Cleaning (new & used) Equipment

Hose cleaning advice ?

Hey folks,

Just wondering because I'm always doing coffee enemas and the only thing I feel I can do is let it soak in chlorine and although it makes the clear silicone hose whiter, the residue remains and there doesn't seem to be a way to get that residue out....

Does anyone have any ideas as to how the residue can be scrubbed off? My clear hose is getting darker and darker... HELP!!! Lol

Also any tips on good ways of bag cleaning most welcome

Timely question for me. I wish to clean all my equipment as well. I'm going to try oxy-clean. I just cleaned (😎 5 gallon carboys that I purchased for making wine. They had been previously used for wine and the owner had health issues and hadn't cleaned them. They were full of crud and pretty nasty. I used 4 tablespoons of oxyclean and let sit over night. After a rince they looked better than new. I'll report back with the results.

Simple .........

After you soak the hose in chlorine, squeeze the hose and roll it between your fingers.

Then run some water through it to rinse out the loosened residue.

Sounds like a process but hey, I'll try it 😃

Thanks

I don't clean it, only the nozzle. After a time I just replace it.

I use a disposable plastic enema bag for my coffee enemas. Nothing gets the stains out, and after ruining several good rubber bags, I started using the plastic bag. After a couple of months, I throw it out and start a new one. At about three bucks apiece, it is no big deal. I slip a short piece of regular tubing over the plastic tube and I can use a regular douche or special enema nozzle. It works good.

Those bags don't say, "disposable" to use up the ink. The professionals throw disposable plastic equipment in the trash after one use. A less sanitary method is to soak the gear in a solution of strong bleach and water. Any home use after the first one is discretionary and ill advised but should be limited to one and the same user.

We use clear vinyl hose. When it needs cleaning I use a some wire with a piece of rag tied to the end and some Dr Bronners soap to push or pull through to clean it, and that works good for me. We don't use coffee very often so I'm not sure how well that will work for that. Lemon juice also works quite well also if you don't want to use a wire.

Since my enemas consist mainly of Dr Bronners castile soaps, followed by warm salt & baking soda rinses, I find that simply flushing the hose good with hot water works fine. Never had a problem with mold or any other desireable thing happening to it. If I do a coffee enema, I just flush the hose a bit longer with good hot water.

For me, I find that washing the tubing and equipment as soon as possible after using helps make clean up so much easier than waiting 'til later. I use a clip clothes pin or a hemostat to hang up tubes by one end and let them hang until dry. Rolling up tubing and putting it away wet or damp is just asking for trouble. A tube only lasts so long, and then it's time to replace with a new one.

Here's a couple of thoughts on this subject....I have found that sooner rather than later, frequently used tubing will begin to 'stain' on the inside regardless of what enema solutions you use and the tubing will have to be replaced...especially with tubing you can 'see' through such as latex, plastic or silicone. Assume the same for non-transparent tubing.

I have serious concerns about Clorox as I believe some of it leeches into the tubing and could be harmful to the user over time. One of the keys to preserving your tubing should be to keep it clean...very clean and dry.

Tubing should be throughly washed with a good dish soap after each use then flushed with hot water. Every so often the tubing should be sanitized with 3% hydrogen peroxide ( as it comes from the drug store) by filling the tubing with the solutiom and clamping the tube. Let it sit for 4-5 hours then flush again with hot water. This will kill most anything growing in the tubing and is gentler than Clorox. This practice is recomended by one of major enema coffee suppliers for cleaning equipment.

Another key to preserving tubing and your health is to keep it dry. Simply hanging tubing to dry leaves moisture inside to slowly evaporate and encourage mold growth. When you are finished with your equipment dry it thoroughly. With an open top bag or can, dry the inside with a clean washcloth then let it further air dry for a day or so. A closed top bag is, in my opinion, used at the owner's peril...there's no good way I know of to dry those things.

As for the tubing...when finished rinsing, etc...let it drip dry or shake out the excess water...then hold it (stretched out) to your hand vacuum or vac hose (creating a good seal with your hand) for a minute or two while any remaining droplets of water are sucked out and the tubing is forcefully air dried. These small droplets will do your vac no harm. Hang the tubing with the bag and when the bag's thoroughly dry put em away. Bottom line to preserving your tubing is to get it dry ASAP after use. Hope this is helpful.

I have an electric pump normally used for blowing air into pool inflatables. After cleaning, I dry the tube by blowing out the water.

