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From Milton Fluid product information
NGREDIENTS
Sodium Chloride 16.5% w/v
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Sodium Hypochloride 2% w/v
In other words, a salt solution containing common bleach
My question..
why do people buy it at ~ £1.50 per 500 ml when the active ingredient can be bought for £1.50 per gallon .. at about 5% w/v
I appreciate it is safer to use by the very nature of it being a weak solution .. important for mums who use it for baby sterilising etc .. but I'm intrigued why people buy it to chuck down a drain or clean a grey / black tank ?
The other use I see advocated ( for Milton ) is sterilizing fresh water tanks and pipework .. again why, when bleach in a weak solution does exactly the same job.
To sterilize a fresh water system ...
Quantities need to adjusted depending on tank size.. this is for a 50 - 70 gal tank
1. Add about 1 cup of bleach to holding tank and fill up with water
2. Pump through to each tap, including the shower head.
3. Leave for a 30 mins
4. Drain down tank, fill with fresh and pump through each tap until you can taste fresh water, do this twice.
It's a good idea to also sterilize your filling hose at the same time.. use a small funnel to add a small amount of bleach to the hose, fill up and leave for 30 mins then flush through.
Do this once per year or at start of season if van has been in storage.
NGREDIENTS
Sodium Chloride 16.5% w/v
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Sodium Hypochloride 2% w/v
In other words, a salt solution containing common bleach
My question..
why do people buy it at ~ £1.50 per 500 ml when the active ingredient can be bought for £1.50 per gallon .. at about 5% w/v
I appreciate it is safer to use by the very nature of it being a weak solution .. important for mums who use it for baby sterilising etc .. but I'm intrigued why people buy it to chuck down a drain or clean a grey / black tank ?
The other use I see advocated ( for Milton ) is sterilizing fresh water tanks and pipework .. again why, when bleach in a weak solution does exactly the same job.
To sterilize a fresh water system ...
Quantities need to adjusted depending on tank size.. this is for a 50 - 70 gal tank
1. Add about 1 cup of bleach to holding tank and fill up with water
2. Pump through to each tap, including the shower head.
3. Leave for a 30 mins
4. Drain down tank, fill with fresh and pump through each tap until you can taste fresh water, do this twice.
It's a good idea to also sterilize your filling hose at the same time.. use a small funnel to add a small amount of bleach to the hose, fill up and leave for 30 mins then flush through.
Do this once per year or at start of season if van has been in storage.