Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 22 of 100
Every Sunday night your salon performs the extra foot spa cleaning that is required at least once a week. After the normal daily cleaning is finished, what happens next?
a.The tub is filled with water and disinfectant, circulated for thirty minutes, and drained right away.
b.The tub is filled with plain hot water and left overnight, then drained in the morning.
c.The tub is filled with water and disinfectant (or a low-foaming bleach solution where the label allows it), and that solution is left sitting in the tub overnight for at least six hours without circulating, then drained, flushed with clean water and air dried.
d.The jets and the screen are pulled out and soaked in acetone overnight.
Explanation
The weekly step is defined by the long soak: the solution has to sit undisturbed in the tub for at least six hours, which is what makes option C correct, and then the tub is drained, flushed and air dried. A thirty-minute circulation (A) is only the daily level of cleaning. Plain hot water (B) has no disinfecting action, and acetone (D) is a solvent for product, not a disinfectant, and would damage the equipment.
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