ddurrett896
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Want a spray bottle that actually lasts with mixed bleach and other cleaners. The ones I use end up leaking at the sprayer and drip on my hand, not lasting more than a month or so. Anyone have a recommendation? Thanks!
Spray Bottle for Bleach and Other Cleaner
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DGersic
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The Zep spray bottles at Lowe’s seem to hold up to cleaners well.
four.cycle
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^ I've yet to find a plastic spray bottle that will withstand the ravages of regular ol' household laundry bleach. The spray mechanism starts to malfunction or leak within a few weeks. They were not all cheapie bottles - I thought paying more ($12-$15) for a spray bottle would give me what I wanted, but they ended up in the trash.
I use the cheapest, throw-away bottle I can find - usually something I've re-purposed - fill it with straight bleach or a bleach/water mix, do the job, and then empty and rinse out the bottle and sprayer.
Yes, I already tried the ZEP bottle @DGersic mentioned above.
Same with my 2-gallon pump sprayer (that I also use for weed killer.) Fill it with bleach/water solution, spray down work area, dump sprayer, rinse thoroughly, making sure to flush line with clear water.
I use the cheapest, throw-away bottle I can find - usually something I've re-purposed - fill it with straight bleach or a bleach/water mix, do the job, and then empty and rinse out the bottle and sprayer.
Yes, I already tried the ZEP bottle @DGersic mentioned above.
Same with my 2-gallon pump sprayer (that I also use for weed killer.) Fill it with bleach/water solution, spray down work area, dump sprayer, rinse thoroughly, making sure to flush line with clear water.
There have been several threads on this and the conclusion I came to was that none of the spray bottles last with bleach. I bought an expensive Zep from McMaster and while the pump itself lasted for months, the trigger to bottle attaching nut cracked before the pump failed- I was I pissed. Per reviews on Amazon and Home Depot, this failure is a common issue with the Zep bottles. I've just started buying the $4 Zep bottles from HD and they last better than the cheapest ones.
The smart thing would be to remove the pump assembly after use and then pump clean water thru it as four cycle said- I guess I need to start doing that.
The smart thing would be to remove the pump assembly after use and then pump clean water thru it as four cycle said- I guess I need to start doing that.
yatg
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might try re-using the spray bottles for cleaners that contain bleach.
I've had those not even work on the 1st use.
"Heavy duty" my ***!
4xdog
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I have a redeployed spray bottle that I use with purple cleaner (strong, but alkaline, not acidic or strongly oxidizing like sodium hypochlorite bleach) and it's lasted for years. It was originally from one of those after-shower sprays that contained bleach as part of the formulation.
I'd look there for something.
What are you doing with the bleach? If it's simple sanitizing, one can use a MUCH more dilute solution than pouring it straight from the c 5% NaOCl jug. Something like 10 parts water to 1 part bleach from the jug is usually sufficient, and that'll be a LOT gentler on the sprayer.
I'd look there for something.
What are you doing with the bleach? If it's simple sanitizing, one can use a MUCH more dilute solution than pouring it straight from the c 5% NaOCl jug. Something like 10 parts water to 1 part bleach from the jug is usually sufficient, and that'll be a LOT gentler on the sprayer.
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ddurrett896
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Cleaning the shower.
I actually bought this and it works well and was hoping since they manufacture and sell in this bottle it would last - nope, trigger broke.
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Notgrownup
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We sell them at work and it’s a hit n miss. Most want cheap ones but a few places want the good chemical resistant ones, they do cost more but last better. If they sit on the shelf for a while they all start to deteriorate, the cheap ones faster. I sell to nursing homes housekeeping dept. They want mostly cheap so they can just buy a bunch of them and keep them on hand.
I upgraded to the pump up ones.
Well using one this summer and it exploded in my hand.
Picked it up to go put away after using it and KABOOOOM. Enough the the Ring cameras went off saying there was a disturbance. Usually only does that if I shoot guns near the house.
