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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clairuk on March 11, 2010, 09:27:11 am

Title: Help with dilution ration
Post by: clairuk on March 11, 2010, 09:27:11 am

Morning all............

I just wondered if anyone can give me a pointer? I run a domestic cleaning business and have purchased a carpet cleaner for my customers to hire as well as a new bottle of shampoo.

The dilution instructions state:

Dilutute 20 - 50 parts water. I was reccommended to keep to 20.
How much of this shampoo should i put in a 5 litre water tank??

I have my own answer, but doubting myself if its right  ::)

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: Mark Slaney on March 11, 2010, 09:45:28 am

  Hi based on 1/20 put 250ml of shampoo in tank.

 Mark

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: AJB on March 11, 2010, 10:01:51 am

1/20 = 238ml

Divide the tank size/spray bottle etc. by the ratio
ie 20 + 1 .

If it's 1:20              5000
                20 parts water + 1 part solution   =238

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: clairuk on March 11, 2010, 10:30:59 am

Ok.....Got it!

Thanks

So in theory if its 20-50 strenght i could go in the middle 35/1

5000
35 +1  = 139mls shampoo

Thats a few more uses out of the 5 litre tub :)

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: murky on March 11, 2010, 11:06:14 am

Dont worry Claire, they will ignore the ratios and just put a big glug into the tank, its what men do.

Do the job and then when it goes wrong they will look at the instructions to see why.

Murky

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: derek west on March 11, 2010, 01:39:14 pm

don't put any in the tank, mix in pre sprayer and spray the carpet then agitate with brush, then put fresh water in the tank and rinse the carpet getting all that soap out.

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: Nick Head on March 11, 2010, 11:25:43 pm

Claire

Mark is right if it is a 1 to 20 dilution ratio it is 250ml cleaning solution (ie 1 part) to 5 litres of water (ie 20 parts).

Nick







 

Title: Re: Help with dilution ration
Post by: AJB on March 11, 2010, 11:38:41 pm

If you put 250ml of solution plus 5l of water as you say
then you have 5250ml or 250ml on the floor as it's a 5l tank.

Put 238ml and top the tank up, that is 20:1.

In a dilution of 1:20 there are 21 parts,ie 1part solution and
20 parts water.  1/21 of 5l is 238ml.