http://www.europeanopticalsociety.org/CommentingController/rss/SiteTree/12088 CommentingController/rss/SiteTree/12088 http://www.europeanopticalsociety.org/dr-laundry/disinfecting-after-a-cold-or-flu/#comment-797 I want to make a solution to spray in a 16 oz bottle. How do I convert the 3/4 bleach per gallon to an effective disinfectant to spray on kitchen, bathroom and other germ breeding areas?? please reply to dgdenise860@gmail.com Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:17 -0700 Denise Gamache http://www.europeanopticalsociety.org/dr-laundry/disinfecting-after-a-cold-or-flu/#comment-797 http://www.europeanopticalsociety.org/dr-laundry/disinfecting-after-a-cold-or-flu/#comment-798 The ¾ cup bleach per gallon general disinfecting solution is 1 part bleach per 21 parts water, or 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Clorox Regular-Bleach added to 1 ¾ cups water. This amount should not overflow when mixed in a 16 oz. container. There is one important consideration when using bleach solutions in spray bottles: be careful that you are not using a spray bottle with an ordinary trigger assembly. That’s because the sodium hypochlorite active in Clorox® Regular-Bleach will corrode untreated metal parts in a low-quality spray bottles causing rust to form. When this happens, the first few sprays will be brown until clear solution works its way through the sprayer. To prevent this, you need specially treated metal parts like those used in our Clorox® Clean-Up® Spray Cleaner trigger to avoid the problem. If you cannot find a spray bottle with a bleach-safe trigger assembly, then you could try Clorox® Clean-Up® Spray Cleaner and use it according to label directions. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:17 -0700 Dr. Laundry http://www.europeanopticalsociety.org/dr-laundry/disinfecting-after-a-cold-or-flu/#comment-798