Getting smell out of new hot water bottles

Kered · 6 February 2017 at 10:01AM

Soak them in a Steradent or Milton solution for 24 hours.

eta - just noticed this is an old thread bumped

SanB · 26 February 2018 at 5:13PM

Pollycat wrote: »

Picked up this old thread 'cos my friend mentioned this problem yesterday with his new rubber hot water bottle.

Does anyone have any more ideas?

Thanks

Hi all, I do have an answer to this problem!

I hate the smell of rubber hot water bottles, they litterally keep me awake as the smell is vile! I have found a boots own brand that is made of a different rubber and does not smell, not one bit! They are made in Gemany, have Boots logo on the bottle, they have a number 16 on the back, & the letters TUV and SUD. They are fantastic. Hope this helps
SanB

Eenymeeny · 27 February 2018 at 10:39AM

Just a little warning about leaving them for a long time with water in... We were always taught to hang them empty from the bottom, with the tops off, to make sure they were drained properly as the rubber would perish. (In fact they used to have a hole punched in the edge just for that purpose.) I wouldn't like anyone to be scalded when filling them with hot water next winter!
Like the idea of a tumble dryer sheet added under the cover. Maybe a cloth with dilute zoflora sprayed on would work too?

phizzimum · 27 February 2018 at 2:18PM

I always wondered what that little hole was for Eenymeeny!

Slinky · 27 February 2018 at 4:28PM

The plastic ones from Boots are way better than the rubber ones. I've got some I've had for over 20 years. They don't get used very often but I've never had to worry about them perishing. They were a little bit smelly when new, IIRC, but it didn't last too long,.