Cleaning Sanitizing Disinfecting
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- What are the best chemicals for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting your home, and what is the shelf life for each for long term storage? How does sanitizing differ from disinfecting? What four places in our homes should we concentrate on the most for killing germs? Learn all the answers in this video?
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This was a real eye-opener! I immediately ordered STERAMINE from Amazon. During Thanksgiving there were 3 cooks in my kitchen (complete chaos) but I knew all work surfaces were sanitized before and after .I'm so glad you introduced us to Steramine.
Glad it was helpful! We love Steramine. I sanitize my desk at work every morning when I first arrive at my office.
Thank you, Dr. Pam, so much for this informative video! We need to heed her words about OVER sanitizing! It’s so easy to think, “if some is good, more must be better”. Chlorine is a carcinogen. When you are smelling it, it is going into your body. Don’t get it on your skin. Also, when you pour it down your drain, or flush it, you can damage the balance of organisms in your septic system. Another note: 30 years ago, parents were told to keep houses pristine and allergen free, if their kids had allergies. They have since learned that the healthiest children with the least allergies were living on farms with dirt and animals! Let’s use these things carefully and moderately.
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I watched this video last night and it actually inspired me to ' disinfect' my kitchen today. Thank you very much for your videos. With you being an educator, it shows in your videos.
Good for you! I think most of us don't do that often enough. I do it all the time now and we have had fewer colds and illness in our household. I should have done it all along--especially when I had a houseful of children! Thanks for watching.
We have two indoor cats that go on the counter 😔
We’ve tried all sorts of things. I have just resigned myself to cleaning the countertop ALL-THE-TIME🤪
@@DutchAlaskagirl just one cat but she does it too. when no one is looking.
I realize I'm a little late watching this video. It answered a question I had about the "shelf life" of a mixed bottle of Steramine. I knew Clorox dissipated into the atmosphere in a short period of time, so I appreciate the information about Steramine. Thank you.
Thank you so much for talking about doorknobs! Most people don't understand about them. I retired from an elementary school that hired a person to simply walk the school wiping doorknobs all day. It really makes a difference, especially during cold/flu season.
Thanks for sharing!
After we have company, I always wipe down my door knobs and light switches with Clorox wipes. I also like to spray Lysol spray in the main rooms and bathrooms where everybody was; and this was pre-covid ;)
I learned about the proper ratio of bleach the hard way. Some people think that if you use it full strength that it is more effective. You absolutely according to OSHA need to follow the dilution instructions on the bottle. I had raw sewage come up three times at an old apartment complex I lived at and learned about bleach then. They had allot of trees and roots got into the plumbing system. I am a personal assistant and am constantly cleaning and disinfecting. So READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Also wear gloves and if you are allergic to chemicals wear a mask. Also open windows for ventilation. KEEP ALL CHEMICALS OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. THAT INCLUDES THE SPRAY BOTTLES THAT YOU MIGHT USE ON A DAILY BASIS. Such a wonderful and complete video. Thank you so much for all that you do for our community. Redheads rule the universe!!! Stay safe and know that you are blessed.
Loved your comments but sad some lessons came the hard way. Everything you say
in the way of cautions is right on the money! Thank you for sharing.
Mis Pam, thank you SO much for such an interesting and informative video!!!! It has given me much to think about as far as cleaning, sterilizing, and disinfecting. Also thank you for the product information also!!! I just LOVE your videos!!
You are so welcome! Thank you for being such a loyal supporter--we appreciate it.
Thanks so much for the info. I never realized the difference between sanitizing and disinfecting as well as I do now, thanks to your in-depth explanation! You have a wonderful way of making things so clear.
Thanks! Jim
Thank you so much for the countless hours you spend on research for us. It is very much appreciated by me and all of your subscribers. And for Jim as your camera expert ☺️
Wow, never heard of steramine before. What a great deal! I learned a lot from this video.
You are so awesome! I’ve learned so much from you in the last month. My whole family loves & watches you on RUclips w/me now! This was so very helpful. I’m a Clorox nut! I run it in my dishwasher I wipe counters down with it… but this has really helped me to now know & understand what exactly needs to be done correctly. Ordering some steramine today! My guys are hunters & my son is a licensed Ky state hunting guide. So I’m always having to clean clean clean especially when they bring meat home & they cut/process it up here. They eat what they kill. Me not so much but I’ll fix whatever they bring in. Once again thank you so much & MY family loves & appreciates you & your helpful knowledge you share w/us… on everything!
