When is it essential to disinfect?
Disinfection is a process which destroys or irreversibly inactivates micro-organisms, reducing their numbers to a safe level. Its purpose is to leave a clean water supply. It must be carried out in the following circumstances:
What should be done?
Fernox offers two options for disinfection: traditional chlorination using Fernox Sterox or a silver catalysed hydrogen peroxide treatment, Fernox LP Sterox .
Fernox Sterox Kit
The Fernox Sterox kit contains 15 tablets of sodium dichloro-isocyanurate (each containing 12.5 grams of available chlorine), a test kit sufficient to carry out 50 tests and full usage instructions based on BS6700. With one kit, 1675 litres (375 gallons) of water can be disinfected.
When using Sterox for chlorination it is important to ensure that all of the chlorinated water is flushed out sufficiently following treatment, as this should not be consumed.
Fernox LP Sterox
This product treats a wide spectrum of biocidal activity including all water-borne bacteria and viruses. It is particularly valuable in modern water system hygiene management where more conventional treatments such as chlorination are unsuitable.
After treatment, it is not critical that all LP Sterox is flushed from the water supply as it naturally degrades to water and oxygen.
Water should be run from each outlet and tested with an LP Sterox test strip until the concentration in the water is less than 200ppm.
Disinfection is a process which destroys or irreversibly inactivates micro-organisms, reducing their numbers to a safe level. Its purpose is to leave a clean water supply. It must be carried out in the following circumstances:
- During routine annual system maintenance
- For new installations
- After major system extensions or alterations
- After installing underground pipe work, except localised repairs which require prior disinfection of components
- Where it is suspected that contamination may have occurred: i.e. fouling by sewage, or if systems have been inspected or repaired
- Where a system has not been in regular use nor regularly flushed
What should be done?
Fernox offers two options for disinfection: traditional chlorination using Fernox Sterox or a silver catalysed hydrogen peroxide treatment, Fernox LP Sterox .
Fernox Sterox Kit
The Fernox Sterox kit contains 15 tablets of sodium dichloro-isocyanurate (each containing 12.5 grams of available chlorine), a test kit sufficient to carry out 50 tests and full usage instructions based on BS6700. With one kit, 1675 litres (375 gallons) of water can be disinfected.
When using Sterox for chlorination it is important to ensure that all of the chlorinated water is flushed out sufficiently following treatment, as this should not be consumed.
Fernox LP Sterox
This product treats a wide spectrum of biocidal activity including all water-borne bacteria and viruses. It is particularly valuable in modern water system hygiene management where more conventional treatments such as chlorination are unsuitable.
After treatment, it is not critical that all LP Sterox is flushed from the water supply as it naturally degrades to water and oxygen.
Water should be run from each outlet and tested with an LP Sterox test strip until the concentration in the water is less than 200ppm.