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Thread Number: 82388
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
What's likely to destroy coronavirus/ COVID-19 and kill the virus? |
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Post# 1064171 3/22/2020 at 18:05 (1,494 days old) by dylanmitchell  (Southern California) |
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Washing hands with soap and water destroys the cell membrane of most bacteria and viruses and washes them away. Does washing clothes destroy bacteria and viruses in a similar way? I haven't thought much about soap until recently and it's interesting that the soap or fatty acids wedge themselves into the lipid membrane and pry it apart.
It is unlikely clothes especially ones that have been laundered are transmitting Covid. The current understanding is Covid spreads like the flu little droplets from coughs, sneezes, or talking and infects you through the eyes, nose, or mouth. Hospitals and medical facilities have more exposure risk but have protocols for sanitizing laundry. CLICK HERE TO GO TO dylanmitchell's LINK | ||
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Post# 1064173 , Reply# 1 3/22/2020 at 18:08 (1,494 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1064175 , Reply# 2 3/22/2020 at 18:18 (1,494 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 If you're concerned, I believe you could just let them sit in a basket for a few days and you'd be fine - even if they hadn't been washed. The virus only lives for 72 hours or so on hard surfaces, and less on other materials (24h on cardboard, etc), so simply ignoring your laundry for a while could be good enough? | ||
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Post# 1064176 , Reply# 3 3/22/2020 at 18:25 (1,494 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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common sense laundry practices are always best.....
but it is recommended by the CDC...wash in hottest water possible, 140 degrees preferred....and dry clothing for at least 28 minutes on high temp.... a good detergent is essential, just dont over dose.... and if washing whites, bleach is extremely helpful in killing any germs... longer cycles and soaks may not be a bad idea.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK | ||
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Post# 1064203 , Reply# 4 3/22/2020 at 20:56 (1,494 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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good question I'd like to know! I heard Clorox and Lysol. What about everything else? | ||
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Post# 1064206 , Reply# 5 3/22/2020 at 21:02 (1,494 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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dishwasher sanitize option I used the sanitize option on my dishwasher to insure the coronavirus is killed. You never know. COVID-19 can end up on the dishes you eat off of. Think about all of the germs that end up on utensils along with the food particles and grease. | ||
| Post# 1064208 , Reply# 6 3/22/2020 at 21:15 (1,494 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI) | ||
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Post# 1064213 , Reply# 7 3/22/2020 at 21:55 (1,494 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1064253 , Reply# 8 3/23/2020 at 07:15 (1,494 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1064263 , Reply# 9 3/23/2020 at 08:47 (1,494 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Viruses don't live long without a host. They are not like bacteria. If another cell isn't present to allow it to multiply or mutate, it dies. Some do survive a bit longer in body fluids or saliva outside the body. | ||
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Post# 1064340 , Reply# 10 3/23/2020 at 16:49 (1,493 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Washing in Hot water will help. So will drying clothes in the dryer versus line drying. Sanitize option on the DW is good as well. We temp check our dish machine at the prison 3x daily I did two of the checks today and found wash temp @ 164 and 158F. Rinse @ 191 and 194F. Perfect for good sanitizing.
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Post# 1064408 , Reply# 13 3/24/2020 at 09:58 (1,493 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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a dryers temps is higher than any home water heater setting......
washing in hot is not going to ruin anything if you are also drying in a dryer, which currently is recommended... my water heater is set at 160....the dryer heats to a higher mark than that...if the dryer doesn't damage anything, no chance the washer will either.... plus it keeps my dryer drums sparkling white.... | ||
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Post# 1064513 , Reply# 14 3/25/2020 at 03:06 (1,492 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I know I'm doing a little overkill, but I do work in the largest hospital in middle Tennessee and the one most likely to get the worst cases of COVID19. We've had some rule-outs lately, along with some whooping cough and C-diff. I'm washing my uniforms in hot water 140F setting on the Miele (but the water heater is 150 and right beside the washer) and adding a little Lysol to the wash water, then drying in my gas dryer on high heat sensor dry cycle. | ||
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Post# 1064801 , Reply# 17 3/27/2020 at 12:08 (1,490 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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Covid easier to destroy/ kill vs C Diff and MRSA
We've been washing clothes as normal mostly cold water with Tide free and clear and warm water and Biz for kitchen rags, cleaning towels, etc. We do rinse rags thoroughly of chemicals before washing. A few years ago one of use had C Diff and we were very thorough washing closes with warm or hot water and hot drying cycles plus the usual handwashing cleaning and separating the sick person. Not convinced Biz kills everything and our water heater is set to 125 degrees. We could set it higher but 125 is above the minimum required for the dishwasher and less likely to scald someone and it's expensive to heat water.
