Southern California and Phoenix
Electrostatic Disinfection
360-degree coverage with EPA-registered disinfectants. Safe around people, plants and electronics; rooms reopen about ten minutes after it dries.
Chapter 01
What a cloth and a bucket leave behind
Hand wiping reaches the surface the cloth touches, from the angle the cloth happens to take. The underside of a handrail, the edge of a chair arm and the back of a keyboard tray are the places a quick pass misses. Electrostatic sprayers work differently: positive and negative charges make the disinfecting solution cling to the whole surface, so no matter which angle you spray from, the disinfectant wraps around what it is aimed at.
There is a second failure that has nothing to do with effort. A microfiber towel that moves from one surface to the next can carry what it just picked up. Spraying removes that towel-to-surface handoff, which is why the method eliminates that source of cross contamination and human error.
The third way disinfection fails is quiet. Kill claims only hold when the product is applied the way its instructions say. A rushed room or a missed dwell time can turn a disinfected room into one that only looks clean. That is the reason this service is done by trained crews and not left to whoever has a free minute.
Electrostatic disinfectant mist drifting over a clinic treatment chair
How the crew works a room
The disinfectants we use are EPA registered and hold kill claims for viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens, including Coronavirus, TB, C. difficile and biofilm. The crew applies them with an electrostatic sprayer, covering each surface from every side. Because the system disinfects more square feet in less time, it also cuts labor cost and product waste.
Before service, the facility puts away paper documents and anything else it does not want sprayed. Around laptops, monitors and keyboards the crew works carefully: electronics are fine as long as the spray is not aimed at them at close range. On upholstered surfaces the crew runs a spot test first, because some dyes can be affected by the EarthSafe disinfectants we use. The solution is safe around people, animals and plants.
Speed is part of the case. According to EvaClean, cleaning and disinfecting one hospital room by hand takes about 30 to 45 minutes, and the EvaClean system can reduce cleaning and disinfecting time by 40%. The crew still follows the application instructions every time, since that is what the kill claims depend on. The method suits clinics, dialysis centers and surgery centers, and our work in healthcare facilities is described on the healthcare industry page.
Chapter 03
After the spray, and when it is due again
People can reenter immediately, but we recommend waiting at least ten minutes. That lets the disinfectant dry and gives it enough dwell time on the surface to do its job. Once it is dry, the facility is ready to use within minutes of application. You may notice a light chlorine like smell, and the spray can leave a light haze.
Wiping touchpoints down daily keeps that haze in check. The service is also honest about its limit: electrostatic disinfection does not create a protective barrier. It kills pathogens on every targeted surface, but it will not stop those surfaces from picking something up again the next hour.
That is why the schedule depends on the building. Medical facilities, schools and gyms take in new pathogens every day, so they may need the service more often than an office does. We set the rhythm in a facility walkthrough, then the local franchise owner keeps it on the calendar and the support team tracks every request as a ticket.
Electrostatic disinfection from the OctoClean franchise crews in Southern California and Phoenix. Call 951-683-5859 for Riverside and the Inland Empire, or 480-581-7003 for Phoenix Metro, and we will set up a facility walkthrough.
Disinfection works best on top of regular cleaning. See how it fits a clinic or surgery center on the healthcare page, or how it sits beside nightly service in an office on the commercial page.