My Klean Kanteen stinks!

[Court]

Does anyone have expereince with Klean Kanteens? My son's sippy cup, which is almost always only filled with water, has begun smelling lately. I have scrubbed it as much as I can, taking it apart and scrubbed it more, washed it with biokleen and vinger and it is still maintaing a rotten mildewy smell.

[bostonsmama]

:think We have lots of KK's and I haven't noticed a smell in any of them.... Have you tried soaking it in baking soda water? Do you run it through the dishwasher? They are dishwasher safe :yes Is the smell in the sippy or the actual kanteen? I had one person ask me how to get mildew out of one once...(which I had never seen, either :shrug) I wonder if it actually *had* mildew in it at one point? I'd call KK if you've exhuasted all other options of getting the smell out. They'd probably send you a new one...

[Oliveshoots]

Can you boil those? I used to boil sippies when we used them all the time with milk and juices. Now we use them rarely, and only for water.

I'm convinced that most water supplies (well or municipal) have funk in them, like types of mildew and algae. We get pink film around our faucets and in our spray thingies from the algae in our city water (despite the strong chlorine smell we often get with it) :/. Maybe there is something in your water that after a while is growing something? Does the sippy ever have a chance to dry out between uses? I would maybe figure out a way to dry it after washing it each day....either in the dishwasher (heated dry) or in a 200degree oven. :shrug Like, not just wiping it inside drying, but drying all the nooks and crannies using heat or air. :think

[brandi]

I would try to soak it in vinegar overnight.

[scottishthistle]

Denture cleaner tablets :yes

[tempus vernum]

:think We have lots of KK's and I haven't noticed a smell in any of them.... Have you tried soaking it in baking soda water? Do you run it through the dishwasher? They are dishwasher safe :yes Is the smell in the sippy or the actual kanteen? I had one person ask me how to get mildew out of one once...(which I had never seen, either :shrug) I wonder if it actually *had* mildew in it at one point? I'd call KK if you've exhuasted all other options of getting the smell out. They'd probably send you a new one...


WHich part of the KK isn't dw safe -- the tops right? Because I remember reading no dishwasher but I can't remember on what part so I wash them all by hand ????

[bostonsmama]

Jodi, I didn't know there was a part that was non-dw safe! :nails I've put ours in daily for a long time now (before my last KK purchase) and we've never had anything 'bad' happen :think The caps are just plastic, so ? I'll go check the KK site :think

[bostonsmama]

Klean Kanteens are dishwasher safe and are also easy to clean with a bottle brush and mild soap. We also recommend an old fashioned cleaner: white vinegar and baking soda.

Caps should not be washed in the dishwasher because water can squeeze into the cap.



(from KK FAQ's)

Apparently water can squeeze into the caps, lol. I put ours on the top rack, I haven't noticed water squeezing into them, but I don't think it would hurt them, just be sure to shake it first :giggle

[tempus vernum]

Klean Kanteens are dishwasher safe and are also easy to clean with a bottle brush and mild soap. We also recommend an old fashioned cleaner: white vinegar and baking soda.

Caps should not be washed in the dishwasher because water can squeeze into the cap.



(from KK FAQ's)

Apparently water can squeeze into the caps, lol. I put ours on the top rack, I haven't noticed water squeezing into them, but I don't think it would hurt them, just be sure to shake it first :giggle


:idea I bet it's the stainless loop and stainless flat. . . they are not hollow on the bottom but flat and hollow inside and if water got between the plastic and steel it would mold. . . you couldn't just "shake it out" KWIM?

[bostonsmama]

:haha Oh yes, there are other options than the sports cap! :doh I bet you're right :yes I don't use anything but our sports caps :doh

You're so smart, J :cheer

[tempus vernum]

:haha Oh yes, there are other options than the sports cap! :doh I bet you're right :yes I don't use anything but our sports caps :doh

You're so smart, J :cheer


*snicker* we use stainless loops and sport caps.

[FaithHopeLove]

Did you find a solution? We also wash ours in the dishwasher regularly and no problem.

[JavaMama]

Do you mean the kanteen itself or the cap? I wonder about putting baking soda in and pouring in some vinegar to get that bubbly reaction... put a cap on it and shake periodically while letting soak all day.

Hope you find something that works!

[Court]

Okay, so I tried soaking it in vinegar overnight and that didn't work. I am trying the dishwasher next! I was also under the impression it couldn't go in.

[Blueberrybabies]

:idea I bet it's the stainless loop and stainless flat. . . they are not hollow on the bottom but flat and hollow inside and if water got between the plastic and steel it would mold. . . you couldn't just "shake it out" KWIM?

Yeah, this happen to my loop cap. We use all sport caps now.

Is the smell in the bottle itself, or is it the lid/valve assembly? The valves of ours would get pretty gross. I think I scrubbed with baking soda and soaked in vinegar and it did help some.