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Trial Number 2

Client Number 309

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To compare client supplied cleaner to another general purpose floor cleaner following two weeks of cleaning.

Date Run:

08/08/2008

Experiment Procedure:

One ounce of each cleaner was used per gallon of water. The dilution water was cold out of the tap. A Rubbermaid general use-wring mop was used for cleaning. Separate mop heads were used for each cleaner on each floor surface. There was a total of 6 mop heads for the experiment. Pictures were taken of the solutions before and after cleaning. In addition, the floor surface being cleaned was photographed before and after cleaning. Each surface was mopped with solution for a minute, then wrung out in the solution and the floor was cleaned for another minute. There was no rinsing, and the surface was allowed to air dry. Observations were made about foaming, odor, solution color before and after cleaning, mop soiling and floor surface cleanliness.

Trial Results:

Both products performed about the same, taking some dirt off all the floor surfaces. The RCM product foamed and had odor. The OrTec product didn’t.

Lab Floor – resin coating    
Cleaner Observation  
OrTEC Cleaner Before After
Solution Clear Dark grey with solid bits of dirt
Odor None None
Foam None None
Mop head Blue, new Visible dirt on spot used to clean floor
Floor Dirty, spots of ink, Not much cleaning seen. Most of dirt on floor is
  various soils ink and other tough soils
     
RCM Tribase Before After
Solution Clear grey with solid bits of dirt
Odor Faint, citrus like smell Same
Foam Some on top More after dunked and rung mop
Mop head Blue, new Visible dirt on spot used to clean floor
Floor (Lab) Dirty, spots of ink, Not much cleaning seen. Most of dirt on floor is
  various soils. ink and other tough soils
     
Bathroom Floor – ceramic tiles    
Cleaner Observation  
OrTEC Cleaner Before After
Solution Clear Slightly dirty
Odor None None
Foam None None
Mop head Blue, new Visible dirt on spot used to clean floor
Floor Floor generally dingy No difference seen visually.
  and grout dirty Particles & hair picked up & seen in solution,
    which beads on floor. Grout still dirty
RCM Tribase Before After
Solution Clear Slightly dirty
Odor Faint, citrus like smell Same
Foam Some on top More after dunked and rung mop
Mop head Blue, new Visible dirt on spot used to clean floor
  Floor generally dingy Not much difference. Particles and hair picked up
  and grout dirty and seen in solution. Grout still dirty.
     
Hallway floors – Vinyl tiles    
Cleaner Observation  
OrTEC Cleaner Before After
Solution Clear Slightly dirty
Odor None None
Foam None None
Mop head Blue, new No visible dirt on the mop head.
    Not much on floor to start
Floor Some spots on floor Cleaner. Solution beads on floor.
     
RCM Tribase Before After
Solution Clear Slightly dirty
Odor Faint, citrus like smell Same
Foam Some on top More after dunked and rung mop
Mop head Blue, new No visible dirt on the mop head.
    Not much on floor to start
Floor Some spots on floor. Cleaner, less spots.

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

Over the three weeks of testing the cleaners have removed surface dirt at best. Neither is removing the hard dirt on the lab floor and the grout in the bathroom is not becoming any cleaner. A fourth week of testing may be done if necessary, but it is not believed to show any significant changes from the previous three weeks. Standardized lab testing is recommended in order to show a cleaning efficiency comparison between the Ortec product and some industry standards.

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