Cleaning at Home – Dishwashing

Water, the “universal” solvent is the center of most cleaning applications in the home.  Water, at least in my location in the US, is readily available, plentiful and relatively inexpensive.  Water plus a small amount of overly expensive and competitively merchandised chemicals does an admirable job of cleaning dishes and clothes which constitute about 50% of …

Water – De-Ionized Water

Next to water filtration and “softening,” de-ionization is probably the next most common water treatment.  Ions in water interfere with many cleaning processes and cause water spots on drying after rinsing.  The common measure of the amount of ions in water is “resistivity.”  The more “resistive” water is, the less ions it contains.  Water from a municipal …

It’s Time To Talk About Water – Again

The blog It’s Time To Talk About Water discussed the variations in water from different sources.  Today’s blog is the start of a series on how to purify and prepare water for use in cleaning and rinsing applications. Water from municipal and other sources may have characteristics that are deleterious to a variety of processes.  Many of …