Products for sanitizing, cleaning

Stephen_C_Allison

Does anyone have recommendations for specific products to sanitize computer keyboards & mice, and to clean computer screens? Our stake clerk prefers to receive requests to order from Staples.com using the stake account there.

S Vint Atkinson

Our center uses alcohol wipes for the keyboards and mice. Lysol type wipes leave a residue. Any microfiber cloth with spray cleaner is best for the computer screens.

RobertLeighPritchett

Last year I used 90% alcohol and tissues and cleaned everything touchable by human hands. Knobs, light switches, tops of screens and table edges, screens, keyboards, mice. Lots of grime. We also bought the Lysol wipes. Still have them.

Got a UV wand from 4Patriots this year. Charged it up and used it. New computers and printer. Not much grime. Still ran the UV for 10 seconds over everything including the rest room, light switches, door knobs, tabletops and edges. No smell. A lot less sniffles from other things besides emotional spiritual experiences. The director asked if I had seen any blood signs under the UV. Nope! We also have the carpet shampooed professionally now on a schedule.

DanaChou

Dell recommends sanitizing with a mixture of 70% isopropyl alcohol and 30% water. CVS 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol is one brand example to use straight from the bottle. Staples sells a different brand.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184427/best-practices-for-product-use-and-handling-for-dell-desktops

Stephen_C_Allison

Thanks so much. I hadn't seen the Dell recommendations; will follow those.

Stephen_C_Allison

I have one Technology Specialist in the stake who is strongly recommending we use Chlorine Dioxide for whole-room decontamination. Apparently requires no spraying or wiping. Instead, tablets dropped into a water basin at the end of a shift, creates a kind of fog that cleans everything in the room, decomposes into oxygen and water which evaporates over a couple hours; no residue.

Anyone have any experience with this approach?

https://www.pureline.com/chlorine-dioxide-room-decontamination-an-efficient-and-effective-solution-for-high-risk-environments/#:~:text=Odor%20Elimination%20Chlorine%20dioxide%20is%20not%20only,the%20smell%2C%20rather%20than%20simply%20masking%20them.

Pamela Nunokawa

I had heard that you should not use any alcohol products on the touch screen monitors. It degrades them over time. So we use a special cleaner (bought at Staples) for the monitors only (alcohol free) and the regular sanitizing wipes on all the other surfaces (keyboard, mouse, tables, etc.).

don_kimball

Regarding alcohol on monitors, you will get different answers to this question depending on who you ask. Some will say no alcohol at all, no matter what concentration or application method. Others will say using an alcohol wipe or alcohol sprayed onto a cloth is ok, but don't spray it directly on the monitor.

I believe that alcohol does damage monitor screens over time. In my Center, I directed the staff to only use clean microfiber cloths and water. With a little bit of work, that is all you need to clean a monitor. I discarded all of the previously purchased monitor cleaning solutions and sprays, as they either contain alcohol and/or they leave a residue on the screen.

When it comes to cleaning keyboards, mice and tables, Clorox wipes (or similar) or alcohol is fine. If using alcohol, do not spray it directly onto keyboards and mice, as it may damage them. Spray it first onto a cloth or paper towel.