"Mrs Bonk" <arse@cutey.com> wrote in message
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> > > > "Mrs Bonk" <arse@cutey.com> wrote in message
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> > > > > So rather than lug a bottle of bleach back from the shops I bought
> > > bleach
> > > > > tablets.
> > > > > The ingredients are amongst other things
> > > > > Sodium dishloisocyanurate
> > > > > Adipic anhydride
> > > > > The first I can find no record of but maybe it's spelt wrong
> > > > > They appear to be very toxic and can be harmful to the environment
> and
> > > > > musn't be mixed with acid.
> > > > > Has anyone any experience or knowledge of this bleach?
> > > > > Any tips on using it?
> > > > > Mrs Bonk
> > > >
> > > > I would recommend, as with any product, that you use in accordance
> with
> > > the
> > > > directions on the package.
> > >
> > > I'm afraid it's not too clear. It says the tablets _must_ be diluted
in
> at
> > > least 1 litre of water but for general cleaning use 10 litres. I'm not
> > sure
> > > if I can make up a certain amount in a bottle and keep it in the
> cupboard
> > or
> > > if it will degrade once made up.
> > > Google suggests it could be Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate
> > >
> > The tablets are more expensive than regular bleach so I'm not sure why
you
> > want to use the tablets for general cleaning.
>
> The tablets were very cheap, 15 for 99p. Carrying the bleach plus other
> bits and bobs up the steep hills to home is hard work in this hot weather
> and I'm not getting any younger!
>
> > The selling point of the
> > tablets is that they can be added with the soap instead of letting the
> > washer run for 5 or 6 minutes into the cycle before adding regular
bleach.
> A
> > bleach in water solution loses its effectiveness within 24 hours anyway.
> I did see that tablets can be added to the wash whole. If I dilute them I
> can add to the bleach dispensing compartment at the beginning of the wash,
> so in my machine that is not a problem. How much of the liquid bleach to
> add is.
> 1 tablet to be diluted to a litre, would that mean I add a litre of the
> dilute bleach to the wash? That seems an awful lot unless it's very weak
> when that dilute.
I would look on the package for a telephone number. Here in the US, major
companies have toll-free numbers to can call to get product information. I
would be very difficult to give advice about a product one has never seen.