Milton sterilization and water safety
Water purification
1 Milton tablet purifies 25L of water. Leave for 10 minutes before drinking. Milton tablets purify
water to make it safe to drink. They kill microorganisms in the water to prevent dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera and other water-borne diseases. Milton tablets kill bacteria, bacterial spores, cysts, algae, fungi, protozoa and virus and are especially lethal to Entamoeba Histolyca.
Greywater
What does Milton do to greywater?
Milton sterilizes the grey water and will rid the Greywater of all bacteria, viruses, fungi and
spores quickly and safely.
Note: Although Milton Sterilizes the Grey Water for multiple uses around the household = it cannot be ingested, as there will be soap residue from previous shower/bath use.
Use of greywater with Milton:
Place 1 tablet of Milton to every 2 litres of Greywater (Leave for 30 minutes before using
the solution, for the following uses:
- Mop floors
- Use in trigger spray for surfaces (Excl.kitchen), toilets, shower, bath mirrors, windows and surroundings
- Minimize smell of standing Greywater
- Flush toilets
- Cleaning of waste bins
Minimize smell in toilet bowl:
Pour 1 tablet of Milton fluid into the toilet bowl (a higher dose may be used if the odour is strong).
Residents have been urged to avoid flushing toilets, as much as possible. This can begin to
produce an unpleasant smell. The active ingredient in Milton aids to minimize urine odour,
as well as killing all known germs including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Usage with just 4L of water:
Place 2 tablets in a 4L bucket (Generic/MIlton bucket):
- Decant solution in trigger spray for disinfecting all surfaces (incl. Kitchen) and
- surrounding areas (floors, walls, windows etc.)
- Place used plastics water bottles in the bucket for 30 minutes to sterilize
- Soak teacups till stains have disappeared
- Place used kitchen cloths in the bucket, to sterilize
- Use leftover Milton solution to mop floors
- Leave mop in the bucket for 30 minutes to sterilize
Note: Make a solution every 24 hours
Salad and vegetable washing:
Add 1 tablet of Milton to 10 litres of water.
Submerge the fruit and vegetables in the solution for 15 minutes. This will not only ensure your fruits and vegetables are clean but help them last longer.
