How to Clean Airborne Mold from Glass?
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I would make a mixture of white vinegar and baking soda allowing to sit overnight.
Glass is a non-porous surface so it can be washed out in bleach or vinegar .
Mold has been on earth longer than humans. We pay dearly for them in penicillins, yeast products, cheeses, aged beef, yogurts, and curds. It is not its toxicity but your own allergies that have a problem with those pesky little spores. My Mom cleaned black and blue molds from under sinks, showers, and garages all her life and outside of her constantly runny nose, (which she blamed on us, her 3 little brats) lived healthily for 98 years. I suggest you wash the beverage thing with hot water and Clorox and have a party!
Can you put into a dishwasher safely? Otherwise bleach water and make certain to rinse extremely well. Or try vinegar and water. If dispenser has mechanical spout, make sure to soak overnight in bleach water or vinegar and water solution. Dawn dish soap also is a great cleaner. Baking soda is another option.
You can either spray it with bleach or if you would prefer to avoid chemicals, vinegar will work as well- best of luck!
Vinegar
If it's all glass will it fit in your dishwasher?
Thank you all for your great suggestions!
One way to prevent mold from spreading in your home is to not only clean the mold from the surface of the glass but also to use an air purifier for mold and a furnace filter that will capture mold spores.
Common laundry bleach has sodium hypochlorite as its active ingredient. Mold hates it. Or Mr. Muscle Bathroom Cleaner - orange spray bottle that shows a shower nozzle (not a toilet).
Also keep in mind that the mold might probably come back quickly because there might be mold on parts of the window you can't clean - behind the trim (or drywall return, depending on what you have around your window).
And you need to fight the source as well.
So you need a combination of airing out (to get rid of the humidity created by breathing people and pets, baths and showers, washing up, cooking, damp washing, etc.) and heating. Dehumidifiers and air purifiers are the technical ways to manage humidity, but humanity managed to keep mold at bay for centuries through simple good housekeeping - dry clothes outside when at all possible, and open your windows and air the house out daily.
Good luck!
Backing soda and vinegar
Vinegar will kill the mold spores, just wash it with vinegar and then rinse and dry it off.