Will bleach gas harm my computer or any other electronics in my room?

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Judgement Nut Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:30pm

Now you're about to find out why people call me crazy, but I'll start off with the long story: Two massive spiders crawled up my wall recently (And here in Scotland, 5-6 inches is considered massive for a spider). I worked up the courage and killed both of them, and as I'm absolutely terrified of spiders, you can see why spiders so big you can see their eyes will put the fear in me.

The thing is, I'm planning on spraying bleach, a lot of bleach, all around my room, and this'll definitely kill them and drive any survivors off. Don't worry, I'll have mask & goggles for this, I know how deadly bleach gas can be. What I'm worried about now is, will the bleach gas that you can smell harm my computer or anything of the like in my room?

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Von-Reaper Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:32pm

If it doesnt have any moistrue your eletronics should be fine, i one time had someone put a bug gas bomb in there garage with 500$ speekers and radio, it worked fine after it.

Judgement Nut Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:33pm

Originally posted by Von-Reaper:
If it doesnt have any moistrue your eletronics should be fine, i one time had someone put a bug gas bomb in there garage with 500$ speekers and radio, it worked fine after it.

Thanks very much for the reply. Now I can move on with my "chemical warfare" plan, hehehehe :)

76561198329369535 Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:33pm

Just clean like a normal person....

or use chlorine gas instead.

Judgement Nut Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:35pm

Originally posted by Vani:
Just clean like a normal person....

or use chlorine gas instead.

I do my best to keep my room clean, but as it happens I live in a rather old house. It's a two-story flat, in fact, and it was around since before the Second World War... holes everywhere, you know?

Bleach gas should be enough to kill the spiders. I'm wearing a mask, but I'd rather keep this low-risk. Chlorine gas was used in WW1 as a chemical weapon. Sorry, but do you have any idea how dangerous chlorine gas is? Or are you trolling?

Last edited by Judgement Nut; Sep 27, 2016 @ 7:45pm

Washell Sep 28, 2016 @ 2:45am

Originally posted by Viggo Mortensen:
Bleach gas should be enough to kill the spiders. I'm wearing a mask, but I'd rather keep this low-risk. Chlorine gas was used in WW1 as a chemical weapon. Sorry, but do you have any idea how dangerous chlorine gas is? Or are you trolling?

The most common form of bleach is sodium hypochlorite (a salt) dissolved in water. What you smell is a few evaporated water/sodium hypochlorite molecules which you shouldn't refer to as a gas, and won't kill anything. The actual bleach you'll be spraying will however stain and discolour the ♥♥♥♥ out of every piece of wood, fabric and wallpaper you spray it on, and possibly corrode or burn some of it. Don't spray bleach to get rid of spiders.

If you were thinking about mixing bleach with <withheld> to create "bleach gas"... congrats! You just recreated the WW1 lethal chemical weapon known as Chlorine gas.

Just get a spray bottle of insecticide that's effective against spiders and spray all the nooks and crannies.

Salty0n3 Sep 28, 2016 @ 3:00am

Just use Boric acid, it's a dust. Use it in the voids in your walls, floor joists and any other place that they can hide. It has a very good residual, so it'll last a long time. It'll also help with other insects, although 5 to 6 inch spiders?! Just moving would probably be your safest route.

Judgement Nut Sep 28, 2016 @ 9:15am

Originally posted by Salty0n3:
Just use Boric acid, it's a dust. Use it in the voids in your walls, floor joists and any other place that they can hide. It has a very good residual, so it'll last a long time. It'll also help with other insects, although 5 to 6 inch spiders?! Just moving would probably be your safest route.

Good thing I'm planning a move soon. I hate this place, and not just because of the Great Danes with 8 legs.

Judgement Nut Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:02am

Originally posted by rowdycat:
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grrrr. should be a spider for you

Thanks a lot, you just made me hit my TV with my shoe. >:(

Judgement Nut Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:17am

Originally posted by rowdycat:
theres no guarantee that after a chemical treatment there will be spiders again.
These animals are very robust. More robust than you! You have no chance *lol*
I am afraid of spiders too. But I have fought this if I have just watched these spiders.
The longer you watch them, the less you are frightened.
Begin with the small thin legged spiders. Just stop to remove them. (ok they could make a bit dirt). If you got used that you could meet such spiders, this is a good beginning.

I admit, as much as I'm scared of them, I'm rather interested in them. Normally the small ones really don't bother me at all and I am used to them. It'll be quite difficult to get used to the ones that are the size of rats. I suppose this fear goes way back hundreds of thousands of years ago, back when spiders were so big they ate us alive. Some of them still exist in the Congo, so I've heard.

76561198205901381 Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:25am

A. Don't use bleach gas for such a small problem.
or
B. Use the bleach gas, but leave your pc out of the room until it's gone.

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Toad Mooks Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:27am

Or plug the holes

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flowerboypunchy Sep 28, 2016 @ 12:26pm

computer.exe has stopped working please close the program

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Salty0n3 Sep 28, 2016 @ 2:46pm

Originally posted by Viggo Mortensen:
Originally posted by rowdycat:
theres no guarantee that after a chemical treatment there will be spiders again.
These animals are very robust. More robust than you! You have no chance *lol*
I am afraid of spiders too. But I have fought this if I have just watched these spiders.
The longer you watch them, the less you are frightened.
Begin with the small thin legged spiders. Just stop to remove them. (ok they could make a bit dirt). If you got used that you could meet such spiders, this is a good beginning.

I admit, as much as I'm scared of them, I'm rather interested in them. Normally the small ones really don't bother me at all and I am used to them. It'll be quite difficult to get used to the ones that are the size of rats. I suppose this fear goes way back hundreds of thousands of years ago, back when spiders were so big they ate us alive. Some of them still exist in the Congo, so I've heard.

Australia, don't forget the land of death known as Australia.

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