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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleaner-exteriors on March 31, 2010, 08:50:01 pm

Title: moss killers
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 31, 2010, 08:50:01 pm

has anyone made their own moss killer using sodium hypochlorine?
If so so much chemical to water?

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: drive surgeon on March 31, 2010, 09:49:39 pm

you mean sodium hypochlorite?

or sodium chlorate?    two different chemicals for the job.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 31, 2010, 09:56:07 pm

hypochlorite ::)

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: Griffus on March 31, 2010, 10:01:31 pm

sodium hypochlorite is bleach.

There is a product I have used (when pressure washing was tricky) called Algon. This seemed to do a reasonable job.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: drive surgeon on March 31, 2010, 10:03:09 pm

sodium hypochlorite is chlorine which is bleach,

i dont know how this will work on moss. i suppose it will kill it like sodium chlorate (weedkiller)

i would not put the chlorine down tho incase you bleach the surface.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: Nathanael Jones on March 31, 2010, 10:07:32 pm

American roof cleaners use a lot of SH. I find it good for softwashing walls & killing algae,.. but moss is a lot tougher and isn't removed by SH very effectively. Try MossGo Pro instead, or a DIY solution with borax & copper sulfate in,.. both take a few weeks to be effective tho.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: kordun on March 31, 2010, 10:31:49 pm

What is the best fats acting moss/algae killer. I’m looking for something to pre spray paving/patio. Leave it for half – hour and then to pressure wash.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 31, 2010, 11:08:50 pm

sodium hypochlorite is clorine, it is concentrated bleach when salt is added, i,ve read alot of american firms use this very effectivley on asphalt, what i want to know is how much sodium hypochlorite to water?

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: Nathanael Jones on April 03, 2010, 10:32:48 pm

SH is normally sold in 10% or 16% solutions. I normally buy 10% and dilute 2 parts water to 1 part SH.

Title: Re: moss killers
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on April 03, 2010, 11:43:35 pm

thanks nathanael