Control III how to use

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Control III how to use

Post by Logies101 » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:41 pm

Does anyone use the Control II disinfectant for mask cleaning? How do you dilute it?

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Re: Control III how to use

Post by postitnote » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:48 pm

Logies101 wrote:Does anyone use the Control II disinfectant for mask cleaning? How do you dilute it?
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Re: Control III how to use

Post by archangle » Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:15 pm

Summary:

Read the label.

Full concentrate is nasty stuff. Once properly diluted, it's fairly benign.

Wash and your equipment. Soak for 10 minutes in a 1 ounce per gallon solution of Control III, rinse and pat dry.

Me, I'd wash it again after Control III and rinsing.

The definitive Control III web site from the manufacturer.

http://www.controlthree.com/
http://www.controlthree.com/disinfectantgermicide.html

"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Q. What is Control III Disinfectant Germicide?
A. Control III Disinfectant germicide is a hospital grade disinfectant. It contains a special combination of two quaternary compounds, which makes it a highly effective, broad-spectrum disinfectant. By providing a hospital grade disinfectant for home care, you are assured of the same infection control at home that is available in hospitals. Mixed at a rate of 1 ounce to a gallon of water, a use solution of Control III Disinfectant can be created which can be used on a variety of hard surfaces and equipment.

Q. Is Control III Disinfectant germicide widely used for home care respiratory therapy and for sleep equipment?
A. On a national basis, Control III Disinfectant has been used for over 25 years for the disinfection of home care respiratory therapy equipment

Q. Does Control III Disinfectant Germicide harm the environment?
A. Control III in use solution is environmentally friendly. When released into sewage or septic systems, Control III breaks down rapidly, without harm to human, animal, or plant life. The use solution can be disposed of down the drain and requires no special disposal procedures.

Q. Is Control III Disinfectant germicide irritating to the skin and eyes?
A. Concentrated Control III Disinfectant, as it comes straight out of the bottle, is a primary skin and eye irritant. One should avoid contact with the concentrate on skin and in eyes.

The diluted solution is not a skin irritant. If you do get it in your eye, you should rinse it thoroughly with plain water for 15 minutes. Call a doctor if redness or irritation persists."


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Re: Control III how to use

Post by Sir NoddinOff » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:57 pm

I've used Control III for over two years and haven't had any negative issues with it. I do use it diluted as specified on the back label, plus I rinse afterwards with fresh tap water after a total soaking of about an hour. BTW, you don't actually have to fill your hose or tank brim full with diluted solution - it says on the label that wetting the surfaces is adequate for cleaning. I fill my hose with about two cups of diluted solution, then slosh it about and hang it up (both hose ends upward, ie. leaving the same solution in the bottom of the loop). Later I slosh it around some more and so on and so forth. Total treatment time for my hose or tank is about an hour, as I said. My two year old hose looks like new every time I check it. I just think of Control III as super soap, which is basically what it is. EDIT: I don't particularly like the smell of Control III in my newly cleaned and rinsed hose the first night I use it, therefore I put a bar of my wife's fancy hand soap near the intake port of my CPAP machine... voila, smell masked. The next night the smell is entirely gone, so no more hand soap is needed.

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