Frequently asked questions

  • Sanosil Super 25 Ag is a disinfectant concentrate suitable for water, pipe and tank disinfection. Hydrogen peroxide is used as the active ingredient. It is also stabilised, and its disinfecting effect is catalytically enhanced several times over by adding a minimal amount of silver ions.

  • 2 years from date of manufacture assuming unopened and stored suitably.

    • Sanosil Super 25 Ag - 50% Hydrogen peroxide and silver.

    • Sanosil S015 - 7.5% Hydrogen peroxide and silver.

    • Sanosil S010 - 5% Hydrogen peroxide and silver.

    • Sanosil S006 - 3% Hydrogen peroxide and silver.

    • Sanosil S003 - 1.5% Hydrogen peroxide and silver.

  • The dilutions of Sanosil are safer to handle than the neat product Sanosil Super 25 Ag.

  • Yes Sanosil is supported under the BPR for PT5 – drinking water.

  • Sanosil test strips are available to give indicative results of Sanosil being present in the system. The Sanosil Test kit is also available to give a quantitative reading of the Sanosil present in the system. Other methods are available.

  • 70ppm of Sanosil which is equivalent to 35ppm of hydrogen peroxide (EN902:2016 Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption - Hydrogen peroxide)

  • 1000ppm as Sanosil for an offline disinfection with a 1 hour contact time or 70ppm as an online disinfection for  a 15 hour contact time.

  • The active substances present in the Sanosil products WTP supply; Hydrogen Peroxide (CAS no.: 7722-84-1) and Silver (CAS no.: 7440-22-4) are supported under GB BPR and present in the Active Substance Supplier list (Article 95 of GB BPR) for Product Types 2, 4, and 5.

  • The breakdown products are oxygen and water.

  • Sanosil has proven efficacy against legionella according to EN 13623, for further information please contact us.

  • Sanosil S010 can be considered along with a suitable fogging machine.

  • Sanosil S010, and its diluted forms are suitable for surface disinfection, for further information on this application please contact us.

  • Legionella in drinking water and domestic systems is a bacteria that can colonise household water systems under certain conditions, posing a risk mainly through inhalation of contaminated aerosols rather than ingestion. Regular disinfection of critical equipment eliminates this risk. Which is where you can use Sanosil to kill legionella at the specified dose rates as per the method statement. Please contact WTP for more information.

  • UK mainland only

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