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To: RaceBannon

Haven’t shared this I’m a while, but just did on another thread so thought to post it again for everyone...
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From Lowe’s...

Pool bleach (10% chlorine) $4/gallon
25 oz chemical resistant trigger spray bottle $4 each (get a few)
Three drops dish soap

Add 25oz water to spray bottle
Add 4-tablespoons of 10% bleach
Add three drops soap
Seal, gently shake to mix and spray surfaces.

Always add water first, then bleach, then soap.

For one quart mason jar (32oz)...
Five tablespoons of 10% bleach and five drops soap.

For local travel wipes...
Take a extra mason jar, fill it with 10oz of diluted mixture. Roll up three microfiber towels (also available at Lowe’s). Insert the rolled towels in the jar and seal. They will absorb the solution. Bring an extra jar and an extra dry microfiber towel.
When leaving the store, grab a soaked towel, wipe down everything...hands, parcels, car door, phone, keys etc. Place used damp towel in the extra jar for later washing. Use dry towel to dry off hands. You’ll need to thoroughly wipe everything.

For spraying down parcels from Amazon etc...
Get one gallon pump sprayer. Mix 6.75oz of bleach (10%) and ten drops soap into one gallon of water. Seal, pump and saturate all sides of box. Allow to dry.

Makes solution which is 5% bleach, 5000 ppm

FWIW, 6000ppm is strong enough to kill blood born pathogens.
6360 ppm is what’s in the Lysol spray disinfectant.

Calculator here...
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/health-topics/environmental-occupational-health/water-quality/chlorine-dilution-calculator

One gallon of pool bleach is ten times stronger than the 2% household bleach mostly sold at the grocery. Seal lid tightly when not in use. This method is a fraction of the cost of using regular bleach and the home improvement stores are and have been flush with supply, because nobody is aware of this use.


14 posted on 04/21/2020 5:24:03 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer (My enemy saw me on my knees, head bowed and thought they had won until I rose up and said Amen!)
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To: SheepWhisperer

Thanks! How long does the bleach solution remain effective - a couple of days or so??


20 posted on 04/21/2020 6:05:28 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: SheepWhisperer

Good advice!


109 posted on 04/21/2020 12:35:49 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: SheepWhisperer

Thanks, BKMK.


155 posted on 04/21/2020 8:02:22 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: SheepWhisperer

We have powdered pool bleach....with NO algicide. Just pure pool bleach.


166 posted on 04/21/2020 8:51:05 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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