PS… getting our new dehydrator Tuesday! So excited! Once again thank you 😊
So nice to hear about your process. It sounds like you have it all under control! And I am excited for you to have a new dehydrator! So cool.
My hubs picked up some seeds today to start the kitchen micro greens! I’ve got several of the Chinese to go containers like the ones you have but single units instead of divided. I got basil, mustard & radishes too start off with. I’m so excited! Can you make just a simple salad w/a lite oil & vinegar? Thanks so so much!
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Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with us. I have been watching your channel for a couple of years and have learned a lot. I don't know how I missed this video. But, I got right on Amazon and ordered me some STERAMINE>>>>> THANKS so much for helping us with food preservation and all other things you talk about............
You are very welcome, Jim
Thank you so much for this informative video. I thoroughly enjoy learning valuable information from you. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
A wealth of information. This 73 yr old learned a lot.😊
Thank you! This 77 year old enjoyed teaching you! LOL
Incredibly informative. Thank you for your thorough explanations!
Our pleasure! Jim
Thank you for posting this totally valuable video!!! I really enjoy your comments in this segment about buying chemicals in concentration & just making it at home yourself, as opposed to constantly buying small one time use bottles. Times are tough all around, but this method helps reduce plastic consumptions as well!
The economy is AMAZING when you buy a LARGE quantity of Lysol on sale and then rationing it out into your multi-use bottle.
I like to use an elixir of one part 6% distilled white vinegar, one part H2O, and one tablespoon of dish liquid (free n clear preferably) and mix that up in my 1Q spray bottle for surface cleaning.
Hydrogen peroxide works well as a cleaner / sanitizer / deodorizer HOWEVER you have to ensure you use HP inside the brown bottle; because if sunlight gets into HP then the solution is ruined. So, I attach the spray trigger right into the bottle to replace the lid and use it that way.
For sanitizing I like to use 70% alcohol or higher (isopropyl) or for deodorizing I will use a product called Odoban.
For disinfecting I have used Lysol for years, or a ZEP product antibacterial lemon disinfectant. I also used to buy Clorox wipes, but now I will make my own out of blue shop towels or Viva paper towels and a disinfectant elixir.
A large jug of Lysol lasts a long time when portioned correctly even at full strength. I also used to use a product called Cavicide.
I cannot use Clorox bleach at home at all due to my mom’s hypersensitivity to the gas odor that is emitted. Even through the ceiling she can smell it.
Someone once told me sanitizing kills bacteria but disinfecting can kill viruses which is a good rule of thumb that I follow.
I learned how Clorox has a short shelf life. I also have told everyone in my path how Clorox should be used in combination with COLD/cool water for maximum effectiveness.
I appreciate very much how in depth you delve into the topic at hand. You are nothing short of an amazing RUclips educator! I do intend to replace my chemical regime with Steramine as my supplies run low!
I was just gonna like this video and go watch another one, but I must say with a loud voice...I HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT BLEACH AND SANITIZING SOLUTIONS. The information was presented in an educated and factual way. This not only answered my questions so that I can make informed decisions about cleaning and keeping my home and other areas clean, but also added to my arsenal of information for my life. I am more than impressed with how wonderful you are for just this video, but I do also recognize how wonderful you are for every single video I have seen so far. Thank you at least one million times.
James: Thanks for the insights and comments. Jim
Suggestion: For chlorine, look for gallons of the 10% pool version at Lowe's ("Pool Essentials brand) -- about $4/gal in our area. Same chemical. I needed some for pressure washing algae on our house, and had found the grocery store versions no longer label the concentration on the bottle (!) and some are only 3%, some still 6% or 8% (but that's rare). Pretty sure when I grew up, the grocery store Chlorine had 6%. Some you can't even tell it has chlorine in it, and I found it had stopped cleaning. At first, I thought someone had returned a bottle filled out with just water! Your money will go further with 10%, less storage space, and it's actually effective. Just dilute it appropriately.
Ordering my Steramine today! 2.5 yrs since the video and I see 6 bottles for $41; not too bad! Will share. I can stop hoarding my hospital wipes with quartenary ammonia! Win! :)
(People DO know that ammonia gas and chlorine gas make a deadly combination, don't they? I was an adult before I learned that, and I am old, lol. Anyway, I make a habit in our household to clean with only one of them on any day, alternate days. Just to be safe.)
