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Trial Number 3

Client Number 367

Project Number 5

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate four supplied products for bathroom cleaning

Date Run:

11/12/2014

Experiment Procedure:

The supplied cleaning products were used at the recommended concentration. Pre-weighed ceramic, plastic and chrome coupons were coated with SSL Soil 1 (Bathroom soap scum: All-in-one shampoo and conditioner 28.6%, Dry skin lotion 21.4%, Liquid hand soap 21.4%, Liquid body wash 14.3%, Deodorant bar soap 7.2% and water 7.1%) using a handheld swab and allowed to dry for 24 hours at room temperature. The contaminated coupons were weighed again once dried to determine the amount of soil added.

Three coupons were placed into a Gardner Straight Line Washability unit. A Wypall X60 reinforced wipe was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 1-2 spray of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 1-2 times with the same cleaning solution. The solution was allowed to penetrate for 30 seconds followed by cleaning in the SLW unit for 20 cycles (~33 seconds). At the end of the cleaning, coupons were wiped once with a dry paper towel. Final weights were measured, and efficiencies were calculated and recorded.

Trial Results:

Cleaner  Initial wt Final wt % Removed
H2 Orange 2 Tile - Ceramic      
  0.1940 0.0097 95.00
  0.1280 0.0084 93.44
  0.2444 0.0102 95.83
H2 Orange 2 Tile - Plastic      
  0.2124 0.0054 97.46
  0.0710 0.0038 94.65
  0.0951 0.0050 94.74
H2 Orange 2 Tile - Chrome      
  0.1275 0.0254 80.08
  0.0568 0.0089 84.33
  0.0844 0.0229 72.87
Tile Grout HC - Ceramic      
  0.1198 0.0145 87.90
  0.1647 0.0070 95.75
  0.1031 0.0023 97.77
Tile Grout HC - Plastic      
  0.0605 0.0020 96.69
  0.1124 0.0061 94.57
  0.1694 0.0109 93.57
Tile Grout HC - Chrome      
  0.1891 0.0313 83.45
  0.0990 0.0071 92.83
  0.1035 0.0050 95.17
Multi-Purp HC - Ceramic      
  0.1041 0.0200 80.79
  0.1980 0.0684 65.45
  0.1185 0.0096 91.90
Multi-Purp HC - Plastic      
  0.1730 0.0233 86.53
  0.0947 0.0040 95.78
  0.0742 0.0006 99.19
Multi-Purp HC - Chrome      
  0.0905 0.0322 64.42
  0.2307 0.0210 90.90
  0.1234 0.0273 77.88
Neutral Floor HC - Ceramic      
  0.3551 0.0825 76.77
  0.2241 0.0385 82.82
  0.2533 0.0249 90.17
Neutral Floor HC - Plastic      
  0.3476 0.0752 78.37
  0.1037 0.0011 98.94
  0.1781 0.0019 98.93
Neutral Floor HC - Chrome      
  0.0793 0.0198 75.03
  0.2353 0.0049 97.92
  0.0598 0.0057 90.47

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

A cleaning product is considered effective when the efficiency of the product removes 85% of the soil and above. The most effective cleaning solution tested was the Tile Grout HC with an overall cleaning efficiency of 93.08%. The next best choice for overall cleaning efficiency was the H2 Orange 2 Tile cleaner with a cleaning efficiency of 89.82%.  Next up was the Neutral Floor HC cleaner which trailed behind a little at 87.71%. The least effective cleaner that was tested was the Multi-Purpose HC cleaner which had an overall cleaning effectiveness of 83.64%.

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