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Old September 7th, 2004, 09:36 AM
Roger Zoul
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I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to clean your
bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to use around your
family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe? What about those dioxins
and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but personally, I hate the smell of the
stuff.


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Old September 7th, 2004, 09:53 AM
Martin W. Smith
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"Roger Zoul" wrote:

I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to clean your
bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to use around your
family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe? What about those dioxins
and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but personally, I hate the smell of the
stuff.


Which product?


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Old September 7th, 2004, 01:18 PM
Roger Zoul
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Martin W. Smith wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote:
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||| I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to
||| clean your bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to
||| use around your family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe?
||| What about those dioxins and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but
||| personally, I hate the smell of the stuff.
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|| Which product?

Any.


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Old September 7th, 2004, 01:21 PM
Martin W. Smith
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"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Martin W. Smith wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote:
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||| I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to
||| clean your bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to
||| use around your family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe?
||| What about those dioxins and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but
||| personally, I hate the smell of the stuff.
||
|| Which product?

Any.


Apparently some of them are safer than others, because they have
different strengths. I would not use an industrial grade bleach at
all, and I would not use a domestic bleach full strength. In any case,
the surfaces where you use it should be thoroughly rinsed.

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Old September 7th, 2004, 01:21 PM
Martin W. Smith
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"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Martin W. Smith wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote:
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||| I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to
||| clean your bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to
||| use around your family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe?
||| What about those dioxins and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but
||| personally, I hate the smell of the stuff.
||
|| Which product?

Any.


Apparently some of them are safer than others, because they have
different strengths. I would not use an industrial grade bleach at
all, and I would not use a domestic bleach full strength. In any case,
the surfaces where you use it should be thoroughly rinsed.

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Old September 7th, 2004, 01:21 PM
Martin W. Smith
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"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Martin W. Smith wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote:
||
||| I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to
||| clean your bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to
||| use around your family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe?
||| What about those dioxins and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but
||| personally, I hate the smell of the stuff.
||
|| Which product?

Any.


Apparently some of them are safer than others, because they have
different strengths. I would not use an industrial grade bleach at
all, and I would not use a domestic bleach full strength. In any case,
the surfaces where you use it should be thoroughly rinsed.

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Old September 7th, 2004, 12:01 PM
Gregory Toomey
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Roger Zoul wrote:

I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to clean
your
bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to use around your
family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe? What about those dioxins
and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but personally, I hate the smell of
the stuff.


You could try bicarb of soda. Its weakly alkaline & will kill germs, cheap,
doesnt smell and is a mild abrasive.

gtoomey
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Old September 7th, 2004, 12:17 PM
Kalish
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 04:36:56 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
wrote:

I would like to know what you all think of using common bleach to clean your
bathroom and kitchen areas. Do you think it is safe to use around your
family? Do you feel it is environmentally safe? What about those dioxins
and stuff? It kills mold and stuff, but personally, I hate the smell of the
stuff.


There are "spring rain" and "lemon" scented bleaches, even in the
store brand varieties. Nothing kills off mold, mildew and fungus like
bleach. For regular bathroom and kitchen germs, any household cleaner
will do (pine-based is good, but check for actual pine content, some
of them say "Pine" but have only the tiniest amount in the
ingredients). Be sure to use a clean sponge, they are the real
sources of germs - soak the sponge in diluted bleach and let dry, then
use it to wipe down surfaces with a non-bleach cleaner. I use bleach
in the toilet bowl and let it sit for awhile (so to speak) but I don't
have dogs or small kids that might end up drinking from it. Bleach
is fine when used with care but if you have doubts, you can use
non-bleach cleaners for most jobs using the methods above. K.
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Old September 7th, 2004, 01:17 PM
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I don't understand the chemistry behind this, you would have too google it (or
someone will jump in & explain it,) but if you choose to clean with bleach
mixing it too strong will lessen the germ-killing effects.

Although it is the cheapest & best way to clean up germy stuff, I don't use it
becuase it makes my lungs hurt.

I used to order orange oil and make my own cleaning solutions, but my new
favorite cleaners are Mr. Clean orange scented and the orange scented Soft
Scrub. They don't clean quite as well as the do it yourself stuff, but they are
a lot more convenientRobyn
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Old September 7th, 2004, 07:48 PM
Pat
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I don't understand the chemistry behind this, you would have too google it

(or
someone will jump in & explain it,) but if you choose to clean with bleach
mixing it too strong will lessen the germ-killing effects.


What makes you think that? bleach works by destroying the cell walls of
organisms. With the cell walls dissolved, the organisms die.




 




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