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michellekicks
michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
How often do you wash your HRM chest strap?
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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    :embarassed:

    once a month :laugh:

    but i do rinse a few tines a week. yeah yeah i know that's like taking a water only shower but whatever. DONT JUDGE ME!
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    Like in the wash? Hardly ever. I wash the sensors with antibacterial handsoap once every one or 2 weeks, or when it starts acting funny..
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    The elastic strap goes in the washing machine once every week or so.
    The plastic part gets a wash when I think of it - less often than the elastic because I'm a bit scared of getting water into the electronics.
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    as often as i wash my compression shorts.

    semi-annually.
  • ghjklo9
    ghjklo9 Posts: 57
    I never put it in the washing machine but wash it under water in the sink, and rub liquid laundry detergent on the strap about once a week.
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
    Once.
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    What, you're supposed to wash those things? :wink:
  • Angel1066
    Angel1066 Posts: 816 Member
    When i remember
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    I give the sensor part a good wipe down after every use, I laundered the strap every couple weeks.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Whew! Least I'm not the only dirty pig out there :bigsmile:

    :drinker:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I wash the actual transmitter every day. I used to wash the strap every week. I can't remember when was the last time I washed it. That is pretty gross.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member

    The plastic part gets a wash when I think of it - less often than the elastic because I'm a bit scared of getting water into the electronics.

    yeah i didnt think about this. i need to change the battery and i can't even get the cover to move over to the "open" position. i'm assuming all that sweat, body salt and overall meshashesha juice soaked into the opening and dried into a layer of crust that will take a diamond to cut through :sad:

    i've read stuff online where people had holes drilled on the side of the battery cover but um yeah i'm a girl so dont have a drill laying around the house :laugh: i might just end up sending it to polar and let them charge me for changing the battery
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    <
    girl who has a drill
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    <
    girl who has a drill
    then i'm sending my plastic transmitter thingy to you so you can hook a sister up :smile:
  • PatByrne82
    PatByrne82 Posts: 72 Member
    What, you're supposed to wash those things? :wink:
    ^^^this
  • runnerchick69
    runnerchick69 Posts: 317 Member
    Do I have to be honest LOL
  • gogojenniko
    gogojenniko Posts: 31 Member
    Hahahahahahaha...it's been what? 3 months?
    Guess I'll do it this weekend. XD
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    <
    girl who has a drill
    then i'm sending my plastic transmitter thingy to you so you can hook a sister up :smile:

    I'm ok with drywall, I don't know about drillin' your transmitter! :laugh:
  • capnwo85
    capnwo85 Posts: 1,103 Member
    ...wash? does not compute.
  • sunnymel126
    sunnymel126 Posts: 359 Member
    Whew! Least I'm not the only dirty pig out there :bigsmile:

    :drinker:

    Oh yea you're not... I never do... ewwww. So what it's my sweat. LOL
  • rprussell2004
    rprussell2004 Posts: 870 Member
    as often as i wash my compression shorts.

    semi-annually.

    WIN!

    Err, I mean, QFT.
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    Umm .... I thought they self cleaned?
  • Erica0718
    Erica0718 Posts: 469 Member
    :embarassed: not as often as I should. Maybe once every couple weeks. I always forget!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    wash in the washer? Never. I rinse it in the shower daily, and wash it by hand (in the shower) once a week or so.
    I also rinse my running bra in the shower. I'm a multi tasker.:bigsmile:
  • Goal_Line
    Goal_Line Posts: 474 Member
    How often do you wash your HRM chest strap?

    Oh god I was just looking at it the other day and thinking I really got to wash this. I no longer lick the contacts:)
  • RunnerBlonde808
    RunnerBlonde808 Posts: 257 Member
    as often as i wash my compression shorts.

    semi-annually.

    Gross!!!!! lol.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    your suppose to wash those?
  • KM11102011
    KM11102011 Posts: 40
    as often as i wash my compression shorts.

    semi-annually.

    :laugh:
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I rinse it thoroughly after every use and wash it every time I do laundry.
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    i wash mine by hand each time I use it, a little dish soap, and hang it up.

    i remember being so surprised that you had to wet it to use it in the first place. I had never heard anyone ever mention that.

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