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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 7 11:14am | Replies (13)
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I thought I’d try to sanitize my acapella in boiling water and they melted out of shape, my bad… guess I won’t do that again. My husband makes beer and uses a sanitizer solution to rinse all his bottles and equipment he uses in it. Has anyone used anything like that to sanitize? I’m not thrilled with getting extra chemicals on it so I figured I’d throw that out there to question others. Not sure if the microwave bags would also melt and deform the acapella.
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Here are the instructions right from the distributor:
https://pim.integratedmedsys.com/Brands/ICU/Smiths%20Medical/PDF/1641407209_AcapellaPatientGuideBrochure.pdf
I'm not sure why yours melted - perhaps it came into contact with the bottom of the pot? I use a round silicone mat (hot pad) in the bottom of my pan, set the heat to just keep it boiling, and have not had such a problem.
But, you can use (fresh) 3% hydrogen peroxide for 30 minutes, or 70% alcohol for 5 minutes to sterilize as well.
My friend, a retired health inspector, says the sanitizer used for beer bottles, bar glassware, etc is not adequate for TB, so I think it is not OK for NTM either.
Sue