Weighing The Cleaning Efficiency of E-water Solutions

How do I know the product is working and not just spraying water on a surface?

The cleaner has been tested by independent organizations including the Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI), the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), NSF, the Carpet and Rug Institute, and WOOLSAFE.

The disinfectant/sanitizer has been tested by an independent laboratory using Good Laboratory Practices test methods and meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards as a one-step cleaner/disinfectant, a food contact surface sanitizer, a non-food contact surface sanitizer and a deodorizer.
— Karla Leis, Vice President, General Manager Orbio Technologies, Orbio Technologies, a Tennant Company Group, Golden Valley, Minnesota


Our system has sensors built in to ensure we are putting ozone into the water. There are also test strips available just like for a quat or chlorine based product or you can use a handheld electronic meter called an ORP (oxidation-reduction potential) meter to verify.
— Steve Hengsperger, President, Tersano Inc., Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada


Our products are EPA, FDA, and USDA approved and tested by GLP labs. Our products are also tested and proven in real life settings and clinical studies. To verify real life performance, a variety of tests were used including swab culture, and adenosine triphosphate testing (ATP), for example.
— Henry Dao, President and CEO, HSP USA, LLC, Mount Laurel, New Jersey


How do you know your chemical is working? Smell, color, why do people think the Quat they use is working? In fact most Quats have very long dwell times and are used as a spray and wipe. That won’t work …  Activate water can be tested using pH test strips for the cleaners and chlorine test strips for the sanitizer/disinfectants. Proven 50-year-old technology.
— John P. Shanahan, Co-Founder, Vice President of Sales, GenEon Technologies, San Antonio, Texas 

Do I need as much water as a chemical to clean and/or sanitize?

I can speak to my company where water or the liquid it takes to accomplish the cleaning is reduced by 50 percent. In fact, activated water is so effective it can be used with microfiber and even foggers.
— John P. Shanahan, Co-Founder, Vice President of Sales, GenEon Technologies, San Antonio, Texas


Compared to long contact chemicals such as quaternary ammonium, our product only need to be applied once. There is no need to reapply. So in most cases, we actually need less in terms of final applied volume.
— Henry Dao, President and CEO, HSP USA, LLC, Mount Laurel, New Jersey


The cleaner can replace conventional cleaning chemicals with no change in processes or amount used. Follow the best cleaning practice of spraying a microfiber or cleaning cloth with a small amount of solution and using the cloth to clean the surface.

For any disinfecting or sanitizing product, always follow the directions for use provided by the product. To disinfect or sanitize with activated water, the surface must be thoroughly wetted with the solution for the amount of time specified by the directions for disinfection or sanitizing.
— Karla Leis, Vice President, General Manager Orbio Technologies, Orbio Technologies, a Tennant Company Group, Golden Valley, Minnesota


I have never been asked this one before so I will say same amount.
— Steve Hengsperger, President, Tersano Inc., Oldcastle, Ontario, C