Tip: Some of the grocery store spray bottles are poor quality nowadays, and the ones found at big box stores like Home Depot are expensive. Harbor Freight has a set of two well-regarded spray bottles for about $5. (Fall 2021) Note I found they are surprisingly taller than spray bottles from Walmart or dollar stores; consider storage location when buying them. They do look more like the ones in your video here.
Excellent video - I am loving your channel, thank you so much for all the info, presented in such an easily absorbed fashion!
R Wind: good comment. I bought GLASS spray bottles from Amazon & label them with blue painters tape. I try to avoid plastic whenever possible - and it is almost impossible, thanks to most industries not giving a fig for taking responsibility for what it does.
We used to live in bklyn,nyc and had a pool ,days of testing water ,finally the neighbor said he used Gevel ,I tried and the water was sparkling clean,kids never had red eyes or ear problems. The thing is I never thought about it till U explained the Clorox thing ,thank U
Two bottles of Steramine delivered from Sam's today for under $10 total. Thanks as always Pam! You are a treasure!!!
Excellent!
Just came across your channel and I love it. You are such a wealth of knowledge. One thing you also could have mentioned about Steramine is that it is on the FDA list of sanitizers approved for food equipment. It is widely used in bars, restaurants, and processing plants to sanitize the equipment that directly contacts food. Thanks for all your tips.
Thanks for the tip!
I saw a video where Stearmine was used to disinfect equipment and utensils for making beauty products for an Etsy seller.
What an eerily timely video and you had no idea!
We have been living in a hotel for 2 years, between housing and health issues. We will FINALLY be moving into a mobile home 01/01/2022. It has been empty for quite a while. Believe me, I will be following this video closely to make everything safe for my family. Thank you!
Donna: You are welcome. Jim
Excellent presentation. Thank you for taking the time and effort to explain the difference in sanitizers and disinfectants. I am now considering using Steramine in my home.
Ron: You're very welcome! Jim
I am so glad to be learning this new information. I made notes throughout your video and will be making an order through Amazon soon! Such a wealth of information here.
Leann: This sounds fantastic!! Thanks for watching our videos. Jim
Very instructive video. Thank you!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching.
Being a nurse I learned something in this video I didn't know so thank you!!!
Thank-you for another very informative video. I use bleach at least weekly in my kitchen and I tend to dollop it into the bowl of hot water, probably using far too much! From now on I shall wash with soapy water and then use a measured solution of bleach spray afterwards.
I think you will be very pleased with the results! Thanks for watching.
In hindsight from 2022, perfect timing!
THANK YOU so much for all the detailed information as usual. I shared this video because at 79, and consider myself a clean housekeeper, I will be changing products and want my daughters to have this information. I had never heard of steramine, and I thank you for sharing that, too. I am so glad I found you here on RUclips a while back; I will look on Facebook. Sincerely Sher
We were looking on Amazon for the Steramine and guess what we found! The questions were debating usage and they recommended coming to YOUR video for correct information! (It was the Fry Oil Company Steramine)
Excellent! Thank you.
Wow! Thank you for this information. I always thought it was all the same.
Very informative and thank you for sharing 👍😎
You are welcome. We had no idea a year ago when we made this video how timely it would become. Thanks for watching!
Hi Pam we just bought a girder house in the country. The owner died a few years ago so lots of mice and droppings everywhere lucky the electricity was still on so food in fridge is not smelly was wondering best way to tackle cleaning and disinfecting the house. Your video was so helpful I feel so better now knowing how to go about it. I just order the tablets, plastic gloves good masks and strong garbage bags!! Thank you so much for your video😊👍
I Love watching You I learn so much. I have been washing door knobs, floors, you name it for years in the bucket bleach liquid soap in the hots water then away I go... Thank you so much for all information.
Thank you for all that very important information.
Wowzers. I learned soo much thank you for doing this video. You my dear are top drawer amazing. Your illustration explaining 99.9% verses 99.999% is really an excellent way to visualize that! The whole video very important. I never watch these kinds of videos but since it was you, I did. And Im so glad I took the time. Thank you for all your work.
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for this Pam, much appreciated. I was always curious about what you used and why…now I know! Off to purchase some 💗.