I have a beautiful old red rubber BFG Defender which was a gift from a fellow enthusiast a few years back. it has a sharply sloped bottom and this seems to make for a rather rapid flow rate. i take 3-4 coffee enemas per week and have recently noticed that the flow rate has been steadily declining. there was some residue in the bottom of the bag which i was able to clean off with a paper towel. i then inserted a q-tip into the hose and withdrew a gob of black gunk. this made me realize that the interior of the hose was most probably in need of a thorough cleaning. it is a red rubber hose that was original to the bag and these are hard to find. i took a 22 caliber rifle cleaning rod and threaded a patch of rag thru the eye and rammed it into the hose. after about 12 patches i had accumulated a pile of black goo nearly the size of a golf ball, and i am not exagerating. at one point the hose was completely blocked from this procedure but i was eventually able to get it all clean. this am i was able to once again enjoy a nice hot coffee enema which seemed to take about half the time to administer. i will probably fill hose with clorox and let it stand overnight to neutralize any remaining contaminants. probably best, however, to replace the hose with a new one every 3-4 months in order to avoid this phenomenon.

too bad the really good old style equipment is no longer manufactured. i know there is great stuff available on ebay, but the prices are getting outrageous

I always run hot water through the bag and hose a few times before filling it for my enema. I will also wash them in soap often to prevent any mineral residue from building up. I have a plastic soap container which I put into the bag to keep it expanded and allow air to dry it out.

I have never been a pro at retention time but now I got a balloon nozzle and want to really push my limits with solutions that I haven't been able to retain thus far. Most mentions of milk and molasses sounds like something for me. How on earth does one get their equipment clean after a milk and molasses Enema It seems to me that you would never be rid of the sticky molasses and worse than that would be the smell of the milk after it dries if any residue is left. Any advise here would be really helpful.

Wash the toys up with a regular warm water and dishwashing detergent just like I assume you do after other sessions. Rinse thoroughly and dry. M & M is no different.

See this thread on equipment use and cleaning:

http://www.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=60482

It is a sticky in the Enema / Devices / Equipment section

Cleaning my Bag?

I noticed this morning, when rinsing my bag, that some black flakes washed out of the bag. I leave it hanging after use and thought it would dry.

I don't think the closed bag is getting completely dry. I don't want to inject unhealthy mold or mildew into my colon. I wear dentures and soak them nightly in water and a dissolving tablet which kills bacteria so I decided to drop a tablet into my filled bag, and left it to soak all day. Is this a bad idea?

First of all, the denture tablets flat out lie that they kill a significant amount of bacteria. They can only kill some bacteria they come in contact with. Those tablets are NOT disinfectants. If you don't thoroughly brush your dentures they will be teeming with bacteria. Brush them thoroughly and you won't need the tablets.

About the bag, use bleach full strength since you have an infestation and let it soak in the bag for a couple of hours. If it is a closed top bag. shake it up well every 10 minutes or so. If it is open top, get a bottle brush, washcloth or some other tool to get into the bag and scrub it out. If it is a rubber bag, not silicone, use a diluted solution and soak it longer. Some rubber may be injured by bleach.

The hose can be cleaned the same way or just get a new hose.

S. Susie, so using full strength bleach in my classic bags could harm them? They are real rubber, with real rubber tubing, not plastic. Would you recommend 50% bleach, or what?

I see evidence of mildew, or mold in 2 bulb syringes I have; both artificial rubber, one 8 oz. & one 16 oz. I've been putting a few ounces of full strength bleach in each bulb and soak them overnight. I then rinse them with very hot tap water the next day. This seems to do the job.

It's possible bleach could harm old rubber bags. Try bleach 1:4 diluted.

What you did to clean your bulbs seems to have done the trick!

Thanks for your input. I guess I didn't consider bleach since the tablets are designed to kill and prevent bacteria for dentures. I figured it was safe for my colon, since it is safe for my mouth.

I always use bleach. Before every use I'll fill the bag with a good bleach solution and ensure it works its way into the hose too. I leave this usually at least half an hour before rinsing it throughly before use.

Every few weeks I'll also give the bag and hose a good soak for a number of hours in a bleach solution. Seems to work ok.

I think it's always a very good idea to towel dry your equipment well after each use, as opposed to air drying. For closed top enema bags, IF your blow dryer has a cool setting, blow it just a bit to start the drying process!!!

I use 1 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water. Let it soak for 1 Hr. then wash in hot water. Nozzles then go into the dishwasher.

I have boiled the nozzle or tube before but most of the time just let it soak and wash it really good

I usually boil colon tubes, but that's about it, and sometimes just soap, bleach, and very hot water!!!

Take it completely apart, and wash it thoroughly in warm water with a shot of bleach.

Rinse until you can no longer smell the bleach

Safest way: Each person has their OWN bag.

I soak it in a mild bleach solution in my bath tub then wash with soap and water and hang to dry.

Hot soapy water and bleach!!!