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Eminence



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I can't get rid of this smell
#26490120 - 02/17/20 02:23 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I had a couple bacterial contams in some jars a little while back. Thing is I had to move these elsewhere while putting in new carpet and kinda forgot about them and that's when they went bad, so I cleaned them after I got them back out and that sour rot smell is still there after two high temp tough wash runs in the dishwasher. Should a bleach soak be good enough to finally get rid of this? I've already tried looking this up but I'm really just seeing people talking about their spawn smelling like this, not the jars themselves after washing them multiple times.
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MH5109
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Re: I can't get rid of this smell [Re: Eminence]
#26490133 - 02/17/20 02:30 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Bad jars happen to everyone, all you need to do is wash them with soap and water, I personally use soap and bleach but it totally unnecessary. Regular soap and water is all you really need.
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Eminence



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Re: I can't get rid of this smell [Re: MH5109]
#26490141 - 02/17/20 02:32 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've been using those little dishwasher pods and they haven't gotten the job done after two washes. So just scrubbing them with regular soap will do a better job? Normally this has never been an issue, it's like I got some kinda super bacteria in these ones.
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Dispsiple
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Re: I can't get rid of this smell [Re: Eminence]
#26490179 - 02/17/20 02:46 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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The glass should be easy to clean with soap and water, but the rubber ring on your lids might have absorbed the smell and need to be replaced. Have you tried smelling separately after the wash to be sure?
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Eminence



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Re: I can't get rid of this smell [Re: Dispsiple]
#26490209 - 02/17/20 02:54 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yep the lids seem fine, unless they're holding less smell since they're smaller, it's the jars that really smell. I got them back in the dishwasher again, I'll just scrub em down real good with soap and bleach. If that doesn't work, I'm just getting new jars I guess.
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