Best science lab disinfectants according to redditors
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best science lab disinfectants. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best science lab disinfectants. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
If you're that paranoid about it I suggest either buying a portable washer such as this or washing clothes in a sink/wasbtub so you don't have to use a communal washer. Otherwise unless you plan to wash all of your laundry in water over 160f you're not going to sanitize anything.
There is no detergent that will sanitize clothes, period. "Sanitizing" rinses such as Lysol's and Persil's need to go into the rinse cycle (they cannot come in contact with detergent) and need to agitate throughout the clothing for at least 15 minutes and need warm/hot water to be effective. Frankly there are very few, if any washers that have rinse cycles that agitate that long, and most washers now use a default cold water rinse. There are no common laundry additives that will sanitize clothes. There are specialty products like Opto-Cide which work on soft surfaces, but they must be used full strength.
Chlorine bleach will sanitize clothes if used in the right amount, at the right temperature (over 140f), and added at the right time (it must be added several minutes after detergent, and have several minutes agitation time once added). If you are this concerned about your neighbors germs though this might be an option for you. Run a hot water wash with bleach and detergent w/ some old towels or rags through, and then immediately run your clothes through on the next cycle.
You should also dry your clothes at the highest temperature setting for a minimum of 30 minutes, according to this and this in order to kill bacteria and viruses.
I think a standard home water filtration system is actually a better deal, even with a water pump.
Pump ($60), filter($80), pre-filter($30). Add 5$ of PVC pipe.
Ovr the long run,this should be less expensive. Almost nowhere in the US is ground water unsafe to drink. Not that I would put that to the test, but unless you are in some strange circumstances you shouldn't need ultra high levels of filtration. You can buy a UV filter if you are really paranoid, you can add a UV filter ($150).
Deep clean: 3 parts h20, 1 part white vinegar. Submerge and soak for 1 hour. Rinse and allow to air dry.
To help with the smell, do dawn.and warm water soak.
If you're looking for the super duper borderline OCD clean, try control iii solution, available on Amazon...
Control III Concentrate Disinfectant 16 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AZ37VC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_s7PEzbFNKSHXB
Yes. I'm a big fan of glue traps. Don't be afraid to use them "two in a row." Mice can get smart and jump one of them but two is a stretch. After you do some exclusion work and continue trapping; don't be afraid to rearrange boxes and other items to "funnel" you little friends in you various traps and devices.
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Clean up: A light spraying of water with help the "dust" from floating about when you begin to clean by sweeping ect. There are (likeQuat 10) that will help kill these nasty little viruses but spraying the area down with water is effective as it keeps the dust (which contains the droppings/urine and thus the viruses/bacterium) from floating about simply by weighing it down. This limits your risk of inhaler something nasty. Quat 10 is expensive.
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As to the mice...The deer mouse is marked a bit like a whitetail deer. Brown with a white underbelly. A house mouse is usually a shade of gray...hmmm...50 shades of gray.