I am learning so much from you...thank you!
I approach this from a different mindset developed from working many years in the microbiology section of a medical testing lab. We railed against doctors overprescibing antibiotics, thus risking developing disease resistant strains of pathogens.
I believe excessive disinfecting/sterilizing of surfaces to kill 'germs' leads to the same outcomes. One's first line of defense should be mechanical (like soap and water) over harsher chemical means. Hand sanitizers/wipes are developing a bad reputation in the scientific community and I am surprised that the EPA is not more cognizant of this. Maybe dissemination of this information is more a function of the CDC.
I agree, which is why I discussed the cleaning step first.
In the food world, we sanitize, we don't disinfect. Regulations that determine food safety are set at the state level with minimum adoption of FDA Food Code. Most food outlets can only use quat or bleach sanitization. We also must test our solutions and dump them every 4 hours. If you follow food code, you pretty much guarantee elimination of foodborne illness.
@@namehere4954 I'm not talking about commercial use. My lab handled all sorts of deadly and potentially deadly pathogens. All surfaces had to be thoroughly cleaned and often lest a pathogen get released out the doors. My beef is with consumers who excessively cleanse surfaces and themselves to get rid of 'germs'. They are encouraging selective pressures to create mutations for which we may have no effective antibiotics.
@@yana1955 my expertise is food safety as I've sat on a food code board at the state level so my opinion is applicable to residential & commercial food preparation. People should seek guidance from their local county health departments with regards to food safety as the environment you're describing & pathogens suggested are not remotely the same. A well run food outlet is at minimum sanitizing every 4 hours and there is nothing adverse about that frequency.
@@namehere4954 Okaay.
Isopropyl alcohol is a great disinfectant and light cleaner. Useful sometimes if you don't put too much fumes out.
Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for this wonderful information. I had purchased some steramine, but was not sure how to handle any residual after drying. Question answered! 😊. Thanks again.
I really appreciate and enjoy your videos. You are an inspiration 🌹
Thank you so much!
That was very enlightening. On my next order I will buy some Steramine. I use bleach every so often, but it will be nice to have some new stuff. My daughter and I have put away the Clorox tablets and the Steramine will be added for sure. Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed Day!
Glad it was helpful!
Great 👍 video N thanks for letting me know about the tables !!!
So smart and clean!
Thank you.
You are welcome.
Appliance handles, faucets, door knobs, keypads , etc. I wage full blown war on germs, love my Chlorox! Will be buying Steramine ! Good video! Great information, thanks for sharing.
All during COVID I sanitized my desk, chairs, conference table in my office with Steramine for just pennies and it is more powerful than Clorox because it keeps killing and Clorox kills on contact but does not keep killing. It is good to wage war on germs!
@@RoseRedHomestead And to think I would probably never heard of it if not for your videos!
My nine year old son and I love your videos (and dance to your intro music!)I saw something in a message forum about a device (gadget!) that creates hypochlorite solution out of salt and water. I immediately wondered if you’ve heard of it or tested one. Id love to hear your thoughts on this one. It’s called a “Sodium Hypochlorite Generator, Testing Paper Included” and is attached to a USB cord. Thanks for reading, and for the work you both put into this channel!
Excellent video! I just ordered the Steramine tablets! Thank you for producing valuable and interesting videos!
You are very welcome. So glad you will be using the Steramine. It is great stuff!
Thank you for this information.
Another very informative video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I love your videos. They are awesome. I'm learning a lot.
Happy to hear that! Thank you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Thank you for this info! Take care.
Thank you so much for this video. Very interesting!
You are so welcome!
Thank you again Pam for so much useful information that I didn't even know I needed.
I did not know that bleach had a shelf life so short. I had stocked my outside shelf with several bottles.
What do you think about bleach tablets? I found those online in early 2020 just before things got a little crazy.
Also, is there a difference in bleach from the dollar store?
Please Dear Lord bind Ms. Pam's words or them being dead in 4-5 years!!! We NEED them around for MUCH longer than this 4-5 years!!! ❤️
Stephenrsm: We are both in our mid-70s. I started telling my students 10 years ago that I have maybe 10-15 years left. About 4-5 years ago, I reduced that to 5-7 years, and more recently, I reduced that 3-5 years. We will go on as long as we can. Thanks, Jim
You can buy chlorine tablets at Walmart. Years ago I found some bleach tablets that made a gallon at a time. I have no idea if it's still made...
