Spigot for bleach
Boothbay
I'be been told to spill bleach to those cracks, and it seems to waste
a lot of bleach unless I can get some gadget that would give me a
steady stream, instead of a spray. Any inexpensive suggestions? Also,
need to rejuvenate a small appliance touch up bottle for a dab of a
spot in my white tub. Would a little turp do ?
jo...@phred.org
harri...@aol.com says...
> I need to fill cracks on my patio with bleach to kill weeds. Lately,
> I'be been told to spill bleach to those cracks, and it seems to waste
> a lot of bleach unless I can get some gadget that would give me a
> steady stream, instead of a spray. Any inexpensive suggestions?
Polyethylene squeeze bottle with a flip-up dispenser top.
An old shampoo bottle should work, just make sure to label it clearly so
you don't bleach yourself in the shower.
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Logan Shaw
> I need to fill cracks on my patio with bleach to kill weeds. Lately,
> I'be been told to spill bleach to those cracks, and it seems to waste
> a lot of bleach unless I can get some gadget that would give me a
> steady stream, instead of a spray. Any inexpensive suggestions?
An alternate approach is to just go buy some Tilex Mildew Root
Penetrator & Remover with Foaming Action. The name makes it
sound like something super fancy and complicated, but it's actually
just 2.4% sodium hypochlorite, a/k/a chlorine bleach!
It costs more than regular chlorine bleach, so why would I recommend
it? Well, I tried putting regular chlorine bleach in an old Windex
bottle[1], and it didn't work so well: the spray thing clogged up
and it wouldn't spray very well after a while. This stuff seems to
have a better spray nozzle that works well for chlorine bleach. I
don't know for sure, but I suspect the spray nozzle is what makes
the "foaming action" happen rather than the contents of the bottle.
Anyway, by having a good sprayer thingy, it seems like you don't have
to use very much of it. So, if you won't need to actually fill the
cracks but only need to get some bleach on them (which I'm not sure
about), maybe that would work.
Also, can't you just use boiling water on weeds?
- Logan
[1] after rinsing very thoroughly, since Windex contains ammonia...
Ward Abbott
wrote:
>I need to fill cracks on my patio with bleach to kill weeds. Lately,
>I'be been told to spill bleach to those cracks, and it seems to waste
>a lot of bleach unless I can get some gadget that would give me a
>steady stream, instead of a spray.
That is pretty caustic. Why don't you use boiling water...lot more
friendly to the environment. Rock salt will get you great results
also.
Don K
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> In article <1185127365.0...@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>,
> harri...@aol.com says...
>> I need to fill cracks on my patio with bleach to kill weeds. Lately,
>> I'be been told to spill bleach to those cracks, and it seems to waste
>> a lot of bleach unless I can get some gadget that would give me a
>> steady stream, instead of a spray. Any inexpensive suggestions?
>
> Polyethylene squeeze bottle with a flip-up dispenser top.
And use a funnel to fill it.
Of course you do have a household funnel, don't you?
If not then bend some plastic to form a trough to guide the bleach
as you pour it into the smaller container.
You could probably also dilute the bleach somewhat without
compromising its effectivity. That way you can splatter it all
around the cracks without worrying much about wasting bleach.
Don
amber00
sprinkle it in.
It works as well as bleach and you don't run the risk of staining
either your clothes or the paving slabs.
> > harri85...@aol.com says...
teleflora
they are used for indoor plants.
Cindy
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