How to Create a Steamer That Kills Germs

Sinks, Surfaces and Countertops

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  Fill an 8-quart cooking pot with water. Boil the water on the stove. Place a cooking thermometer in the pot to ensure the temperature stays above 160 degrees Fahrenheit. If the water cools after it’s boiled, turn on the stove again to continue to boil the water above 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of the high temperature, the water will evaporate. Add more water and reheat, as necessary.

• 2

  Remove the top from a spray bottle. Put a funnel on the top of the spray bottle. Put on rubber gloves or oven mitts. Pour the hot water into the spray bottle. Screw the spray lid onto the spray bottle.

• 3

  Immediately spray areas such as kitchen surfaces heavily with the spray bottle, using rubber gloves or oven mitts. Use a sponge or wet rag to wipe away stains. The hot water will kill the germs.

Bathtubs and Showers

• 4

  Fill an 8-quart cooking pot with water. Boil the water on the stove. Place a cooking thermometer in the pot to ensure the temperature stays above 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

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  Remove the pot with oven mitts after the water reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit or above. To avoid any dangerous splashing of the boiling water, slowly pour the water down the walls of bathtub tiles and fixtures.

• 6

  Use a cotton rag to wipe the areas clean. Repeat the process of boiling water and pouring it over the tiles and fixtures in the bathtub to ensure the entire area is sanitized and germ-free.

Floors

• 7

  Fill an 8-quart cooking pot with water. Boil the water on the stove. Place a cooking thermometer in the pot to ensure the temperature stays above 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

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  Remove the pot with oven mitts. Slowly pour the boiling water into a mop bucket. Dip a string mop into the bucket and ring it out.

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  Push the dampened mop into the corners of the floor edges to remove germs. Mop the floor in a figure-eight motion to remove all germs. Put the mop into the water and ring it out again. Repeat the process to remove germs and stains.