Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

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O-townClown
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Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

Post by O-townClown » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:51 pm

Okay, I need to know if there is any validity to this.

We have a pool and my wife wants to take my gear and my son's and soak it in the water and let it sun dry. She says that some hockey moms told her the chlorine kills the odor-causing bacteria.

Anyone hear this? Should I let her do it?

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Re: Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

Post by tomASS » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:04 pm

O-townClown wrote:Okay, I need to know if there is any validity to this.

We have a pool and my wife wants to take my gear and my son's and soak it in the water and let it sun dry. She says that some hockey moms told her the chlorine kills the odor-causing bacteria.

Anyone hear this? Should I let her do it?
Most of us do not have pools up this way. Hot Tubs more so - never thought about it. Chlorine is a cleansing agent. Without a thorough rinsing you might have skin irritation
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Post by Valley Eggroll » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:07 pm

I say go ahead and do it. I have heard it works. If it doesn't, try it out on your wife, it was her idea!!

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Re: Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

Post by LovetheGlove1 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:10 pm

tomASS wrote:
O-townClown wrote:Okay, I need to know if there is any validity to this.

We have a pool and my wife wants to take my gear and my son's and soak it in the water and let it sun dry. She says that some hockey moms told her the chlorine kills the odor-causing bacteria.

Anyone hear this? Should I let her do it?
Most of us do not have pools up this way. Hot Tubs more so - never thought about it. Chlorine is a cleansing agent. Without a thorough rinsing you might have skin irritation
the only thing i would worry about is it itching or irritating your skin

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skin rash

Post by O-townClown » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:40 pm

Thanks for your concern. I think we'll be alright. The chlorine content of a home pool isn't like a public pool, plus ours is saltwater. There is a cell that generates chlorine daily from the NaCl in the water. We actually pour a bag of salt in periodically like you would to a water softener.

I'll let you know if I get a rash! My son and I should be safe from what I'm hearing.

Before we did it I wanted to make sure it actually killed the odor (if it didn't there's no point) and doesn't ruin pads.

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Re: Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

Post by Bub » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:54 pm

the only thing i would worry about is it itching or irritating your skin
The wife or the chlorine?

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Re: Cleaning hockey gear - please don't laugh at me

Post by LovetheGlove1 » Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:10 am

Bub wrote:
the only thing i would worry about is it itching or irritating your skin
The wife or the chlorine?
both :)

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Post by mallard » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:23 am

Why not just put it in the washing machine? My old trainer use to do that every 2 weeks to a month. It kept the equiptment soft and fresh.

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Post by Stealth » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:29 am

It’s obvious your pool is not freezing over Clown, so you will be able to place in the sun and not have the sweat freeze also This will do the trick.
Then place in the washing machine and air dry as needed.

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