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Originally Posted by EA37TS
Hopefully you are mixing the solution every time you need it. Bleach mixed with water and stored only lasts about a day if properly stored. After a day it loses its effectiveness. There's a ton of reading material available on the issue.
I used to do the same thing. Now I just use a Lysol disinfecting wipe.
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Bleach or the chlorine in the bleach does decay slowly over time and the decay rate is increased by temperature and UV rays
Dilution really doesn't play a large a factor as time, UV, and temperature
Even when bleach/chlorine becomes chloramine it is still biocidal and is effective in killing microbes
Free Chlorine as is maintained in potable water by law kills on contact layer by layer. Other chlorine donors kill over time and are effective also
Biocides as you are using, definitely have a longer shelf life and 1/2 life
Many ways to sanitize and they all work albeit in different ways
Common sense goes a long ways and that is where the hose storage and handling come into play
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