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Why can't you clean with full strength bleach?

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well, aside from the fumes, you dont need to use it full strength. diluting it will clean just as well as full strength. so using it full strength just costs you more money =/
 
I know when I'm doing my whites I usually open the windows in the laundry room because when that bleachy steam starts you can't breathe.
 
http://www.medinfosource.com/expert/exp4030402a.html

Q. I was cleaning with bleach and began to have a hard time breathing. I went outside and got some fresh air. I was wondering if fumes from bleach can cause permanent injury to the lungs? I'm still having problems breathing. Should I go to the doctor or will this resolve itself in a few days?

A. Household bleach is very irritating when breathed and can cause significant injury if ingested (swallowed) or with skin contact. The household cleaning products with bleach are much more dilute than bleach used industrially, and are less likely to cause serious consequences. Breathing bleach fumes is so irritating that the victim will quickly move to an area of fresh air as you have done.

Cough, wheezing, or shortness of breath can be symptoms of exposure, and usually clear with fresh air breathing. If any symptoms persist, your doctor can do an exam and order any appropriate tests.

http://www.maripoisoncenter.com/ctr/9701bleach.html

http://www.toxicology.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Outreach/Poison/BLEACH.html
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
What happens if you mix bleach and ammonia?
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i dunno... try it and tell us! 😀

Just kidding... don't try it. Major fumage, and you might pass out. It put my friend's mom into some delayed cardiac arrest over the winter holiday.

 
i work at a chem lab that needs to get disinfected after every use. in some labs, we don't use ethanol since some rooms are sensitive to alarms. for those rooms, we clean using 10% bleach solution. and most glassware that doesnt get cleaned in the autoclave gets cleaned with 10% bleach for bacterial disinfection. that same 10% bleach is used for the weekly and monthly cleanings of countertops, floors, walls, etc etc. if it's good enough for FDA approval of cleaning, it should be good enough for home cleaning.
 
Originally posted by: dionx
i work at a chem lab that needs to get disinfected after every use. in some labs, we don't use ethanol since some rooms are sensitive to alarms. for those rooms, we clean using 10% bleach solution. and most glassware that doesnt get cleaned in the autoclave gets cleaned with 10% bleach for bacterial disinfection. that same 10% bleach is used for the weekly and monthly cleanings of countertops, floors, walls, etc etc. if it's good enough for FDA approval of cleaning, it should be good enough for home cleaning.
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What's the % of bleach used for laundry? Hmm.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: dionx
i work at a chem lab that needs to get disinfected after every use. in some labs, we don't use ethanol since some rooms are sensitive to alarms. for those rooms, we clean using 10% bleach solution. and most glassware that doesnt get cleaned in the autoclave gets cleaned with 10% bleach for bacterial disinfection. that same 10% bleach is used for the weekly and monthly cleanings of countertops, floors, walls, etc etc. if it's good enough for FDA approval of cleaning, it should be good enough for home cleaning.
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What's the % of bleach used for laundry? Hmm.
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100%.

for the 10% bleach solution, we just buy bottles of chlorox, then dilute it ourselves to approximately 10% using water. it's not like we buy it at 10%
 
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