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Cleaning Ceramic and Glass Water Storage Containers
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 5, 2025 | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
@mountains1957 I scrub my containers and reuseable water bottles with a brush and dish soap (removes any forming microfilm). Then I sanitize them using the long sanitize setting in my dishwasher. The lids for my water withstand this treatment, but not the straws.
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@sueinmn
I saw a post by you back in 2024:
"According to the National Institutes of Health, a 30 minute vinegar soak will effectively eliminate NTM< (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940030/)"
Maybe I will wash them out with a 10% vinegar soaked for 30 minutes.
Thank you,
Patty
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@sueinmn
Thank you kindly for the reponse, Sue.
We do not have a dish washer.
The two water containers that hold the water are 2 gallon, so I'm looking for a solution with what to clean them manually that can make them as safe as can be for me to use as my drinking water.
Even trying to find answers to clean my 5 gallon container that I take to Whole Foods for Reverse Osmosis water.
Here at the Mayo and NTM forums, I just can't get answers.
maybe a few drops of bleach in one, then brush them inside, and rinse, rinse, rinse.
Patty