{"id":4036,"date":"2014-10-07T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T12:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filasolutionsblog.com\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:06:35","slug":"why-do-i-need-a-ph-neutral-cleaner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/why-do-i-need-a-ph-neutral-cleaner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do I need a pH neutral cleaner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve recently had a stone floor installed, you\u2019ve probably been recommended to use a<strong> pH neutral cleaner.<\/strong>&nbsp; But, what does that actually mean?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>pH scale<\/strong> is used to measure how acidic or alkaline a solution is.&nbsp; It ranges from 0 to 14 \u2013 a value less than pH7 is acidic; a value more than pH7 is alkaline and pH7 is classified as neutral.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ph-scale-fila.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4081 alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ph-scale-fila.jpg\" alt=\"ph-scale-fila\" width=\"576\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ph-scale-fila.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ph-scale-fila-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ph-scale-fila-768x292.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some natural stones are sensitive to acid<\/strong>, so if you use a detergent that has a pH value below 7, it may etch or \u2018eat\u2019 into the surface.&nbsp;The pH value of general household cleaners can differ considerably and some that are suitable for one type of surface may potentially cause damage to another.&nbsp; Traditional remedies like vinegar and lemon have a pH value of around 3, so should be avoided at all costs!<\/p>\n<p><strong>To ensure a safe and thorough clean, I recommend pH neutral <a title=\"How to clean a marble floor with FILACLEANER\" href=\"\/en\/2014\/03\/27\/how-to-clean-a-marble-floor\/\">FILACLEANER<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp; It can be used on all natural surfaces and it has a lovely fragrance.&nbsp; For best results, add to warm water at a dilution of 1:200 \u2013 or 1:30-50 if your floor\u2019s really dirty.&nbsp; And that\u2019s the job done; no need to rinse (when diluted 1:200)!<\/p>\n<p>For more advice, just contact Fila&#8217;s UK Help Line on tel. 01584 877286 or visit www.filasolutions.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve recently had a stone floor installed, you\u2019ve probably been recommended to use a pH neutral cleaner.&nbsp; But, what does that actually mean? The pH scale is used to measure how acidic or alkaline a solution is.&nbsp; It ranges from 0 to 14 \u2013 a value less than pH7 is acidic; a value more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":654,"featured_media":4081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[328,1064],"tags":[382,1445,383,811,810],"surface":[1996,2000],"room":[1967,2002,2003,2004],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4036"},{"taxonomy":"surface","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surface?post=4036"},{"taxonomy":"room","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/room?post=4036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}