Cleaning/Sterilising drink bladders
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Oct 2012
8:51pm, 4 Oct 2012
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Frobester
I've got an inov-8 hydration reservoir for fitting in the bottom of my inov-8 race pro pack (other brands are available). There were no instructions with it in terms of cleaning/sterilising it - can anyone give me any hints/tips on what it needs? I assume the same sort of powder one uses to sterilise baby milk bottles? thanks. |
Oct 2012
8:54pm, 4 Oct 2012
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Hanneke
You don't need to sterilise the reservoir, it is treated with something anti-microbial. Mould does build up in the tube though... I take it off and soak it in baby bottle sterilising fluid, then push a small wad of tissue paper through it with a wire coathanger to get the stubborn mould out...
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Oct 2012
8:56pm, 4 Oct 2012
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Frobester
Ah brilliant thanks.
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Oct 2012
9:59am, 5 Oct 2012
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Vicky W
And another tip picked up from fetch - keep it in the freezer
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Oct 2012
10:03am, 5 Oct 2012
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Meglet
I think you can get a cleaning kit with a long wire brush. But I reckon a soak in Milton or dilute bleach very now and then is good. And empty it out when finished.
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Oct 2012
10:05am, 5 Oct 2012
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JohnnyO
Fill the whole system with it. Anti bacterial coatings dont do that much for mould, and I have grown some interesting specimens in mine.
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Oct 2012
10:42am, 5 Oct 2012
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Peds1
+1 for the freezer tip. Mine lives in there now unless it's being used (understanding wife).
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Oct 2012
11:04am, 5 Oct 2012
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Hanneke
Oh, I like the idea of the freezer! Dark and cold, nothing will grow  I have just used mine for a long and hard bike race and filled the reservoir with energy drink. That is when problems usually arise... |
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Oct 2012
11:05am, 5 Oct 2012
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Hanneke
My Inov8 bladder is old though and has never grown anything, apart from some mould in the tube...
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Oct 2012
1:50pm, 5 Oct 2012
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Bru-Bru
There is a kit you can get from "Ronnie Sunshines" on ebay and other similar army/outdoor places with long brushes to get in the corners. I use detergent and the occasional blast with a Steradent tablet, but like Meglet's Milton idea - sounds a bit safer.
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