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I have two very nice if somewhat well-used* green Rapha bottles with those fancy Camelback valves. They've never had anything but water in them. I clean them and let them dry out inside before I store them with the lids on loose.
AND YET they both smell all foosty and I can't seem to shift the smell.
Diagnosis / solution please?
*they're maybe three years old?
Sometimes a quarter of a milton tablet (or cheap Supermarket own brand alternative) in cold water for 15 mins can clear out nasty odours.
Alternative is a metal bottle.
I had black mould but no smell in several bottles until recently, never seemed too bad a smell. Deterred Mrs Garto from using them at her choir. But have recently cleaned with the Milton tabs. Bit longer than 15 mins but seem much better. Good old bleach
The honk is caused by bacteria. Milton is good. Could also try a couple of spoons of baking soda and hot water, let them stand for a few hours then scrub out and finally air dry. Still minging? Could try freezing them to kill any remaining bacteria.
Depending on your kitchen apparatus;
* 25 kGy of good hard gamma rays
* 120 °C for 15–20 minutes in an autoclave
* Soak them in bleach and rinse them in tap water
The valves can be prised apart apart for cleaning. I would try that as well.
I've tried baking soda, I am an adult with a kitchen!
The smell is in the bottles - valves get disassembled every wash & are fresh and lovely. (Old bottles with similar valves crossed Canada with me before I realised the valves came apart. I choose to believe the stuff I found in there at the end of three months boosted my immune system...)
I may investigate Puriclean and Milton and see how this fares... (all previous bottles have been fine with hot water and soap and occasional bicarb. Except the one that soaked up the smell of some cheap blue sports drink and everything that went in it after tasted vaguely of plastic fruit.)
My coffee cup developed a honk that I finally narrowed down to the rubber seal. Repeated washing and air drying did nothing. In the end, putting it on a warm, sunny windowsill for a few days cleared the hum. Sun is in short supply now tho.
steradent tablets i use half a tab, soak in, then put rinsed bottle in freezer after washing.
Oh, hmm, I think I have some of those in the house (I have a bite guard to stop me cracking any more molars in my sleep, from time to time it needs a deep clean).
The valves can be prised apart apart for cleaning.
This is incredible news for me. I've had black gunk in the rubber mouthpart for years and just gone with it, to the extent that a cotton bud wouldn't deal with it.
A weekend of valve cleaning awaits!
@unhurt - sorry, not trying to insult your intelligence. I was just trying to think of an alternative to Milton that you would probably have knocking about your house.
No offence taken! I do use bicarb on everything that seems smelly, mind. I destank a rug!
What detergent are you using? I have found mine (podium rather than Rapha) can pick up the fragrance from some leaving the water tasting somewhat bad.
Did they change the bottles chemical composition when they moved to oversize valves? Could that have had an effect or do I just not like the new valves?
ok @unhurt i have mouth guard also to stop me snapping my teeth as well- im stuck as to how to prise tops off the bottles- are all valves the same? thanks in advance.
I have the Camelback valves (with the twist-to-seal thing which is actually v useful to stop your waterbottle leaking all over the tent at night!) - the "nipple" comes off those ones so you can clean it properly.
Turns out they're branded "jet valves" - these ones:
@mercury1and2 you need to prise up the lower edge of the silicone teat and ease it up and off. You need to pull quite hard but not hard enough to damage the teat.
ok so not other drinking bottle tops - i have high 5 type - grip and lift up with teeth type.
I don't think they can be disassembled but most areas can be scrubbed with a dish brush. A good soak in milton will also reach all parts in a way that the camelback podium bottle doesn't allow.
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