Cleaning the 5-gallon water bottle

[dlkim]

I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
shoulder portion...

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[Wayne Boatwright]

On Wed 20 Jul 2005 09:29:55p, dlkim wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
> I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
> shoulder portion...
>

Fill the bottle with a warm, mild bleach solution with a few drops of dish
detergent. Allow to stand for at last an hour or more. Drain out most of
the water, then shake the remaining water around in the bottle. Rinse
several times thoroughly.

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[The Ranger]

Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> wrote in message
news:Xns9699E55FCFBC9waynesgang@217.22.228.19...
> On Wed 20 Jul 2005 09:29:55p, dlkim wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
> > I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
> > I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
> > shoulder portion...
> >
> Fill the bottle with a warm, mild bleach solution with a few
> drops of dish detergent. Allow to stand for at last an hour
> or more. Drain out most of the water, then shake the remaining
> water around in the bottle. Rinse several times thoroughly.

That's Clan Ranger's method.

The Ranger

[Suzie-Q]

In article <Xns9699E55FCFBC9waynesgang@217.22.228.19>,
Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> wrote:

-> On Wed 20 Jul 2005 09:29:55p, dlkim wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
->
-> > I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
-> > I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
-> > shoulder portion...
-> >
->
-> Fill the bottle with a warm, mild bleach solution with a few drops of dish
-> detergent. Allow to stand for at last an hour or more. Drain out most of
-> the water, then shake the remaining water around in the bottle. Rinse
-> several times thoroughly.

You don't really need the dish detergent, I think. Just a
10:1 water:bleach solution. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
Rinse thoroughly.
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[Choreboy]

Suzie-Q wrote:
>
> In article <Xns9699E55FCFBC9waynesgang@217.22.228.19>,
> Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> wrote:
>
> -> On Wed 20 Jul 2005 09:29:55p, dlkim wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
> ->
> -> > I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
> -> > I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
> -> > shoulder portion...
> -> >
> ->
> -> Fill the bottle with a warm, mild bleach solution with a few drops of dish
> -> detergent. Allow to stand for at last an hour or more. Drain out most of
> -> the water, then shake the remaining water around in the bottle. Rinse
> -> several times thoroughly.
>
> You don't really need the dish detergent, I think. Just a
> 10:1 water:bleach solution. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
> Rinse thoroughly.
> --

The biofilm that forms in the watering equipment for livestock can be
dangerous. One of the most dangerous organisms is blue-green algae,
which is actually cyanobacteria. It's very common and produces several toxins.

So the pipes supplying poultry are flushed periodically with
disinfectant. A mixture equivalent to 1 part household bleach to 10,000
parts water has been found to kill 100% of the monitored microbes.

The best mixture to disinfect citrus fruit at packing houses amounts to
1 teaspoon household bleach and 1 teaspoon baking soda per quart of
water. I use it to clean bottles. Besides making the bleach work
better, the baking soda makes it easier to rinse away the bleach smell.

[Dawn]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:47:26 -0400, Choreboy
<choreboyREMOVE@localnet.com> wrote:

>Suzie-Q wrote:
>>
>> In article <Xns9699E55FCFBC9waynesgang@217.22.228.19>,
>> Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> wrote:
>>
>> -> On Wed 20 Jul 2005 09:29:55p, dlkim wrote in alt.home.cleaning:
>> ->
>> -> > I wonder how people clean the 5-gallon water bottle?
>> -> > I have one that started to have green mildew inside the
>> -> > shoulder portion...
>> -> >
>> ->
>> -> Fill the bottle with a warm, mild bleach solution with a few drops of dish
>> -> detergent. Allow to stand for at last an hour or more. Drain out most of
>> -> the water, then shake the remaining water around in the bottle. Rinse
>> -> several times thoroughly.
>>
>> You don't really need the dish detergent, I think. Just a
>> 10:1 water:bleach solution. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
>> Rinse thoroughly.
>> --
>
>The biofilm that forms in the watering equipment for livestock can be
>dangerous. One of the most dangerous organisms is blue-green algae,
>which is actually cyanobacteria. It's very common and produces several toxins.
>
>So the pipes supplying poultry are flushed periodically with
>disinfectant. A mixture equivalent to 1 part household bleach to 10,000
>parts water has been found to kill 100% of the monitored microbes.
>
>The best mixture to disinfect citrus fruit at packing houses amounts to
>1 teaspoon household bleach and 1 teaspoon baking soda per quart of
>water. I use it to clean bottles. Besides making the bleach work
>better, the baking soda makes it easier to rinse away the bleach smell.
I read an interesting thread somewhere recently about how the natural
waxes are partially stripped by the cleaning process. Another
'natural' wax is then applied to the fruit. Shellac being one of the
common waxes. If anyone is vegetarian/vegan they should bear it in
mind.