cleaning

[taity]

hi
would steam work for cleaning my 25ltr plastic drum to make cider in .
the mrs has a steam clener was thinking of putting the hose into the drum to kill off the nastys will it owrk ?

many thanks

 

[Mark1964]

Although it might kill a few bugs the best way is sterilisation

 

[user 1290]

Considering what happened to my PET DJs when OH put them in front of our open fire to dry - they distorted with the heat - I wouldn't let OH loose with her steam cleaner on anything!

 

[cutnrun]

to be truly effective... And this is taking to to the extreems of total sterility, you need the steam to be at 121°c for 15 min. Having said that you need to boil something for 24hrs to make it sterile.

i would stick to the fluids, i don't have any facts about those so i can't worry about it!

 

[graysalchemy]

I sterilise FV's with videne then steam them up side down with a steamer hose for about 15-20 mins. That is what I have just done hope it is OK.