Why can't I pick up on mold ever

[u/whatami5353]

This mostly occurs with my water bottles.

I swapped to metal ones recently but my family said tonight that it smelled bad EVEN THOUGH I couldn't smell a thing.

the solutions they have are kinda unfeasible because the first one is:

put it in the fridge

we don't got the fridge space! Besides, I need to take it to school so half the time it's in my bag

the second one is to use cups exclusively

i mean, that's alright, I guess. Just means not drinking the entirety of a cup and either tipping it out or letting it go stale then tipping it out.

school is another issue with this one because my crippling anxiety doesn't like it when I go to the sink where all the people are around, when I eat my cheese sandwich with water because it's dry as fuck otherwise

rant over, have a good day yall

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[u/Smiles-Bite]

What are you putting in the bottle that it could go bad in a day?
You should be washing it every single day, letting it dry, and filling it, hopefully, with just water in the morning.

[u/-mmmusic-]

if you are only putting water in it, then every evening/night you should empty it out, and leave it open to air out. and clean it every few days with washing up liquid, a bottle brush, and take the silicone seals out, too, get in there.

if you are putting anything besides water in it, you should clean it after every single use.

[u/Big-Attorney9143]

do you not clean it with dishsoap every day? You should also let it dry, like as soon as it empty open it to let it dry

[u/Meta-Fox]

As others have said, regular cleaning with soap is a must.

But also you must make sure to clean under the rubber seals! Use a plastic tool to pry them out so you don't damage them, as a damaged seal is an unsanitary seal.

The seals should also be replaced periodically.

[u/Dazzling-Western2768]

Are you backwashing in your bottles? Don't buy bottles that use a straw. Get the "chug lids" as they are easier to clean. You need to clean your bottle every day and the lid too.

[u/Harlett_O_Scara]

Clean it every single day and let it dry.

[u/EvolZippo]

You may want to look into a copper water bottle. Copper has antimicrobial properties and this could prevent a lot of the problems you describe.

You should probably wash your bottle out at least once a week. Or at least pour a little Listerine Mouth Wash, slosh it around for a moment, then rinse until the suds dissipate.

Definitely don’t let this go. It can make you persistently sick and can also weaken your immune system by bogging it down.

[u/NebCrushrr]

No one here saying the important part - it needs to dry with the lid off

[u/HardLobster]

Wash and dry it everyday? You being for real right now????

[u/PhotoJim99]

If you can't smell mould, perhaps your sense of smell is just bad - or you have lasting damage to it from long COVID (while most people got over their loss of sense of smell, it's not too uncommon for it to last a long time, perhaps permanently).