How do you clean inside the cap? Not sure what kind of brush to get (found mold in ours!). Bottle brushes are too big, straw brushes are too skinny.
514629
Once I found mold in ours I was unable to remove the taste. I cleaned with various small brushes, soaked in bleach water, then vinegar and it's was still there.
514630
I rinse them immediately after use, then wash in the dishwasher with the spout pulled open. Then air dry before putting them away. We've had no mold problems.
514631
There's a small little brush which we bought from WalMart which does the job pretty well.
514632
Soak in bleach water, don't leave water in bottle after exercise, take cap of bottle when not in use
342693
I use Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Cleaning Brush, 4 Pack . They work great to get to the insides of the valve, straw and the plastic folding part. I take off the valve and straw and wash everything with dish detergent. I also take everything apart and soak in very warm water and bleach about once a week to take care of any mold.
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I would like to add J. Becich, that I only wash my feeder once in the dishwasher, when I take it down for the season. And before I put it back out for the next season, and throughout the season, I wash it extremely well with warm water. You can also use white vinegar and definitely have bottle brushes on hand.
780984
No problem. Just fill them over the sink, put the cap back on and rinse off any excess. Love these things. I've had them for years
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You might try a Munchkin baby bottle brush. If you want to make sure brush long enough to reach bottom of bottle, take your Nalgene bottle to Target or where ever you can find the brush and check that it's long enough to reach bottom of bottle. Or you could just see if you can get length of bottle brush off Amazon description. I use a Munchkin brand brush that has a suction cup at the bottom to keep it upright at sink side. It works great to keep the Nalgene bottle clean. If you can't clean it for now, you can put a paper towel into the bottle with some soapy water to swish it around to wipe down insides until you can get a brush. (That's how I clean 5 gallon water bottles.) You might try a Munchkin baby bottle brush. If you want to make sure brush long enough to reach bottom of bottle, take your Nalgene bottle to Target or where ever you can find the brush and check that it's long enough to reach bottom of bottle. Or you could just see if you can get length of bottle brush off Amazon description. I use a Munchkin brand brush that has a suction cup at the bottom to keep it upright at sink side. It works great to keep the Nalgene bottle clean. If you can't clean it for now, you can put a paper towel into the bottle with some soapy water to swish it around to... » Read More You might try a Munchkin baby bottle brush. If you want to make sure brush long enough to reach bottom of bottle, take your Nalgene bottle to Target or where ever you can find the brush and check that it's long enough to reach bottom of bottle. Or you could just see if you can get length of bottle brush off Amazon description. I use a Munchkin brand brush that has a suction cup at the bottom to keep it upright at sink side. It works great to keep the Nalgene bottle clean. If you can't clean it for now, you can put a paper towel into the bottle with some soapy water to swish it around to wipe down insides until you can get a brush. (That's how I clean 5 gallon water bottles.) « Show Less
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I have a very thin brush that works great on it. Before that, I used long q-tips. If neither one is around, try rolling up a paper towel real thin, and pull that carefully through the spout.
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I use the dishwasher... Those straws are a pain in the butt to get clean any other way. I can't even be sure they are all that clean after the dishwasher but I'd think that'd be the best solution. Good luck!PS-I use one of those top rack dishwasher container thingys that you put smaller stuff in (ie. Straws, bottle nipples, small bottle parts) for the straws.
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This brush would not fit any of my normal diameter straws. I use the following instead. They aren't very long but I just clean from both ends of the straw and the work fine: "Drink Straw Cleaning Brush - set of 4 Stainless Steel brushes for drinking straws, Tumblers, sippy Cups and more!" Here is the link but I don't know if it will work inside the answer doober: Drink Straw Cleaning Brush - set of 4 Stainless Steel brushes for drinking straws, Tumblers, sippy Cups and more!
200800
I would clean the brushes with acetone, I've used my kit about 3 or 4 times already and haven't had a problem, but I did notice the base and top coat are very thick in consistency... Also try not to keep your applicators out of the bottle for too long. Hope this helps!
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It isn't bad - you can clean the inside of the cap without problems. It doesn't have small crevices that are hard to clean. I've found the real trick with these things is to finish the water inside it, open it up and leave the cap off when you aren't using it. If you let it get fully dry - both the inside and the cap - you won't get mold/mildew inside in the first place. But if you do, the wide mouth makes it easy to get a sponge or whatever down in and clean the inside.
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I use an "evenflo" baby bottle brush since baby bottles are narrow. Mine haas a sponge at the tip. I think it was only $2. Most of the time I just run very hot water through it, and sometimes a drop of soap. I only use this bottle for distilled water so it doesn't really get "dirty." But, yes, baby bottle brushes are narrower.
869256
I use a straw brush. I found three kind of sizes so it's easy to clean! We have Japan cenetr here and they have one but I don't know at any store to buy.
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A normal bottle brush works perfect. There is no need to purchase a special brush. The bristles of a normal brush conform nicely with the inside of this storage bottle.
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I only use these for water so I wash the lid, the mouthpiece & outside with soap & warm water. I swish the inside with soapy water as well & rinse well. I suppose you could use a baby bottle brush.
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I use a combination of baking soda and water to clean the bottle. I just let them sit for a while and that usually does the trick. I hear vinegar works too.
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There is a small brush in the bottom of the tommee tippee brushes. It fits inside of the valves/nipples.
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You can remove the bite valve, and its tough to get inside of it to clean. I use a q-tip. You cannot just use the straw.