- [Adam] Today I’ve got a UV sterilizer box,
a phone sanitizer.
It promises to kill bacteria twice as fast
as other leading brands.
Perfect for cleaning your mobile phone,
keys, wallet, earbuds and more.
Does it work?
I’ll do a before and after test.
And, I’ll show you how you
can do your own bacteria test,
at home, with no special equipment.
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As a true germaphobe,
I’ve wanted to get ahold of
one of these UVC sterilizers for some time.
But there’s so many fake units being made
it put me off making a purchase,
especially at the lower price point.
Many don’t use UVC,
which is a shorter, higher wavelength.
UVC light is germicidal,
and can kill bacteria.
The CleanTray we have today is from KeySmart,
a US brand I already know and trust.
Last year I reviewed
one of their stain-resistant smart wallets.
For disclosure, KeySmart agreed
to let me have this for free.
Well kind of,
It takes me four or five days
to make one of these videos for you.
Also, I’ll be placing affiliate links
in the description.
That means if you buy an item using the link
it helps support the channel,
at no extra cost to you.
In fact, at the time of making the video
you can get $20 off a CleanTray.
So check that out.
Here’s the problem with cleaning your phone.
Some manufacturers warn against using chemicals,
hand gels or abrasive wipes
that can damage protective coatings.
You can clean your phone carefully
with just little soap and water.
And rinse and pat dry with a clean towel.
But I don’t want to get water or soap
into the charging port
or other places it could cause problems,
and I also need a solution for cleaning
my computer mouse and car keys.
The CleanTray will fit large phones
up to seven inches.
First impressions are that it’s a generous size,
and has some depth to it for bulkier items
such as sunglasses.
It feels well made,
and has a massive 10,000-hour life span.
Items like your Bluetooth mouse
or a set of keys are much harder to clean,
get handled just as much as a phone,
but maybe are not something
we think about cleaning.
When was the last time you cleaned your mouse?
If you want to,
you can add aromatherapy essential oils.
There’s no battery,
so this can be shipped internationally
with no problems.
It’s USB powered, with a supplied cable.
One of the things I liked most
is that it’s a dedicated device.
Some sterilizer boxes claim to double as chargers,
but they just have a channel cut out
to pass a cable through the inside,
or some other clumsy arrangement.
My phone’s only in here for a few minutes,
so charging is not needed.
In fact, this UV Sanitizer box
has a fast five-minute cycle.
From my research,
other brands typically are 10 minutes.
And it’s claimed the CleanTray kills 99.9% of bacteria.
Remember, my concern is that some devices
don’t work at all.
There’s reports and products tests circulating
on the internet to support that some products
from unscrupulous sellers just contain
regular LED lights.
Now, I’m certain KeySmart
make a genuine working device.
But just for fun, we’ll do a before and after
bacteria test on this mobile phone.
This is the part you can do too at home.
This is what you need for your bacteria test.
Three sandwich bags,
and three slices of bread,
and a water spray bottle.
This one will be our control.
So using clean gloves I’ll pop this slice into the bag.
And, we’ll use a little water to add some moisture
which will speed up the process
which I’m going to show you.
Next, this will be our before test.
So, that’s before we clean the phone.
And we’re gonna rub the surface of the phone
on the bread.
And pop it in the bag.
Next, we’ll place the dirty phone
in the KeySmart CleanTray
for five minutes.
The indicator light on the UV sterilizer box
tells us when the cycle is complete.
Now we’ll take our sterilized device
and rub the surfaces onto a new slice of bread.
And pop that in the bag.
So we did science!
And it was virtually free
compared to other methods.
Next we need our test results.
Admittedly, this does take a long time!
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Now, the bread will go moldy anyway of course,
If we leave it long enough,
But what we’re looking for
is to see a difference between
the before and after test samples,
and that will tell us
whether the UV sterilizer box did its job.
So, after eight days the control still looks okay.
Let’s check out the before and after
final test results.
I got a considerable difference
between the before and after test sample.
That’s a pass, and a dinosaur sticker
for the KeySmart CleanTray.