Saw this video this morning. Having coffee before I clean my kitchen. Guess I'll disinfect
Excited to receive my first order of Steramine. Sadly there was a sticker placed right over the usage instructions making the print illegible. Thanks for offering up the instructions! So helpful!
Susan: Is there any way to go on the Steramine and find the instructions? Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
Thanks for your response Jim!
Thanks 4 sharing! Great 2 know! 🥰
You are so welcome! Thank you.
Anytime you need to disinfect your door knobs, you should consider doing the same with your light switches.
I agree.
Very good, invaluable information. Boy, you do the hard work for us.
I appreciate that!
Loved this video. So informative thank to for all of the information. I am going to buy steramine but didn't know how to I se it in the bottle. Information I found only showed 3rd sink or hot water in a bucket.
Delores: You are so welcome! Jim
When I opened the bottle of Stireene I immediately began coughing and I couldn’t breathe
Deciding to read the contents I was convinced to send it back
These ingredients were so violent I didn’t want it in my home
I noticed when you opened this bottle YOU began to cough too
Read the fine print
Florence: Sorry that you had that experience. I had not noticed that Pam coughed in that segment. Yes, send it back and thanks for the warning. Jim
Thank you for this information. Much appreciated. Question. Does the steramine have a strong chemical smell?
Chlorine yellows white vinyl flooring and my white Corian countertops and sink. Alternatives are Hydrogen Peroxide or Denatured Alcohol to sanitize & disinfect. Have you tried these on your marble counters? What are your thoughts?
Sounds good to me!
I use chlorine pills, on my sink I keep a quart container for bleaching my dishes and counters etc.
Excellent. Excellent video. I recently purchased the Stearmine. Never heard of it before. 😁With current virus being air borne I still use 99.% prepared air spray disinfectants. Curious, do you have an air purifier?Appreciate your work.👏👏
Hi Pam, I have a question. I have heard not to use bleach all the time to sterilize water that it can actually become toxic from continuous use, have you heard anything about this? Thank you so much for your channel. I have learned so much from you and trust you!
I have not heard that and it seems to me if you follow the recipe recommended by Clorox, that it would not amount to more than what chlorinated tap water would be. Check out our Water 2 video on sanitizing water: ruclips.net/video/tGjZEIAWdpQ/видео.html
Thanks for the great explanation! I remember in college using water, alcohol, then water, and acetone (I may have my order mixed up) to clean down the work top after lab. Is that as effective as the bleach or steramine situation? I find the fumes situation way less hateful than bleach. That stuff is so eye watering, even at dilution, because my local tap water is pretty heavily chlorinated.
My go to is steramine these days, which has no odor and is very powerful. That college lab protocol is not good for home use!
Great video . I just purchased sterimine for long term storage but have not used it. Was actually wondering it if was a good product. I am a third grade science teacher with a large school garden. Always looking for economical ways to clean my room.
It is really good! I used it in my office at the university all during COVID and several of our professors used it in the classrooms where they taught when I shared the information with them.
When I went camping with my kids and I grandkids always bring bleach and I washed the dishes with a camp waterfall bleach and I Wrench It with a cap Water full of bleach in the water and wipe inside the tents with bleaching water not too much bleach enough to kill the germs and stuff in
Pam, Thank you for all of your helpful videos. Do you wear gloves when using Steramine? I do when dealing with Chlorox. Because Steramine is used as a 3rd rinse, I'm hoping it is not a bad for your skin as Chlorine. Thank you for telling the public about this product.
I don't use gloves because it does not come in contact with my skin. But I think you are very wise to be safety conscious that way.
Had no idea bleach works best in cool water! Been using in hot water for many, many years!😳
So . . . I have a friend that sprays and wipes out all her milking equipment after washing with a hydrogen peroxide solution including the soon to be used glass jars - would this be the same? I'm hoping that the answer is yes - I'm trying to get that down to a science since the milking bucket sits in the barn!!! I need to get it ordered if I can also use it to sanitize all the equipment. Thank you!
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Good morning , great video as always! Question: could this be used in the state of 2 steramine tablets per gallon adding some to the bleach or softener compartment in the HE washing machine for sanitizing? I currently use odoban or lysol laundry sanitizer in those compartments. But steramine would be so much more cost effective. Thank you for all your information!
