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The cleaning solutions or chemicals your cleaning services company uses every day come in various forms: ready-to-use, concentrated, and dilution control systems. These days cleaning companies are using dilution control systems more and more. They observe that there is great value in having a system that not only mixes what they need for a specific job or building, but also mixes the chemical in the right dilution every time.

Always the process of the so called "proper mixing" not only saves money, but helps to ensure better cleaning results as the chemicals are always mixed correctly.

The process of dilution control systems have improved over the past few years and are now compact, easy to install and use. Some even have special features so you can easily fill buckets or auto scrubbers with whatever chemical you are mixing.

Some people may think that if a little chemical works, then more will do the job quicker and better. Nevertheless, using too strong of a solution can damage surfaces, while too weak of a solution may mean that employees have to work harder to get the results they're looking for. The dilution control system eliminates this problem as it takes out the "guess work" and ensures that chemicals are mixed according to the manufacturer's specifications and not to an employee's preference.

The Dilution control system has the following advantages:

1. Chemical spills are a major source of the work injuries suffered by cleaning company employees. Instead of pouring chemical from a jug into a spray bottle, workers fill their bottles using dispensers, reducing the chance of spills.

2. Lessen waste not only in chemicals, but also in employee time. Workers spend less time mixing chemicals and when they are mixed according to the right specifications they work better, therefore, less time is spent doing the actual cleaning.

3. Chemicals used in dilution control systems are highly concentrated and take up much less space than the traditional one or five gallon product containers.

4. All around better cleaning results as products are consistently mixed to the right strength. What matters the most is how clean your buildings are. Using properly mixed chemicals mean better overall results, which makes your cleaning company look good!

5. Dispensing systems come in different types and sizes with some dispensing only one chemical while others can mix several different products. Most of the units in the market need only a cold water connection (no electricity needed!). Once set up, most systems need a little maintenance.

Not totally sure if a dilution control system is right for your cleaning company, but want the ability to mix your cleaning chemicals as you need them? Some cleaning products come in concentrated form that allows you to mix up what you need - however, this is a problem as chemicals are not always mixed correctly. The suggested solution to this problem is to buy chemicals in pre-measured pouches.

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