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UV Wands - another snake oil device? #13488506 03/26/20 03:36 AM
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Seen on EBay as cheap as 20.99.

Thoughts on their effectiveness


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Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488521 03/26/20 03:51 AM
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They use UVC lights to disinfect surgical tools so could work but would have to wear some welding goggles. That stuff will kill your eyes fast plus you can get skin damage from prolonged exposure.

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488542 03/26/20 04:24 AM
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Depending on what exactly you are trying to kill you may have to wand it for a while.

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488555 03/26/20 04:54 AM
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I used high dollar UV lights to try and kill some contagious crud in the bps aquariums yrs ago. pretty sure I got it now...

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488872 03/26/20 02:08 PM
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I was looking at those. I figured they were snake oil. My uncle always said rub dirt on a scrape or such and go about your business. Up until the 80s I found that dirt did not kill bacteria. Anyway they do work just not nearly as well as Clorox wipes.

Have no idea bout how hand sanitizer works. I will just keep washing my hands with Irish springs and keep my hands fresh and clean as a whistle. (if you remember that jingle you are old. Heck if you still call em jingles you are old.....I am starting to think I am old!)

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Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488968 03/26/20 02:58 PM
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they are my skin cancer treatment, so far so good. I should have an awesome tan in about 24 more sessions.



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Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13488999 03/26/20 03:14 PM
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You can really mess yourself up looking into a UV light. Not sure it would be a good idea to put that in the hands of most idiot germaphobes.

See this warning from the Fly tiers forum.


Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13489067 03/26/20 03:56 PM
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Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13489071 03/26/20 03:58 PM
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Hop, hopefully that works on the ugly just a bit.

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13489082 03/26/20 04:03 PM
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Just bask in the glow of that blue light on your Ultrex.

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Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: hopalong] #13489153 03/26/20 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hopalong
they are my skin cancer treatment, so far so good. I should have an awesome tan in about 24 more sessions.



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You look like some sci fi bada$$ thumb

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13489174 03/26/20 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BCBassCat
Hop, hopefully that works on the ugly just a bit.




that comes after the awesome tan.

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Kattelyn] #13489177 03/26/20 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Kattelyn
Originally Posted by hopalong
they are my skin cancer treatment, so far so good. I should have an awesome tan in about 24 more sessions.



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You look like some sci fi bada$$ thumb



still trying to figure out what happened to that 5 1/2 hrs. I can't remember. grin

Re: UV Wands - another snake oil device? [Re: Chug-bug-bang1] #13489213 03/26/20 05:11 PM
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UV light does kill LOTS of germs and microorganisms. We installed one on one of our pools to sterilize the water. Also, some cities use them to disinfect and sterilize water supplies. They are very good at it, but the bulbs are high maintenance. Here's an interesting article.

UV for water systems


YMMV on a wand to sterilize stuff.


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