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Cheap germ killer

Elri I — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:37:05 GMT

I use boiling water on my counters,faucets, kitchen & bath, and on cloths to wipe windows. Of course, I also use spray disinfectants.

I'm original Elri--haven't mutated.

Re: Cheap germ killer

Nightowlz — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:58:19 GMT

I mixed up clorox bleach with water in spray bottles. It's cheap. DH picked up several. I told him I would never use all that. They did not have any disinfectant type cleaners in the stores.

DH took a large spray bottle to work. He sprayed everything in his office. LOL!!! I told him to keep his door closed. He also has a bottle of hand sanitizer in his pocket.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:10:33 GMT

Don't get it on your clothes!!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:24:40 GMT

No matter how careful I am, when I get creative with bleach, I manage to get spots on myself.

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Mom2Dogs — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:04:37 GMT

I have always had a squirt bottle of bleach water in my kitchen.

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Teddie — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:17:39 GMT

@Elri I wrote:
I use boiling water on my counters,faucets, kitchen & bath, and on cloths to wipe windows. Of course, I also use spray disinfectants.

I'm original Elri--haven't mutated.

@Elri I Are you using a steamer to disinfect? I’m trying to picture how you’d get boiling water on those surfaces otherwise.

Re: Cheap germ killer

SilleeMee — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:26:21 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
I mixed up clorox bleach with water in spray bottles. It's cheap. DH picked up several. I told him I would never use all that. They did not have any disinfectant type cleaners in the stores.
DH took a large spray bottle to work. He sprayed everything in his office. LOL!!! I told him to keep his door closed. He also has a bottle of hand sanitizer in his pocket.

Diluted bleach solutions need to be made daily. Bleach is highly degraded by light. If you make a diluted bleach solution for disinfecting, make a small amount and put it in an opaque container. it's good for just one day then after that it won't kill any germs, or very few of them. Effective strength is 10% for it to kill germs.

I know about this because I worked in a medical lab where infection control was part of my job.

Re: Cheap germ killer

Elri I — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:15:29 GMT

@Teddie

In the kitchen, I use my teakettle. I keep a small electric kettle (Bodum) on a shelf in the bathroom. The style doesn't suggest "Let's have tea & crumpets."🙃 It's really not very noticeable.

I just pour it on. Cleans stove tops, pour on thick cleaning towel and wipe the tile backsplashes. 🌸

Re: Cheap germ killer

shoekitty — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:35:15 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@Nightowlz wrote:
I mixed up clorox bleach with water in spray bottles. It's cheap. DH picked up several. I told him I would never use all that. They did not have any disinfectant type cleaners in the stores.
DH took a large spray bottle to work. He sprayed everything in his office. LOL!!! I told him to keep his door closed. He also has a bottle of hand sanitizer in his pocket.

Diluted bleach solutions need to be made daily. Bleach is highly degraded by light. If you make a diluted bleach solution for disinfecting, make a small amount and put it in an opaque container. it's good for just one day then after that it won't kill any germs, or very few of them. Effective strength is 10% for it to kill germs.

I know about this because I worked in a medical lab where infection control was part of my job.

@SilleeMee

thank you so much for that info. I didn't know that!

Re: Cheap germ killer

shoesnbags — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 02:23:03 GMT

@Elri I wrote:
@Teddie

In the kitchen, I use my teakettle. I keep a small electric kettle (Bodum) on a shelf in the bathroom. The style doesn't suggest "Let's have tea & crumpets."🙃 It's really not very noticeable.

I just pour it on. Cleans stove tops, pour on thick cleaning towel and wipe the tile backsplashes. 🌸

I can't help it, @Elri I . That just sounds dangerous to me. Better you than me - I know that I'd end up scalding myself at some point.

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Teddie — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:21:52 GMT

@Elri I wrote:
@Teddie

In the kitchen, I use my teakettle. I keep a small electric kettle (Bodum) on a shelf in the bathroom. The style doesn't suggest "Let's have tea & crumpets."🙃 It's really not very noticeable.

I just pour it on. Cleans stove tops, pour on thick cleaning towel and wipe the tile backsplashes. 🌸

Thank you for your reply, @Elri I . I still can’t imagine pouring boiling water on everything. I wonder how long it takes to kill what it needs to kill. Blessings to you as you clean!

Re: Cheap germ killer

SilleeMee — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:42:51 GMT

Why not just use a hand-held steam cleaner instead?

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Elri I — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:27:04 GMT

@SilleeMee

I just cut out the middleman 🙂

I have actually done this for many years. It's very effective and I don't want/need another appliance.

By the way, I always read your posts because your information is science-based and logical.

@SilleeMee wrote:
Why not just use a hand-held steam cleaner instead?

Original Elri; haven't mutated

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Elri I — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:44:28 GMT

@Teddie

Thank you, Teddie. You're very nice.

I don't know about the germ death rate ☺️ but it works on sticky food messes. Poured on a thick white cleaning towel, the water does a great job on tile backsplashes, also.

Original Elri, haven't mutated

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Teddie — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 02:54:37 GMT

@Elri I wrote:
@Teddie

Thank you, Teddie. You're very nice.

I don't know about the germ death rate ☺️ but it works on sticky food messes. Poured on a thick white cleaning towel, the water does a great job on tile backsplashes, also.

Original Elri, haven't mutated

@Elri I YOU are the nice one—to have the patience to explain things. I see you as trying to clean without all the terrible chemicals. That can’t be bad. Take good care.

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Oznell — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:53:28 GMT

I love informative, constructive threads like this, thank you, @Elri I and all!

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occasionalrain — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 23:14:47 GMT

I use white vinegar in peace time, peroxide in war on Carona time, and alcohol on electronics.

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sidsmom — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 23:31:05 GMT

Cheap germ killer = Isolation, ie.$0