NU-QUAT
Neutral-pH disinfectant cleaner and deodorizer for everyday surfaces.
What it's for
NU-QUAT is a one-step disinfectant cleaner. You dilute it at 2 fl oz per gallon, apply it, and leave the surface wet for the contact time. It is registered as a virucide, fungicide and bactericide for hard, nonporous, inanimate surfaces, and it also works as a mildewstat. The reason facilities standardize on it is the pH: at 7.4 to 8.4 it is close to neutral, so it does not attack finished floors, sealed surfaces and soft metals the way a high-alkaline or acidic disinfectant does.
Diaper changing tables, cots, cubbies and toy bins between groups Restroom fixtures and floors on the daily close-out Mold and mildew control in damp storage and nap rooms
Classroom desks, door hardware and shared equipment Locker rooms and shower areas, where the mildewstat claim matters Cafeteria tables and general hard-surface floor care
Mats, benches, handles and other high-touch equipment surfaces Restrooms and changing areas Nursery and multi-use rooms that turn over between services
Restrooms, breakrooms and touchpoints Back-of-house floors and walls For food-contact surfaces needing a no-rinse sanitizer, use D-S-D DISINFECTANT instead — this label carries no food-contact sanitizing directions
Effective against
How to use it
The surface has to stay visibly wet for the full contact time. If it dries early, apply more solution and restart the clock. HIV-1 is 4 minutes at room temperature (68-77 F).
The only dilution on the label. Covers disinfecting, cleaning, deodorizing, mold/mildew control and vehicle disinfection. The label states no separate sanitizing dilution and no separate heavy-soil dilution.
1. Pre-clean heavily soiled surfaces before disinfecting.
2. Dilute 2 fl oz of concentrate to 1 gallon with potable (drinking) water.
3. Apply with a mop, sponge, cloth, coarse spray, or by soaking/immersion.
4. Keep the surface wet for 10 minutes (4 minutes for HIV-1).
5. Remove excess liquid; allow the surface to air dry.
6. For mold and mildew, repeat weekly or when growth reappears.
- Terminal sterilization of critical or semi-critical medical devices that enter the body or bloodstream
- Humans or animals
- Porous surfaces — the label claims cover hard, nonporous, inanimate surfaces only
- Soap or any other product — label: "Do not use in combination with soap or any other product." Soap deactivates the quat; rinse mop buckets before mixing.
- Strong acids (listed as incompatible on the SDS)
Works with
Questions directors ask
NU-QUAT is registered as a virucide, fungicide and bactericide for hard, nonporous surfaces. Most licensing bodies want a registered disinfectant used at label dilution with the label contact time observed. Keep the label and SDS on site. Confirm your specific state's required contact time and any food-contact restrictions, because this label carries no food-contact sanitizing directions.
Nu-Quat is in the starter program along with Extra-Sorb, Aroma Foama and Sha-Brz.
See the childcare programManufactured by Share Corporation, Milwaukee, WI. Sold, delivered and supported by Greg Watkins. Product issue? Call Greg first — 214-906-5476.
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