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You may have read about new guidance from the CDC questioning the need to disinfect surfaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  This guidance suggested that cleaning with soap and water might be good enough in many situations. Take a Pause…. While this CDC guidance maybe advisa

Potential of Hydrogen is a measurement of acidic and basic substances. It defines the quantity of basicity or acidity. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Neutral is 7. Above 7 is basic and below 7 is acidic. Acids and bases are used in our day to day lifestyles. This scale helps regula

Users of commercial cleaning products are being presented with new sales channels to purchase the products to maintain their facilities.  This article tackles a couple of big reasons why this is NOT a better way. In honor of 2018’s recent Earth Day on April 22nd, we set out to q

Electrostatic technology has been around for a long time and is now common in the cleaning industry. It has helped improve cleaning methods for janitorial personnel. Hard to reach surfaces are made easier to clean with the capability of an electrostatic sprayer. Low and underneath sur

Recently, an article appeared in Facility Cleaning Decisions titled “Explaining On-Site Generation” authored by Heidi Wilcox. The article did a good job explaining the various technologies available and was written with a tilt toward the benefits of systems that claim to generate clea

A recent blog post from the Kline Group titled “Game Changing Jan-San Market Trends” offers a preliminary glimpse at an upcoming jan-san market trends study to be published by the Kline Group.  Multi-Clean was one of the many companies interviewed for the report titled:  &

Dilution control systems can provide many benefits to the end user. It can increase safety, productivity, and decrease costs and chemical waste. Two scenarios can occur with manual dilution techniques. The first scenario is over-dilution. For example, over-diluted disinfectants may no

Foodborne illness, or food poisoning, causes 48 million illnesses annually and can be attributed from eating contaminated food. The common viruses and bacteria that cause foodborne illness include E. Coli, Salmonella, Norovirus, Campylobacter, Listeria, and Clostridium Perfringens. Mo

Quaternary ammonium chloride, or quat, is an active ingredient found in many disinfectants. When disinfectants are used at the correct dilution, quats are effective against bacteria and viruses. However, if quat binding occurs, quats can become very ineffective. Quat binding is when t

Dilution control systems, such as the Multi-Task System, can significantly reduce cleaning time, decrease cleaning cost, and are easy to use. In absence of chemical dispensers, end users would have to manually dilute chemicals, which is typically an inaccurate process and can become v