Industrial Cleaning - Soak Tank Cleaners - Part 2

I have previously discussed the basics of soak tank cleaners. There are 2 different types – hot and cold soak tank cleaners. Cold tank cleaners cost more initially but have much lower running costs.

It’s really important to look after cold tank cleaners to make sure that the chemical does not evaporate. All cold tank cleaners are made up of two separate layers - one solvent and one water –based. When not in use it is vital that this cleaning chemical is properly sealed so that there is no evaporation. The ratio between the water and solvent layer must be maintained. The water layer is there to act as a water seal to prevent evaporation of the solvent layer below. There needs to be 18% water and the rest should be solvent. To ensure that this ratio is maintained the rod test is very effective. Simply take a metal rod that has been painted. Put this rod in the drum of soak tank cleaner and push it down until it touches the bottom. When you pull the rod out the part where the paint has been removed will show how much of the drum is filled with solvent.

To use soak tank cleaners, both hot and cold, you will need to have a dip basket. This dip basket will need to have some holes in it so that when the basket is removed from the drum the chemical does not come with it. This basket will be lowered into the soak tank and left there for anything from 20 minutes to 2 hours. After enough time has passed to clean the items in the basket, raise the basket from the drum and allow for any remaining chemical to drain out of the holes in the basket back into the drum. The parts that were in the basket will need to be thoroughly rinsed with water before repainting or working on them.

Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals for more information on the vast range of industrial cleaning chemicals that we manufacture. Our factory can be found in Halfway House, South Africa. We are your local chemical supplier!

Industrial Cleaning - Soak Tank Cleaners

Cleaning in an industrial environment can be a very complicated process. First, you will need to assess the level of dirt, grease and grime you need to clean. Typically, in an industrial environment like a factory or workshop there is an excessive amount of grease and oil to deal with. Parts will regularly need to be cleaned before they can be worked on or refitted to engines.

There are two ways to do soak tank cleaning. You can use a solvent based chemical or you can use a water-based chemical.

A solvent based cleaning chemical is expensive to purchase in the first place however it’s running costs are dramatically less and can save you money in the long term. If correctly stored and used the cleaning chemical could last as long as five years. This cleaning chemical can evaporate so it needs to be properly covered and sealed when not in use.  Blendwell Chemicals has made all of their solvent soak tank cleaners to have a water layer on top to help prevent evaporation. This water layer acts as a water seal.

A water-based soak tank cleaner is not expensive to buy but costs a lot to use. It would need to be heated to 70 degrees Celsius and that alone can take 3 hours. The temperature must be maintained for as long as parts are soaking which could be up to 2 hours. Realistically you would be looking at about 5 hours of electrical heating which with rising electricity costs can become really expensive very fast.

Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals for more information on soak tank cleaners and all the other industrial cleaning chemicals in our huge range. All our chemical products are manufactured at our factory between Johannesburg and Pretoria near the Midrand Gautrain station. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

Industrial Cleaning - Engine Cleaning - Maxikleen

When cleaning engines, there are times when you are going to need some extra cleaning power. Even with the toughest grease and grime you can still use a water-based degreaser for this job.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a cleaning chemical called Maxikleen. As the name suggests this cleaning chemical gives you a maximum clean. Maxikleen is a very powerful cleaning chemical that is still a water-based degreaser. Maxikleen complies well above all SABS 1344 requirements.

When using this cleaning chemical to clean engines you would do best to mix this product at a dilution of 1:10. So to mix a 5 litre solution you will need to mix 500ml of Maxikleen to 4,5 litres of water and you’re ready to go with cleaning that engine.

Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals for more information on this cleaning chemical and all the other industrial cleaning chemicals that we manufacture for our factory in Johannesburg, South Africa. Blendwell Chemicals is your local cleaning chemical manufacturer!

Industrial Cleaning - Engine Cleaning

When cleaning engines, there are a few different ways you can approach this cleaning job. 

This is generally a huge task and to choose the right method for you is important.