Didn't damage my hand aside from it being sore for a few days.
For the shower, I use
Well using one this summer and it exploded in my hand.
Picked it up to go put away after using it and KABOOOOM. Enough the the Ring cameras went off saying there was a disturbance. Usually only does that if I shoot guns near the house.
Didn't damage my hand aside from it being sore for a few days.
For the shower, I use
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MileHighRover
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Zep makes a spray bottle for bleach. HD carries them. I've been using one for over 6 months with zero issues.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-32-oz-Bleach-Resistant-Sprayer-Bottle-2-0-ZUPRO2/317117997
https://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-32-oz-Bleach-Resistant-Sprayer-Bottle-2-0-ZUPRO2/317117997
Dan in Pasadena
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Your *** is heavy duty?! Lol
four.cycle
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News to me!
Have to try one. ACE also carries them in some stores.
Nah it travels to my gut somehow.
roc_on_the_rocks
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Thanks. You seem knowledgeable, please educate me if if you could:
I had the understanding that the shelf life of pre-diluted bleach is about 24-hours only. Wrong?
4xdog
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I haven't heard about that short shelf life.
The technical literature discusses pretty good shelf life of diluted sodium hypochlorite (Clorox-style) bleach. If kept dark and not in contact with organic materials (and probably some metals like iron and copper) the shelf life can be measured in years, not hours.
But with a highly-diluted bleach solution there isn't much "spare" sodium hypochlorite if there are things it could oxidize, or that could destabilize it. If a little is consumed, it's almost gone. With more concentrated bleach, like that sold commercially at typically 5.25% NaOCl, it can lose some of its active chlorine and not affect any perceptible properties.
When I make a dilute santizing solution I almost always use it in one go. That's more for storage convenience than concerns about stability, but still... I'd probably try to use a dilute solution in a few days and not make a big master batch.
Some of the technical literature:
Stability of sodium hypochlorite solutions - PubMed
The stability of diluted solutions of sodium hypochlorite was studied. Sodium hypochlorite 1% solutions were diluted (1:8, 1:12, and 1:20) and stored at room temperature in a window exposed to sunlight in amber-glass, two-liter bottles that were two-thirds full. Samples were taken 25 times...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1982 Jun;39(6):1016-7.
Stability of sodium hypochlorite solutions
Abstract
The stability of diluted solutions of sodium hypochlorite was studied. Sodium hypochlorite 1% solutions were diluted (1:8, 1:12, and 1:20) and stored at room temperature in a window exposed to sunlight in amber-glass, two-liter bottles that were two-thirds full. Samples were taken 25 times throughout a six-month study period; bottles were opened only on sampling days. An iodometric titration was used to determine the percent available chlorine in each sample. Least-squares regression analyses of the percent available chlorine yielded lines with negative slopes for each dilution (-7.7 X 10(-6), -8.1 X 10(-6), and -1.5 X 10(-6) for the 1:8, 1:12, and 1:20 dilutions, respectively). Using the fastest degradation rate (from the 1:12 dilution), 5.24% of available chlorine would be lost per year. The concentration of sodium hypochlorite would therefore remain above 90% of the initial concentration for 22.9 months. It is concluded that sodium hypochlorite solution stored in amber-glass bottles should carry a 23-month expiry date on chemical stability.
beetlepower
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Wurth does a great one that is long lasting
finn
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I save the spray part when I empty a bottle.might try re-using the spray bottles for cleaners that contain bleach.
Most have the same common thread pitch and diameter.
johnre
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I have this set; the one labelled for sodium hypochlorite seems to hold up well. The key is that the plastic composition is tailored to the intended usage, and you'll note the material in this one is different than the others:
And yes, they will drip just a little when you're finished. The key is to invert when done and squeeze the liquid out that is left in the tube so that there is only air left.
And yes, they will drip just a little when you're finished. The key is to invert when done and squeeze the liquid out that is left in the tube so that there is only air left.