Shouldn’t the instructions on the box give that info?
4 hours. Sorry.
(Unless you want to undertake heroic measures to preserve it, e.g., by always refilling unused portions into a perfectly-sized dark bottle, etc.)
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It is a low level scam. You are making bleach by electrolyzing a dilute solution of salt and vinegar.
I say low-level because it isn’t exorbitantly expensive, but you can achieve the same effect by buying a bottle of Chlorox, or a store brand.
If you gently sniff the solution it makes you will find out that it smells just like bleach because it is.
A few hours.
Sounds like a waste of money.
I would think it depends on the concentration you are making and what concentration level you would consider acceptable. I would guess a shelf life of 3 months would be the maximum I would store it. Keep the solution container full and tightly capped and it might last a bit longer. Open the container and expose it to air and the stability would start to degrade. Use it all in the first week or two and you would get optimum efficacy. As long as you make your own, I would just make what you can use within a month.
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How long is the disinfectant active after being generated from the EcoloxTech system?
In a closed container such as a spray bottle, the concentration of hypochlorous acid decreases about 1-2% per day.
150 proof vodka is 76% alcohol and effective at killing enveloped viruses, including the coronavirus. Drink happy, kill happy.
Isn’t that a form of bleach? Bleach is sodium hypochlorite.
I think you will find chlorine dioxide a better all around disinfectant for what you are trying to do. In a glass spray bottle it will last weeks in the fridge after it’s activated, and 3-4 days at normal temps. The neat thing about chlorine dioxide is that it will not oxidize or contaminate organic matter (food), yet it is 2.5 time more powerful than chlorine at killing pathogens.
A little demonstration of the killing power of hypochlorous acid vs chlorine dioxide at low concentrations: (Also it’s one of the reasons why I am a big fan of osone)
“An in vitro excystation method was used to evaluate oocysts’ viability and to determine the inactivation rates of hypochlorous acid at 2 ppm, chlorine dioxide at 1, 2, and 5 ppm, and ozone at the doses of 0.18, 0.24, 0.36, 0.48, and 1.44 mg/l.
By using hypochlorous acid, the maximum inactivation rate obtained was 49.04% after 120 min. Chlorine dioxide at 5 ppm inactivated 90.56% of oocysts after 90 min of contact. Ozone was the most effective product, rendering an inactivation of 100% with the concentration of 24 mg/l.”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12010-008-8214-3
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Please don’t be offended but is this a real question? Why would someone go through what appears to be a Rube Goldberg type procedure when alternatives are now waiting on the shelf of any store? Perhaps you just enjoy working with chemicals and elements.
We use either a Clorox spray bleach product or rubbing alcohol on a spray bottle...
From Lowe’s...
Pool bleach (10% chlorine) $4/gallon
25 oz chemical resistant trigger spray bottle $4 each
Three drops dish soap
Add 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 well 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 more than the household bleach most 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.
It would be nice if there was a frequency of light or other form of energy emitter that could disintegrate virus and bacteria