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    Diane “Piper” Soini
    BPL Member

    @sbhikes

    Locale: Santa Barbara

    How do you clean a platypus hose? I have a brush for cleaning camelback hoses, but it only can be inserted in one end because of the right angle at the other end, so only reaches about half way. The hose is now completely black.

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    Kevin Babione
    BPL Member

    @kbabione

    Locale: Pennsylvania

    Completely black? Nasty! I actually remove the hose from the mouthpiece each trip. Platypus makes a tube brush and that allows me to easily run the brush through the hose. I then spin the tube around outside to let centrifugal force expell most of the water.

    One poster (I believe it was Franco) said he bought a cheap aquarium air pump from WallyWorld and that he lets that run all night through his hose to ensure it's completely dry before packing it away.

    I tend to be a little neurotic about getting my bladders and hoses dry – the smell of mildew makes me sick.

    #1749466
    Aaron Benson
    Member

    @aaronmb

    Locale: Central Valley California

    Black? That's gettin' your use out of an item! ;)

    My first thought is to feed some kind of thin cordage through the length of the hose, using that to pull a "scrubber" of some kind through the hose behind it.

    #1749498
    Cayenne Redmonk
    BPL Member

    @redmonk

    Locale: Greater California Ecosystem

    Soak it in a mixture of hot water and oxy clean.

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    Joe Geib
    BPL Member

    @joegeib

    Locale: Delaware & Lehigh Valleys

    FWIW, the cheap aquarium air pump works great! I use it to dry out all my bladders after a trip.

    #1750042
    Jacob D
    BPL Member

    @jacobd

    Locale: North Bay

    I third the air pump technique for preventative maintenance.

    If the hose is black it might be time to replace it :) If the lovely biofilm living inside there has taken up residence in/under the rubber it's probably not going to come out.

    H202 or Bleach (both diluted) are good for regular cleanings after a trip, just fill the platy up and let it soak. There are also a few sanitizers that brewers use. All of those are safe once they dry.

    #1750296
    Al Nichols
    Member

    @everready

    Locale: Sh!^^% Ohio

    I think that is the way to go.

    #1750316
    Mike In Socal
    BPL Member

    @rcmike

    Locale: California

    I would dump (recycle) the black hose and buy a new one.

    Clean your Platypus or any other water bottle right after your trips. Platypus sells a cleaning kit with long brushes for both the bottle and hose. One thing I also do is drop a tablet of denture cleaner into the bottle and let it soak for 15 minutes – thankfully, this is the only reason why I have ever purchased denture cleaner. Then, if you are going to store it for a while, use a $10 aquarium pump with some hose to dry it out. I bought some "T" connectors so I could dry out a couple of bottles at the same time.

    Sometimes, if I know I am going to use the bottles again pretty soon, I just refill them with water and put them in the fridge.

    Mike

    #1750354
    Mark Ries
    Spectator

    @mtmnmark

    Locale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    I always empty my bladder and hose (it sounds odd saying that) then fill with clean water and a 1/2 teaspoon (guestimate) bleach let it soak for a few days then rinse out and i have a coat hanger thats bent and inserted in the bladder to hold it upside down and spread apart the hose is hung so it drains this is been by my kitchen sink for years. Im looking for a gal that can appreciate this.

    #1750372
    Joe Geib
    BPL Member

    @joegeib

    Locale: Delaware & Lehigh Valleys

    Tossing an empty (not dry) bladder/hose in the freezer also prevents the YUCK.

    First, though, she needs to replace/bleach the old hose.

    #1750564
    Tim Zen
    Spectator

    @asdzxc57

    Locale: MI

    US plastics has food grade tubing to replace your current hose.

    Have you tried threading a line through the hose, attaching some fabric or a sponge to the end and then pulling it through?
    Don't use anything abrasive because you don't want to scratch the tubing.

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