Bathroom Cleaning Guide

Increasingly more and more of our customers are using eWater as an alternative to packaged chemicals for housekeeping and other front of house cleaning areas. In this guide we will be covering key application protocols and considerations for cleaning a bathroom.

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What is eWater?

eWater Hygiene Systems are a powerful and toxic free alternative to packaged chemicals. Our systems use salt water electrolysis technology to generate three different solutions for use as a cleaner, stain remover and sanitiser. The solutions generated have the following characteristics:

Cleaning Solution

Detergent Cleaner with degreasing characteristics

Smear, residue free

Alkaline solution

Stain Remover

Has both cleaning and antimicrobial properties

pH neutral solution formed by mixing cleaner and sanitiser together

Sanitising Solution

Antimicrobial sanitiser 

Acidic solution with a slight smell of chlorine and high oxidative potential

Each of these solutions is non-toxic, sustainable and cheap to generate. In fact, the only inputs to create these two solutions are salt, water and electricity. One of the key benefits of using eWater Systems is that you generate your cleaning and sanitizing solution on demand. Think of it has having your own production factory in your cleaning cupboard.


Getting Started

Producing your eWater Solution

Refer to the operational instructions of your system for producing eWater cleaner and sanitiser. If you are unsure or have any questions about this, please contact us.

Shelf Life

While the cleaning solution has an indefinite shelf life, the sanitiser and 50:50 solutions are best replaced once a week. Our users have found that mixing eWater solution with warm water improves performance in some circumstances. We have highlighted these cases in our guide below.

PPE considerations

As a naturally occurring acid and alkaline solution no PPEs are required and in fact, we regularly receive feedback from our customers that their hands have never been healthier after getting rid of packaged chemicals.

Beware of the miracle

At eWater we think this technology is a miracle, but it is important to note that it is not a miracle for everything. Just like packaged chemicals, eWater cleaners and sanitisers are great at many things, but there may be times when solvents, abrasive cleaners or other specialist products are required. 


How to clean a Bathroom

As every bathroom cleaning job is slightly different and each of our customers will have their own standards and time expectations for cleaning, we have broken down our guide into surfaces applications. Just like a good chef, adjust according to your own needs.

Cleaning Walls

Equipment / Materials

  • eWater Cleaner (in spray bottle)

  • Cleaning cloths & brushes

  • Wet area sign

 Procedure

  1. Place out safety wet floor warning signs.

  2. Remove moveable items away from wall areas to be cleaned.

  3. Using cleaning cloths and brushes, wash walls including wall tiles and lower doors from top downwards using eWater Cleaner.

  4. If applicable, mop up any excess water that may have dripped onto floor.

Cleaning Tiles

Cleaning & Sanitising Floors

Equipment / Materials:

  • eWater 50:50 (1/2) – for greasy floors,  eWater Cleaner may be more effective

  • Hot Water (1/2)

  • Cleaning cloths & brushes

  • Safety warning signs

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Procedure:

These procedures are for cleaning floors with a mop but eWater Cleaner can also be used with floor scrubbing machines (use a ratio of 1 part cleaner to 10 parts warm or cold water).

  1. Display wet floor safety warning signs prior to commencing.

  2. Ensure that a correct posture is adopted during mopping.

  3. Mop in 2 metre wide sections.

  4. Mop to be swirled around in bucket containing eWater Cleaner solution*.

  5. Mop floor as per normal procedures.

  6. Rinse the mop frequently; solution and mop should not be allowed to become too dirty.


Mirror and glass

Equipment / Materials:

  • eWater Cleaner (in spray bottle)

  • Dry lint free cloths

Procedure:

  1. Always use good quality cloths/paper towels when cleaning and sanitising surfaces.

  2. Spray mirrors and glass surfaces (eg. glass display cabinets, glass refrigerator doors, windows) with eWater Cleaner and wipe dry.

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Toilets & Urinals

Equipment / Materials:

  • eWater 50:50

  • eWater Sanitiser

  • Cleaning cloths and toilet brushes

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Procedure:

  1. If badly soiled, first use eWater 50:50 in and around bowl or surface and leave for a few minutes otherwise spray eWater 50:50 inside the toilet bowl and urinal, leave 30 seconds.

  2. Spray eWater 50:50 on the outside surfaces, seat and rim, leave 30 seconds, brush.

  3. Flush, holding brush in the flush water

  4. Spray or pour eWater Sanitiser in and around the bowl or urinal and into the brush receptacle

  5. Dry outside of facility with a clean cloth or paper towel.


Bath and Shower

Equipment / Materials:

  • eWater Cleaner (in spray bottle)

  • Dry lint free cloths

Procedure:

  1. Spray eWater Cleaner on bath, basin, shower glass

  2. Wipe dry with paper towel

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Cleaning & Sanitising Drains / Grates

Equipment / Materials:

  • eWater Cleaner

  • eWater Sanitiser

  • Cleaning cloths and brushes

  • Safety warning signs

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Procedure:

  1. Remove the drain grate.

  2. Wash out drain with eWater Cleaner, wipe with paper towel if necessary.

  3. Spray or pour eWater Sanitiser in and around the drain.

  4. Repeat steps for cleaning the drain grate.

  5. If you drain grate is metal then rinse away the eWater Sanitiser to prevent corrosion (similar to other sanitiser systems).

Note: eWater Sanitiser can also be used as a deodoriser to remove bad odours.


If you would like any further application guidance please contact us directly.