Sodium Hypochlorite in Soft Washing: Safe and Effective Use

By Mark Cave April 16, 2025

Sodium Hypochlorite in Soft Washing: Safe and Effective Use

Understanding Soft Washing with Sodium Hypochlorite 🚿

When it comes to maintaining the aesthetic appeal of your home's exterior, soft washingstands out as an effective method. Utilizing specially formulated cleaning solutions, this approach ensures that surfaces remain unblemished while preserving their structural integrity. One key component in the soft washing arsenal is sodium hypochlorite, known for its powerful cleaning properties.

What is Sodium Hypochlorite and Why Use it? 🧪

Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound widely recognized for its bleaching and disinfection capabilities. When used in soft washing, it is typically diluted to safely and effectively clean surfaces such as rendered walls, roofs, and pathways without causing damage. Unlike pressure washing, which can be abrasive, soft washing with sodium hypochlorite ensures longevity and a superior clean.

Mixing Sodium Hypochlorite for Optimal Results 🔬

Achieving the right mixture of sodium hypochlorite is crucial for effective soft washing. Our comprehensive guide details the optimal mixing ratios to ensure safety and efficiency. Mixing sodium hypochlorite with other soft wash chemicals enhances its effectiveness, providing you with a formula that tackles the toughest stains while protecting against surface degradation.

Addressing Common Concerns 🤔

Many users question the practicality and safety of sodium hypochlorite. A frequent concern is whether it bleaches surfaces or whether it is safe for use on wood surfaces, which is addressed in our SoftWash UK podcast. Additionally, questions such as the legality of its use and potential plant damage are important, and we ensure all products and practices adhere to environmental safety standards.

Equipment That Makes a Difference 🛠️

The success of soft washing is not only in the chemicals used but also in proper equipment selection. Our range of soft wash equipmentensures precision and efficacy. From Dosatron injectors to water fed poles, each tool is crafted to maximize the potential of sodium hypochlorite blends.

Transform Your Cleaning Routine 🏠

By integrating sodium hypochlorite into your soft washing repertoire, you're ensuring that cleaning tasks are efficient, safe, and environmentally conscious. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a professional cleaner, understanding the nuances of soft washing with sodium hypochlorite can revolutionize your approach.

Looking to learn more about the best practices in soft washing? Visit SoftWash UKfor detailed guides, podcasts, and our comprehensive Soft Wash Training Course to hone your skills and ensure top-tier results every time.

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Softwashing calculator is an indispensable tool for juggling complicated chemical mixes. It helps reduce wastage and keeps operating costs down by giving accurate proportions

If you are having difficulty getting your head around the maths, trying to work out what percentage of softwash you need, how much chemical, surfactant and water to add, then this is the App for you.

The Soft Wash Calculator App allows you to work out your soft wash recipe by telling you exactly how much chemical, how much water and how much surfactant to add to get the desired soft wash recipe.
It doesn't stop there!.
- It can also remix your leftover softwash to a new stronger or weaker recipe.
- all controls in one place for see at a glance operation
- ease of input via pre-loaded dials. no more calculator style typing
- instantly responds to changes of complex combinations
- works in both Litres and US Gallons
- tested for Protan and Deutan colourblind users
- links to SoftwashingUK website

Take this scenario
You started with a 1% soft wash recipe of 50 gal (or litres) for a deck clean and you’re left with 13 gallons.

You get a call from a prospective customer to clean their roof. Past experience tells you a 4% soft wash recipe is needed, but what about your leftover mix at 1%?.

Do you waste time and effort driving back to base to transfer into a standby tank?
You could consider the 13 gal as just water, top up the tank and start again.
But that’s throwing away the value of the mix and raising your overhead.

Soft Wash Calculator App to the rescue.

You get to the new job and it requires 100 gal / litres.
Switch into remix mode , confirming the 13 gal already in the tank
Move the dials to your new recipe and the app immediately updates the different amounts to add in front of your eyes including the correct amount of extra surfactant.

You now have a 100 gal / litres tank of 4% soft wash recipe ready for your roof clean job!

Not forgetting you’ve saved money too, all without stress and uncertainty . Don’t underestimate what confident calmness has on your customer putting out referrals.

The same applies if you have a 4% recipe left in your tank and you need to dilute it down to 2%. Again the app will tell you how.

Softwashing calculator will also work for any chemical recipe. For instance you can use it for Sodium Hypochlorite, Bleach, Biocide , TFR traffic film remover and degreaser. Even the mathematically-challenged rocket scientist can top up their booster tanks to new fuel mixes after launch delays caused by changing weather conditions.

Using this app you will know exactly what chemical strength to put on any surface giving you the confidence and the knowledge of a professional soft washer and you’ll save money as well.

So if you have little knowledge of how to mix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you have little knowledge of how to remix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you want to save money when mixing a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.

This app is also backward compatible to devices running iOS7. We've done this so you can re-purpose an old iPhone 4 or iPod Touch 5 for what could be hazardous work environments. Just toss one in your cleaning van's toolkit.

Once you learn the methods and procedures of how to apply the soft wash to the different surfaces that need cleaning you’ll be unstoppable!

The app also has a guide to what percentage for what surface. And if you are the lucky owner of a Clever Injector it will remind you the correct setting for the job.
However you should always consider and risk assess what soft wash recipe you need to clean the surface.

** A major iOS code-base change may require a re-purchase. The appiverse at the time will confirm our promise that we won't do so unless the necessity is apparent.