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Kwanza P. Hot Tubs in Your STR
6 February 2025 | 7 replies
.🚫 Not Worth It IF:You don’t have a dedicated team or someone to balance for every turn.Your climate or guest demographic wouldn’t use it often enough to justify the cost.Make sure to have waivers, I ran into issues with people saying they got bacteria from it etc.
Joel Oh salt water hot tub
13 January 2025 | 23 replies
The whole point of having chemicals (and yes, salt is a chemical compound) is to mitigate bacteria growth, it's science. 
Tyler Speelman House with well water that smells.
19 October 2024 | 3 replies
The above efforts definitely helped and we thought we had the issue fixed, but the water is now smelling after the house has been vacant for a week or so.We plan to get the water tested for Sulfur, bacteria and iron.
Diego L. Dog urine smell
14 August 2024 | 8 replies
Eventually the sealant will wear out but it's possible by then all of the bacteria will be dead. 
Ward Hubbell Bedspreads and bed coverings
18 June 2024 | 17 replies
There is a lot of controversy on what bacteria and virus lives on fabrics and for how long.
Cindy Zhu How to properly clean a house after tenant left without cleaning
7 June 2024 | 8 replies
That will accomplish two things: first, you'll know the tenant is gone because they took the electric out of their name, and second you won't have a turned-off refrigerator growing smelly bacteria experiments.As for the current problem, assuming your area picks up trash weekly, do just like @Theresa Harris said - wait until the day before trash pick up day, double bag everything, then clean the fridge. 
Jonathan Mills Best countertop for Kitchen? Granite? Quartz?
13 May 2024 | 11 replies
Granite offers natural beauty with unique veining and patterns, while quartz provides a wider range of color options and is non-porous, making it resistant to stains and bacteria.
Dan Barth Tenant claiming mold present - Help!
27 March 2024 | 17 replies
Sounds like I'm a little late to the party.. but I'd also mention that one tiny speck of mold / bacteria / something per plate, is actually a stellar result.That means, only one spore probably landed on each spot.If you had a mold problem, I'd expect to see the entire top of that thing cover over, pretty much all at once.
Jon Rusnak Holy Moldy - Bathroom Sink
27 September 2016 | 6 replies
Granted, there's probably all sorts of bacteria growing in there - thus the smell, but it's nothing to concern you or your tenants.
Justin Fox What to do after homes flood.
18 October 2017 | 8 replies
We first sprayed ~50/50 bleach everywhere to just kill gross bacteria and then went back with odaband (fungicide).