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The Serenity™ System Operating Guide
Cleaning & Disinfecting Background
Cleaning and disinfecting are important elements in preventing
infection and disease. Manufacturers of disinfectants are required,
by the FDA, to provide on the product label, the required disinfecting
procedures in order to be effective. Disinfecting will fail if the
directions for use are not followed exactly.
The most important step in the disinfecting procedure is that heavily
soiled surfaces must be pre-cleaned before disinfecting can be
successful. Refer to your disinfectant’s labeling.
For this reason, the bath and shower areas require the most careful
adherence to these directions in order to achieve disinfection. This is
due to the residue left behind as bath scum interferes with the
disinfecting action of the disinfectant.
How does this happen?
Science has identified that all objects in our environment carry either
positive or negative electrical charges. Skin, hair, body oil, body
soaps, shampoos, etc. carry a negative charge. Disinfectants, on the
other hand, carry a positive charge. After bathing, the bath scum
(negatively charged), must be thoroughly washed off so that the
disinfectants’ active ingredients (positively charged) are not
neutralized; making the disinfectant ineffective.
Power Clean™ is a heavy duty cleaner formulated to be compatible
and enhance all disinfectants. Apollo’s Power Clean™ is recom-
mended and safe for pre-cleaning soiled (bath scum) surfaces on
all whirlpool bath tubs and shower walls.
Cid-A-L™ II is recommended for disinfecting all tub and shower
surfaces.
Items listed are some
of just the many
items that carry a
negative charge.
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