8ball
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They sometimes use CCTV for this sort of thing, don't they?
Face masks
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They sometimes use CCTV for this sort of thing, don't they?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
why aren't people just sticking them in the washing machine like you would with any other item of clothing?
8ball
Decolonise colons!
And the high heat setting for the dryer, obviously (unless getting plenty of sunlight).
And bleach if handwashing.
As any fule kno.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i guess they might have a "witness stand" booth where people sit on their own (rather than next to their lawyers). but reactions etc in the courtroom are sometimes part of what jurors are directed to consider. again, curious what the official line is on this kind of thing...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
washing machine is fine and not everyone has a dryer. bleach is a no no in my household unless you're cleaning the toilet.
Ditch the gloves, buy a litter-picker, but don’t carshare! How to be eco-friendly in a pandemic
Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups? Experts answer your environmental dilemmas
It is important to wash masks after each use, says Maitreyi Shivkumar, a virologist and lecturer in molecular biology at De Montfort University Leicester. But, she says, “there’s no concrete evidence” on how to do the laundry. NHS guidelines on the home-washing of work uniforms advises washing with detergent at 60C (140F). For the public, “the likelihood of you coming into contact with really high amounts of virus is relatively low. It’s unlikely you’ll need to use a high temperature.”
Could you wash with temperatures as low as 20C to save energy? “I don’t really see an issue with using lower temperatures,” she says, adding that it’s the detergent that’s important and that “this is for everyday normal use where you know the likelihood of someone having Covid is low”. If you or someone in your household is suspected of having the virus, then their clothes, sheets and towels should be washed on the hottest setting. If not, says Edge, “washing masks in the same load [as your normal laundry] reduces the environmental impact”.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Offical line as of the most recent thing I can find (and links older than that show confusion reigned) is that witnesses can be asked by a judge to remove their face mask if 2-metre distancing is observed.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
washing machine is fine and not everyone has a dryer. bleach is a no no in my household unless you're cleaning the toilet.
Do you need to wash everything – masks included – at high temperatures?Ditch the gloves, buy a litter-picker, but don’t carshare! How to be eco-friendly in a pandemic
Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups? Experts answer your environmental dilemmaswww.theguardian.com
It is important to wash masks after each use, says Maitreyi Shivkumar, a virologist and lecturer in molecular biology at De Montfort University Leicester. But, she says, “there’s no concrete evidence” on how to do the laundry. NHS guidelines on the home-washing of work uniforms advises washing with detergent at 60C (140F). For the public, “the likelihood of you coming into contact with really high amounts of virus is relatively low. It’s unlikely you’ll need to use a high temperature.”
Could you wash with temperatures as low as 20C to save energy? “I don’t really see an issue with using lower temperatures,” she says, adding that it’s the detergent that’s important and that “this is for everyday normal use where you know the likelihood of someone having Covid is low”. If you or someone in your household is suspected of having the virus, then their clothes, sheets and towels should be washed on the hottest setting. If not, says Edge, “washing masks in the same load [as your normal laundry] reduces the environmental impact”.
Fine, choose De Montford Uni over the CDC if you want.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
CDC is of course more cautious but we also have to be practicalFine, choose De Montford Uni over the CDC if you want.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
The way i see it is i am not a doctor therefore I don't need to wash the face masks to the same standards I would if I was coming in contact with covid every day. However the elastic goes if you repeatedly wash them at high temperatures. I don't wear them when damp because of the pneumonia risk so usually hand wash them or stick them in the machine and then leave to dry.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
because don't use it everyday or even once a week sometimes
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
you should be changing them every day, just like your pants!
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
I am (don't change pants everyday tho!)
meant don't use washing machine everyday
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i've only had one up til now - gets used for <10 mins about once a week. under those terms i would happily wear the same pants for a month 
now i made another for rotational purposes 
now i made another for rotational purposes
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
neither do i! just wash them with the regular washing - about once a week
8ball
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
what the fuck are you on about now? you're really pissing me offCan anyone else hear a distant scythe being sharpened?
Honestly, this site is massively better with that unfunny prick on ignore. Such a massive and undeserved ego. A great example of certain type of man of a certain age.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
He’s very slippery. Never says what he means. Just makes elliptical ‘jokes’ without explaining himself
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Bacteria's fine - it's the virus that is the primary concern here...You're letting bacteria grow on a warm, moist medium, then re-inhaling them?
8ball
Decolonise colons!
E.coli and all manner of bacteria round my manor. Not to mention occasional flare-ups of norovirus in the area etc.
Just one virus where you are? Luxury...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
We’re talking about Covid though. That’s why we’re masking up
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No, I don’t want to catch or spread Covid and I work with the public, so masking up is essential. You’re weird
8ball
Decolonise colons!
It's my germs that my mask stops and collects anyway...right?
I believe that's how the current version of the story goes - ie. it reduces the chance of asymptomatic or presymptomatic people infecting others.
This kind of made me wonder about those valve masks (which are not recommended) - if you were to turn the valves round so that you could freely breathe in and breathing out was restricted instead, would that cover most of the protective element and result in a more comfortable mask.
I think you'd need a new type of mask - I doubt the valves are reversible...
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
I think pneumonia and secondary infections are a thing you might want to avoid with the SARS-COV-2 virus to be honest. However hopefully nobody here is going to be wandering around in wet, dirty face masks that have been worn for days in a row ?!
Things like colds and flu are also prevented from spreading with masks tho.
Things like colds and flu are also prevented from spreading with masks tho.
crossthebreeze
Well-Known Member
Reusable masks (and anything else that could be contaminated and can't either be washed at 60 degrees or put in a tumble drier - cleaning cloths, work clothes I've worn for litter picking, work gloves, outer clothes I've worn on public transport etc) get soaked in disinfectant solution before the wash or get "nappy fresh" added to the wash. I seem to wear a mask at some point 6 days in a week though, sometimes for long periods (ie when doing certain work). If I've just worn a mask for a 10 minute shop where no-one got close to me, or to walk through someone's garage for garden access for work, I would wear it again later that day or even use another day though.
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
And you've been wearing a mask to protect against all these bacteria since before Covid-19?
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