Crazy idea for mold? Steaming with vinegar

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We have a LOT of clothes that will need to get spot-treated with vinegar and then left in the sun. However, I had the idea awhile ago, perhaps a bit radical, to just put them all in a small room and saturate it with vinegar, basically with a humidifier or something of the sort. Would it be even remotely concentrated enough? Is this a stupid idea?

Similarly, at a smaller scale, would steaming clothes with vinegar be a good idea? Essentially a 1-2 punch?

Thanks all!
 
It really depends on the fabric, I think.
 
Such interesting ideas!

Vinegar kills most of the mold species that are likely to be found on clothes. I usually advise to soak clothing with half water/half vinegar when the item can take washing. I'd be quite interested to know if either a humidifier or a steamer could do what it takes. I would doubt the humidifier treatment. I don't know about the steamer.
 
denisebrain said:
Such interesting ideas!

Vinegar kills most of the mold species that are likely to be found on clothes. I usually advise to soak clothing with half water/half vinegar when the item can take washing. I'd be quite interested to know if either a humidifier or a steamer could do what it takes. I would doubt the humidifier treatment. I don't know about the steamer.
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I wonder if vinegar would damage the steamer. I’ve considered getting a tosser one just to try this ;)
 
That is something I wondered as well. I found this on Consumer Reports, vis-à-vis a steam iron, but this implies that someone might consider leaving vinegar in the iron for some time. I don't know if it would eat the inside instantly.

Never add vinegar to the tank; it could permanently damage the inside of the appliance. Most steam irons have a protective coating inside the chamber, but acid can eat away at the lining, and then the metal parts are next.

The best way to clean an iron depends on the model you have, so read the owner's manual. If your model has a self-clean function, in most cases all you'll need to do is fill the tank with water, heat the iron, unplug it, and hold it over the sink with the soleplate facing downward. Press and hold the self-clean button, and hot water and steam will be released from the soleplate—along with any impurities.
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RealSimple talks of cleaning a steamer with distilled white vinegar

https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/how-to-clean-steamer
 
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