Cold water bottle washing

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Syncman

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If using TSP/oxiclean mix, is it possible to use cold water? I have a homebuilt bottle washer that I have been using in the kithen sink and counter. Small accident sprayed water over ceiling, so wife banned me from kitchen. Thinking of moving to outdoors, but hot water is an issue.


 
its best to dissolve the oxyclean in hot water IMO. I do my heavy cleaning with oxy then go back over them with starsan just before bottling. never a problem.
 
I agree warm/hot water cleans better.

Tap hot water into a bucket and dump into your washing container?
Use a heat stick (immersion heater) on an extension cord (plugged into a GFCI outlet)?
 
If you need to deep clean warm/hot water is better.

If you are cleaning a bottle right after pouring, I just rinse it well then put it away until the next bottling day.
On bottling day I inspect the bottles spritz with Starsan using a Vinator and fill. No "washing" at all.
 
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