black fox Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 im looking for something to clean/sterilise water bottles and make them smell better, in the uk i would use milton im thinking there must be similar here but i dont know what to ask for, any suggestions will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 They smell bad? You might want to get new bottles. Good quality water bottles have no smell of any kind. Highly diluted laundry bleach can be used to sterilize them but make sure you rinse them well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdimike Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I also use laundry bleach to clean mine every once in awhile. The Haiter brand of bleach is availble here in just about any supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaiexpat Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There are a few options: - branded cleaning tablets like those from CamelBak (very expensive) - laundry bleach (cheap, but tends to leave a strong chlorine taste) - denture cleaner powder or tablets (reasonably cheap, easy to use, no aftertaste) - baby bottle sterilisation tablets (reasonably cheap, easy to use, no aftertaste) Cheers, CM-Expat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 " ,,, in the uk i would use milton ... " Who is Milton, and would you really pay someone to clean your bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n210mp Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Its actually a good question because if you use the electrolytes in them as I do then because there is a lot of sugar in the liquid it doesn't take long for that black bacteria type stuff to accumulate even when washing them out with dish washer soap. Today I tried the stuff that cleans the stains off toilets ( a blue liquid ) but it didn't make a lot of difference so I tried a bit of "promax" what appears to be a very unconcentrated bleach and it worked a treat, plenty of flushing and there wasnt any smell either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdimike Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Has anyone tried to clean their water bottle with hydrogen peroxide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 In the past I've used hydrogen peroxide, but have settled on ubiquitous laundry bleach. Easier to find and cheaper by far. But they both work. My poor Thai makes it harder to get the unscented stuff here than it would be back home, but the blue bottles seem to be unscented. The pink stuff seems to leave a perfume smell and that's not what I want in my drinking water. After a (very diluted) bleach rinse, I leave them in the sun to evaporate the bleach. I've never noticed a bleach odor after a little time in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianf Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 In the past I've used hydrogen peroxide, but have settled on ubiquitous laundry bleach. Easier to find and cheaper by far. But they both work. My poor Thai makes it harder to get the unscented stuff here than it would be back home, but the blue bottles seem to be unscented. The pink stuff seems to leave a perfume smell and that's not what I want in my drinking water. After a (very diluted) bleach rinse, I leave them in the sun to evaporate the bleach. I've never noticed a bleach odor after a little time in the sun. I've used baby sterilisation for years - even with electrolytes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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