came a softball sized glob of lime-green semisolid slime with the consistency of Jell-O. So with all of the tips, I should be able to clean it, but probably will get a bit queasy every time I use. |
| 2014-10-20 3:23 PM in reply to: mike761 |
| 754 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Originally posted by mike761 You guys ever hear of a dishwasher? I put all my standard bike bottles in the dishwasher and they come out clean. Strange shaped ones like profile design or x-labs torpedo don't work in there so you have be conscientious about keeping them clean. Washing them as soon as your finished is the best way. If you can't wash them right away you can usually rinse them with water right away. ^^This. Occasionally, I leave one on the bike and the dishwasher doesn't get it clean. Then I just use dishsoap and a bottle brush. |
| 2014-10-20 8:37 PM in reply to: happyscientist |
| 107 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles http://youtu.be/SJvl7VHEyWQ Make sure you pop out the spigot and clean it and the bottle cap separate. I thought I was cleaning my bottles well. Not so. When I pulled out the spigot on my "clean" bottles I was shocked. This video is for polar bottles but your bottles should be able to be taken apart too. My spigots had spots of mold that I was drinking through. |
| 2014-10-21 2:40 PM in reply to: #5061213 |
New user 140 Sanford, Florida | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles As soon as someone writes the word 'disgusting', my vivid imagination starts working and I'd say : throw it. |
| 2014-10-21 3:11 PM in reply to: metafizx |
| 160 | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Originally posted by metafizx Originally posted by modiolus straight bleach? Dilute? Rinse quickly or let sit? Concerned about drinking safety after bleaching. Need to rinse multiple times? just dilute straight bleach 1part to 10 parts water (or maybe stronger if needed) then just pour it in the water bottle and let it sit for awhile. rinse it out and it will be good again! I use this for all my water bottles and camelbaks. works awesome. Bleach. Soap does not disinfect, not sure about vinegar. Bleach does disinfect. Also about drinking safety, bleach evaporates. Same as tap water, leaving it in the open a minute or two is all it takes to evaporate the bleach. I too feel bottled water is useless pollution. I feel guilty buying them and not reusing them. |
| 2014-10-21 4:00 PM in reply to: Antoine tri |
| Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: disgusting water bottles Originally posted by Antoine tri Originally posted by metafizx Bleach. Soap does not disinfect, not sure about vinegar. Bleach does disinfect. Also about drinking safety, bleach evaporates. Same as tap water, leaving it in the open a minute or two is all it takes to evaporate the bleach. I too feel bottled water is useless pollution. I feel guilty buying them and not reusing them. Originally posted by modiolus straight bleach? Dilute? Rinse quickly or let sit? Concerned about drinking safety after bleaching. Need to rinse multiple times? just dilute straight bleach 1part to 10 parts water (or maybe stronger if needed) then just pour it in the water bottle and let it sit for awhile. rinse it out and it will be good again! I use this for all my water bottles and camelbaks. works awesome. Vinegar generally does disinfect and it much less toxic than bleach. More info. |
|
|
|
| |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
|
| ||||
|
| |||
|
| |||
|
|
View profile
Add to friends
Go to training log
Go to race log
Send a message
View album
CONNECT WITH FACEBOOK