When I wash baby cotton diapers in a frontal washing machine, I uses Chlorox with HOT water to be sure to sanitize the diapers. So, the way you explain, it’s better to wash with cold water???
Hot water is fine but it will simply drive the chlorine out faster, but you will still get most of the effect. I would not wash diapers in cold water, but maybe warm would work.
Good on you for using cotton diapers!!! Disposable diapers are clogging our landfills, and I suspect most people don’t know there is an option. I used to use a small amount of bleach, an extra rinse, and hung diapers outside in the sunshine.
U are justifiably cautious
Yes we are. JIm
Great video, thanks. :-)
You are welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thank you ma’am! I have really enjoyed watching your videos and I’ve learned so much from you. I’m 53 years old and have always washed my white clothes on hot with bleach, does this mean I should be washing in cold water as to not “kill” the bleach?
No, your way of washing is OK. It works well enough for washing clothes in warm/hot water.
Thanks for the tips. I bought steramine tabs due to your video. Question: I made reusable toilet wipes out of new diapers for emergency supplies. If/when I use them, it says not to use bleach, so I bought one gallon of non-chlorine bleach. I wonder, is steramine safe to use as non-chlorine bleach or is it just as strong as regular bleach on clothing? Can you use it to launder whites that can take bleach?
Great video!! Can you use steramine to wash clothes?
Can you use Steramine on pots and pans? I thought I watch a restaurant worker do that.
Restaurants generally use it in rinse water for dishes and pots and pans, so I imagine it would work just fine.
How is Clorox good for granite countertops? Also, my plastic spray nozzles have disintegrated when I had Clorox in them. How does yours not do that?
Just wondering why you use the clorox in your bathroom vs. steramine?
Is it steramine or pool shock that you should store with a plastic lid? I saw the TkO in a jar with a plastic lid but the base solution was in a jar with a metal lid.
Thank you for you videos, I can not seem to stop watching them. Till now really, cause now I feel like I have been living a germ invested environment and I have to go kill them now. Be back on break :D
LOL! Love your comments!
Very informative video. I was wondering what are your thoughts on using Hydrogen Peroxide 3% for cleaning cutting boards when cleaning after cutting meat?
I prefer steramine, but hydrogen peroxide is also effective. Here is an interesting article I found: www.insider.com/does-hydrogen-peroxide-kill-germs-and-viruses#:~:text=Hydrogen%20peroxide%20does%20kill%20germs,be%20cautious%20when%20handling%20it.
What are your thoughts regarding Bleach tablets?
I wondered what you think of using hypochlorous acid to sanitize. How would that compare to clorox and steramine in your opinion?
Kath: Pam is not familiar with it. Jim
Curious - when you were noting Jim was working the 'back forty' and he works the fields, how many acres are you lucky to have?
We have 3 acres--not a lot--but at our age, it is more than plenty!
Here in Washington State, I am unable to get Steramine delivered via mail. Is there some kind of restriction on this chemical?
How do you spell the name of the tablets?
Pamela: Steramine, you can find them in our Amazon Store (see the Details for the address). Jim
Isn’t chlorine only released when Clorox is mixed with ammonia or acids such as vinegar?
No, when you smell that familiar Clorox smell, that is a few chlorine gas molecules in the air. When mixed with ammonia and acids, the chemical reaction is instant and released a far greater amount of the deadly gas. Great question! Thanks. Here is an article:
www.doh.wa.gov/youandyourfamily/healthyhome/contaminants/bleachmixingdangers
What is the formula for disinfecting with Clorox ? For sanitizing with Clorox? I understand you leave it on after spraying longer when disinfecting. But why two bottles?
I use one bottle for the disinfecting formula and the other for the sanitizing formula. Here are the recipes. www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/holu/documents/hom-sani.pdf
what about vinegar as a disinfectant or sanitizer?
It is not as effective. Here is an article that might help: www.healthline.com/health/is-vinegar-a-disinfectant#how-to-use
I tried to order a bottle of Steramine from Amazon and they said it cannot be shipped to me. I'm in Spokane Washington. I can't find a reason why.
Deborah: I do not what the problem would be. I just looked online and you can order them from Walmart, Lowe's, Daily Steals, and so on. You are looking for Steramine Sanitizing Tablets. Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
@@RoseRedHomestead thank you Jim. I will go look in my local stores.