Corona Virus/ Covid 19 spreads rapidly but is easier to destroy or kill than the particularly nasty bacterias or viruses like C Diff and meth resistant staph. C Diff and Meth resistant staff are bacteria vs a virus like Covid. Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide developed by Virox and sold by Diversey in the U.S. looks to be effective and less damaging to surfaces. I think it would work better than most hydrogen peroxide consumer cleaning products. Bleach continues to be effective but some people are not aware of its relatives short shelf life and that splashes and other bleaches may not work. Rubbing alcohol and ethanol but can destroy a lot of surfaces. www.epa.gov/pesticide-reg... CLICK HERE TO GO TO dylanmitchell's LINK | ||
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Post# 1064805 , Reply# 18 3/27/2020 at 12:34 (1,490 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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Post# 1064857 , Reply# 20 3/27/2020 at 21:56 (1,489 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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sanitize option My dryer has the sanitize option and steam in my matching dryer. I like my colors to stay vibrant. I don't want colors to bleed. If anything, I would use warm water at most to help diminish shrinking on cottons. | ||
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Post# 1064858 , Reply# 21 3/27/2020 at 21:58 (1,489 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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matching washer Keep in mind, the warm water is for the matching washer. | ||
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Post# 1064912 , Reply# 22 3/28/2020 at 13:13 (1,489 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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To clarify, I haven't seen claims by Biz or other oxygenated bleaches that they kill viruses or bacteria. Biz has Sodium percarbonate (oxygen bleach releasing agent) and enzymes and other ingredients targeted at cleaning and whitening. That's why I'm not convinced they kill everything. For coronavirus, most detergents and the friction of washing are enough to destroy the virus.
The current understanding is that most transmission occurs from droplets and that hand washing and physical distancing is the most effective way to avoid getting sick. It's more likely coronavirus will survive on surfaces. Soap/ fatty acids, detergents, and mechanical action/ friction can break coronavirus's protective envelope, so hand washing, laundering, and dishwashing are likely to destroy the virus. Dishwashers use of hot water and dryers heat also help. For cleaning surfaces, 70 percent Isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and plain/ regular unexpired bleach, and unexpired 3 percent hydrogen peroxide are effective. Ethanol is likely effective, too, but damages surfaces. Distilled white vinegar isn't effective against the virus. There's a combination of science and mechanical technology being used to fight the virus. Mechanical action combined with soaps, detergents, and surface disinfectants to destroy the virus. We have soaps from mostly natural ingredients or acids from animal fats, synthetic human-made detergents, and chemical disinfectants. I understand healthcare workers and others taking additional precautions. Healthcare facilities should be providing clothing and laundering services. | ||
| Post# 1064949 , Reply# 23 3/28/2020 at 16:22 (1,489 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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In addition to killing it, a vaccine will be optimal. The Salk institute out there in San Diego I'm sure is doing their part, as is the Mayo, Scripps, and other researchers. | ||
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Post# 1064990 , Reply# 24 3/28/2020 at 23:18 (1,488 days old) by dylanmitchell (Southern California) |
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We have a few labs including Arcturus Therapeutics and Inovio Pharmaceutical working on vaccines. Some are sharing information to speed up development something that rarely happens in biotech. An anti-viral drug may be available before a vaccine is. The best analogy I've heard is isolation, hand washing, etc are speed bumps we're putting up to slow the spread until we have a anti-viral or vaccine.
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