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I had used it the other night and had to pull it out from the other bathroom in order to make it work. It was dirty and she putit in the dishwasher with almost nothing else, but I’m a little fucking skeeveed by it.

Edit: thanks all. I’ll run it again with vinegar at the hottest and feel better about it. No divorce. Thanks for your help.

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[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 25 points 1 day ago

It's actually not a big deal.

Run it with vinegar. Full a bowl with vinegar and place it on the top rack and run it with the hottest steam setting. 100% sterile inside afterward.

If she ran it with a very hot heated dry setting with the plunger, it's possible it's all disinfected anyway. Lots of people used the dish washer to sterilize jars for canning. The steam from the drying cycle is hot enough and last long enough to pasteurize everything.

[-] Mora@pawb.social 28 points 1 day ago

dish washer to sterilize jars for canning

Household Dishwashers do not sterilise, they only sanitise at best (with a 65° (150°F)). For sterilisation of all microorganisms including spores they would need to heat up to 120°C (250°F) for several minutes.

That being said you most likely breath in your own poop particles all the time, so sanitation may be enough.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

it's part of our microflora that floats around us.

[-] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

It's just a social convention.

A mere faux pas.

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