Drying JBL bags

Hi,

just got my JBL bag and what a thrill, it’s amazing. Now the first question appear: how do you dry your JBL bag.

/refdk

Open the valve and leave in the airing cupboard

Would love to get my hands on a JBL bag sounds like fun

Besure to clean it out thoroughly and use a 10% bleach solution as a rinse.

Don't worry about the bleach remaining. It decomposes to chlorine gas and carbon dioxide and water.

Thank you susie. You have enough experience to know what works and what is safe. Keep giving good advice.

I use a hair dryer and inflate about 50 times and compress to deflate. Try this and report you results. Thanks , Geod

I learned the hard way that leaving the JBL (or the closed top bags from Klystra for that matter) hanging upside down with the valve open is NOT good enough to dry it out. The water will remain inside under surface tension. I always give my bags the 'sniff test' to ensure nothing nasty is going on. If there is any question, bleach rinse! The hair dryer method doesn't sound like a bad idea to dry it out. I would lower or turn off the heat though.

Thanks a lot for all your suggestions.

It seems that using a bleach rinse is the way to go. But what kind of bleach: hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide?

Get an aquarium pump and run a hose from it into any type of bag or syringe.

And it doesn't hurt to rinse it out with diluted bleach or Listerine. Shake out as much liquid as possible, then stick the tube in and walk away.

I do this religiously after use, be it bulb or bag.

I've been doing what Switchablesusie recommends above and it has worked really well. Before using her recommendation, I used a hair drier which worked OK, but took longer. If you use hair drier, keep the heat low or you can mess up the glue bond between the bag and the metal threaded nozzle attachment.

Refdk, we are referring to household chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite). Peroxide might work well too, but I'd have to look into that before I could say anything about it with certainty.

One of the best ways to dry a closed end bag is to have a drying rod to place it over.

It can be a simple dowel rod that has the end rounded off so it doesn't puncture. The

other end of the dowel goes in a drilled hole in a board that holds it in place. The

dowel keeps the sides of the bag from sticking to each other, and lets the water out.

Dan