Sanitizing regulators and gear for Covid 19

[Sbiriguda]

Hello folks,
after a long pause due to lockdown soon we will start diving again in Italy.
How to properly sanitize the gear and especially the regulators?
Both because they have been left unused for quite some time (routine cleaning) and because of the specific problems related to the Covid 19

There are of course many tutorials on how to clean the gear including the official ones released by Padi, Naui, etc. There is also different information about this, some for example say that the virus is a bigger problem out of the water than in it. So for example it would be easier to get/transmit it in the car when going to the diving spot than exchanging or renting gear

I would like to understand what you guys do

Thanks

 

[runsongas]

List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 | US EPA

see also the recent DAN guidance

DAN Encourages Divers and Dive Operators to Disinfect Gear Properly - DIVER magazine

 

[Bigbella]

Timely -- was just cleaning some gear . . .

 

[StefinSB]

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Timely -- was just cleaning some gear . . .

I use steramine on almost everything

 

[Umuntu]

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Timely -- was just cleaning some gear . . .

I use steramine on almost everything

Steramine is a brand that's not widely available in Europe.

What's the active ingredient in Steramine ?

 

[formernuke]

Well COVID-19 can live on surfaces for up to 5 days. So if that is all your worried about wait 5 days.

Salt water kills it so dip in salt water wait and rinse.

Chlorine bleach will kill it so you could spray or dip in chlorine wait and rinse. I'm pretty sure chlorine is bad for your gear.

Alcohol will kill it so spray or dip in above 60% let sit and rinse.

Or since I'm the only one touching my gear I just rinse it and not worry about it.

 

[StefinSB]

Steramine is a brand that's not widely available in Europe.

What's the active ingredient in Steramine ?

(Quaternary) Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride dihydrate

 

[Bigbella]

(Quaternary) Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride dihydrate

Yeah, what he said . . .

 

[Marie13]

I don’t rent gear, even tanks. No one lays a hand on my gear unless they’re helping me by steadying doubles while I’m getting in/out of harness.

If it’s all your own gear you’re diving with, there’s no reason, IMO, to go all OCD and germaphobe.

 

[davehicks]

I use steramine on almost everything

We are using our supply of rebreather Streramine as a household cleanser now. Doornobs, counters, mailbox, packages, etc.