What does everyone use? I'm using bleech and water, not sure if thats a good thing. Any suggestions?
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Cleaning Urine Bags
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, Mar 11 2010 11:38 PM
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 01:26 AM
That's what my caregivers use...would also like to hear of others' methods, etc....
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 08:47 AM
briley05, on Mar 11 2010, 11:38 PM, said:
What does everyone use? I'm using bleech and water, not sure if thats a good thing. Any suggestions?
Are you talking cleaning the inside of the bag/flushing it out? I use plain water. Personally I wouldn't want to use bleach as you're not supposed to touch it with your skin, so I wouldn't want any residue of it inside a urine bag. I know you rinse it out etc but personally I wouldn't want to risk it and think plain water is adequate.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 04:16 PM
briley05, on Mar 11 2010, 11:38 PM, said:
What does everyone use? I'm using bleech and water, not sure if thats a good thing. Any suggestions?
I'm another one who just uses water. I've made up a connector which pushes on the tap and I half-fill the bag, shake it, drain it, and repeat another two times.
Manufacturer suggests changing bags every seven days. I use them longer.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 09:41 PM
allis53ca, on Mar 12 2010, 10:45 AM, said:
vinegar...bleach will eat the glue around the drain tubes and make them leak
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Posted 13 March 2010 - 05:51 PM
briley05, on Mar 11 2010, 11:38 PM, said:
What does everyone use? I'm using bleech and water, not sure if thats a good thing. Any suggestions?
i use a product that's made just for cleaning urinary and ostomy appliances it's called UROLUX. the crystal build-ups are dissolved and unpleasant odors are eliminated. the bottle says not to use vinegar or bleach or toilet chemicals because these chemicals will harden and/or distort rubber, damage plastics and cause unpleasant or embarassing odors. you only use a half ounce of this product mixed with a cup of water. this product has phosphoric acid. i've used it forever and it works extremely well.
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