If you have a high pressure cleaner you can use it for cleaning or alternatively if you do not you may want to brush or spray the chemical onto the surfaces to be cleaned.

You could also use a dip tank as we will discuss in detail later (this can also be called a soak tank cleaner). Your final option would then be a parts cleaner (also sometimes called a bupi machine).

When it comes to the cleaning chemical you would want to use you then have the option of solvent – based or water – based.  Typically a solvent works better and faster. The problem is when you have cleaned the engine and rinse off the used cleaning chemical then runs into the drain and ultimately into watercourses. A solvent has a much greater negative impact on the environment than a water-based degreaser.

One more thing to watch out for is if you have chosen a solvent degreaser, make sure that it is a mixture of degreaser and detergent. When the product is rinsed off, the cleaning chemical will go with it. This means that there will be no residue left behind. This residue can be a huge attractor of dirt if left in place.

Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals for more information on the huge range of cleaning chemicals that we manufacture. You will be able to find our factory in Midrand, South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

How to clean your office the eco-friendly way - Part 5

Cleaning green has become so important these days. Cleaning in an eco-friendly way is not just about using cleaning products that don’t harm the environment if they are dumped. It is also about after you have used your cleaning chemicals and the effect that the left-over diluted chemical can have on rivers and streams. Of course, it is also important to use green cleaning chemicals that will do no harm to the people who have to use these cleaning products and that there is no harm to the people that use the things that have been cleaned.

The Delphis Eco range of eco-friendly cleaning chemicals will not do harm to people or the environment. The products have been made and created with the utmost care to ensure that they give you the best quality green cleaning products.

The usually small kitchen areas in office suites can often get very messy. The oven and stove is one such area that needs to be cleaned properly and often. Food that is spilt while cooking and not cleaned straight away will become burnt on and become really difficult to get off. If this has happened, you’ll need the extra cleaning power for this job that you can find in Delphis Eco’s Heavy Duty Degreaser. This fantastic green cleaning product has industrial-strength power without harming the environment and to top it off it also carries the SABS 1828 mark.

The Delphis Eco range of green cleaning products is manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals under license to the UK. Blendwell Chemicals is in Midrand South Africa, near the Gautrain station. Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products for more information on Heavy Duty Cleaner and all the other wonderful products in this range.   

Using eco-friendly cleaners in the kitchen

Previously I showed you a picture of a fryer that had been cleaned with Delphis Eco's Heavy Duty Degreaser. Only half of the fryer had been cleaned and then the fryer was put through it's normal use before the picture was taken. The picture clearly showed that the cleaning product used works really well.


Now I mentioned that the cleaning product that worked that magic is the Heavy Duty Degreaser and that it is an eco-friendly product but there's more to it. As an eco-friendly product it contains no caustic. This then means that there are no nasty fumes. Using this product is so much easier than using a traditional cleaner and as well as being safer to use. Not only is this cleaning product green, it is also food grade. This cleaning chemical carries the SABS 1828 mark and is HACCP compliant. On top of this, Heavy Duty Degreaser is also Halaal certified. If you have a food factory, restaurant or industrial kitchen, Heavy Duty Degreaser is the obvious choice. 


The Delphis Eco green cleaning products range is manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals in their factory in Midrand, South Africa. Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products to see the vast range of cleaning chemicals manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals. We are your local chemical manufacturer!

Cleaning a fryer the eco-friendly way!

Fryers in a kitchen can get pretty disgusting really fast. There is usually a large amount of food that gets cooked on these fryers and some of it usually remains behind to be re-cooked time and again. This will lead to a permanent layer of burnt-on grease. This grime is generally very difficult to remove. You will need an industrial strength cleaner to remove this dirt.

Delphis Eco is manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals under license to the UK. The Delphis Eco range of cleaners is a truly green cleaning range of chemicals. These eco-friendly products are easy to use, effective and do no harm to the user or the environment.

