Disinfecting tips?

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The Checks ("Varicella") solution contains 26.67% sodium hypochlorite and 0.09% sodium tosilchloramide.

I have never actually used this to disinfect my apartment floors before. According to the instructions, it should be diluted at a 1:10 ratio for surface treatment.

I also have another floor disinfectant typically used in surgical suites—though I can't recall the exact brand since it isn't in its original packaging—which requires a dilution ratio of 1.5:10.

My question is this: must the solution be diluted immediately before use, or does the diluted liquid remain effective after 7 days, 15 days, or longer?

Thank you.

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For floors, I just dilute everything once per use anyway—I’m just tossing all that water out after I finish mopping. For surfaces like doorknobs, keys, or outlets, I mix a diluted solution in a spray bottle and just hit them whenever I feel like it.

Justin Newman38 said:Question: Should I dilute the solution right before use, or does a diluted mixture stay effective after 7 or 15 days?

Thanks.

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At my job, we use a Lysol solution to disinfect our workstations.
I remember the sanitation supervisor emphasizing that we should mix a fresh batch every single day, and he even insisted on assigning one specific person to be responsible for the mixing process...
So, if you have the choice, isn't it better to just make a fresh batch whenever possible?

so what’s the deal with this?

I mean, vinegar probably doesn't have enough alcohol in it to actually work, I guess.

Bleach is incredibly cheap and easy to find—I actually grabbed five gallons when everything first started hitting the fan.

What really struck me was how many people just didn't get it. Bleach was practically sitting there on the shelves waiting to be picked up, yet people were giving me these puzzled looks while I filled my cart—it never even crossed their minds to grab some.

It’s wild how fast people forget... and how quickly they lose their common sense...

The same goes for high-proof spirits—real hard liquor with at least 50% alcohol is a solid disinfectant... but now you're paying $5.00 for a tiny shot at places like Walmart or local pharmacies...$5.00 for a single ounce... when you could have bought a whole liter of the real stuff for that kind of money—maybe a little more...

I'm putting this down just so it's on the record... and maybe it'll help someone out...

One thing I love about bleach is that it doesn't leave "residue" on the furniture, and the smell dissipates pretty fast... it's actually a great tool; I've started to appreciate it... just remember, it's toxic, so wear gloves! If you have them handy...

Disinfecting alcohol needs to be at least 60-70% concentration, otherwise it’s basically useless. Standard whiskey just doesn't have a high enough proof to actually get the job done for quality disinfection.

Look, 50% alcohol in a craft distillery spirit is definitely going to be lower than the 60% you find in that stuff I picked up at Walmart.

Of course, you have weaker batches, and then there are some that actually hit that 60% mark—much like the product from Walmart.

Most people don't actually know the proof of a craft spirit—and honestly, those buying off any random shelf probably deal with even lower alcohol content, so you're technically right.

We used to distill our own spirits and measure the ABV ourselves, so we know exactly what's in our cabinet—but regarding the store-bought stuff? I agree with you.

Anything with at least 75% alcohol is basically gold if you're trying to kill off a virus.
Trust me on this—I know someone who works at a CVS.

Wait, are you telling me this Allstate I picked up at Walmart—the one they’re selling specifically for disinfecting that has 60% alcohol—is actually useless?