Dilution and dispensing
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Who is actually doing the dilution
A cleaner on a shift, often at a utility sink, often without reading anything. Any instruction that requires arithmetic or a measuring jug will be approximated, and approximated in the generous direction.
Proportioners remove the guess
Which is why they dominate institutional janitorial supply. The container’s job becomes feeding the equipment reliably, and the closure has to suit whatever fitting the proportioner uses.
The two neck finishes here
38-400 on 17 of the 24 containers, and 120TT on 5. That is the whole choice, and the 120TT is the wide pail and drum style closure at the top of the range. Standardizing is almost forced, which is not the worst outcome.
Spouts and flip tops
One spouted closure and 5 flip tops among the 52. For a jug poured into a bucket a spout earns its keep, and for a jug feeding equipment it is irrelevant. Knowing which use you are packaging for settles it.
Weight at the top of the range
A 3,785 mL jug of concentrate is heavy enough to be tipped rather than lifted, so a handle and a stable base matter. The 9 F-style jugs here exist for exactly that handling.
Say what the dilution is for
Not just the ratio. A cleaner who knows why the dilution matters follows it better than one given a number, and over-concentrated product in this category damages finishes and surfaces rather than merely wasting money.
And keep the instruction with the formula
If a performance claim or a surface compatibility statement depends on the dilution, then the instruction and the formula are one document. Changing one without the other is how a true claim quietly stops being true.