To clean a fryer I would recommend using the Heavy Duty Degreaser from the Delphis Eco range. I recently got a picture of a fryer that was cleaned with Heavy Duty Degreaser at 40 degrees Celsius. The Heavy Duty Degreaser was diluted 1 part chemical to 10 parts of water. Only half of the fryer was cleaned. This picture was taken a week later.

Considering that a week of use had occured this fryer stayed amazingly clean. Yet again, proof that Delphis Eco eco-friendly cleaning products are fantastic.

Blendwell Chemicals supplies Delphis Eco green cleaning products from their factory in Midrand, South Africa. Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products for more information on these awesome cleaning products. Blendwell Chemicals is your local cleaning chemical manufacturer!

How to clean green - The Proof

So I've been going on about how great the Delphis Eco products are. I figured it was time to show you some proof so that you can see for yourself. 

This is a picture of a gas braai that has not been cleaned in some time. As you can see from the picture there is a fair amount of burnt-on grime. This gas braai was then cleaned with Delphis Eco's Heavy Duty Degreaser on the outside. This eco-friendly cleaning product easily removed the grease on this braai and it did it with no harm to the environment or the people doing the cleaning. Traditionally, degreasers can be very harsh to the user but this Heavy Duty Degreaser is water-based and natural. 

This picture shows the same gas braai after being cleaned and I bet it's been many years since this braai sparkled.

The last picture I will show you is of the inside of the gas braai where only part of it was cleaned to be able to show you the difference between before after cleaning. You'll notice the difference is quite obvious and it's clear that this green cleaning product is really effective.

So there you have it! Delphis Eco products are green and they get the job done. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures the Delphis Eco range of cleaning chemicals under license to the UK. For more information on these products please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products

Blendwell Chemicals has a factory in Midrand, South Africa and is your local cleaning chemical supplier!

How to clean green - Kitchens - Part1

Kitchens can be very messy places and keeping them hygienic can sometimes be an enormous challenge. Being able to clean your kitchen and be green about it used to be impossible but not anymore. Delphis Eco’s green cleaning products perform effectively and safely for you and the environment.

There is even an industrial strength cleaner called the Heavy Duty Degreaser that is superb at cutting through fat, oil and grease from all hard surfaces in your kitchen or food factory. It works on floors, walls, food preparation areas, machinery and industrial equipment. This eco-friendly cleaning product is ideal for cleaning ovens, grills, flat tops and extraction canopies. Always remember to wipe your surfaces dry in food preparation areas.

The thing that is so awesome about this cleaning product is that it is a natural water-based degreaser. It cuts through grease, oil, grime and hydrocarbon deposits more effectively than any comparative product without causing any harm to the user or the environment.

For more information on Delphis Eco’s Heavy Duty Degreaser please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Green_Cleaning_Products The Delphis Eco range is manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals under license to the UK. Blendwell Chemicals has a factory near Pretoria in South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

What is a degreaser?

In the cleaning industry, you will come across the term degreaser quite frequently. A degreaser is a cleaning product that has been designed to lift grease, oils and fats from a surface. Degreasers can be solvent or water-based and are usually highly effective at cleaning very difficult to clean objects.

Typically one would use a degreaser to clean factory floors, machine parts, industrial stoves and kitchen appliances to name but a few.

Degreasers usually contain solvents to help lift the grease and grime off the surface. These solvents are usually classified as flammable and highly flammable. It's a good idea to first test what you are needing to clean with a water-based degreaser that contains less solvents but might be easier to use. Degreasers often also contain surfactants which also help to reduce the surface tension of water and lift dirt and grease off surfaces. It is important to find the right degreaser for the job you are wanting to do with the perfect mix of solvent and surfactant to get the job done quickly, properly and easily.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a fantastic range of degreasers that are highly effective. We manufacture both solvent and water-based degreasers as well as some green degreasers too. Blendwell Chemicals is based in Halfway House, South Africa and manufactures a huge range of cleaning products. For more information on the products we make, please visit http://www.blendwell.co.za/