The Eco One is a portable machine that makes a 1 liter batch of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) on site from water, non-iodized salt, and electricity. It uses a platinum-coated titanium cell and runs on 110V or 220V. Use the solution in your usual cleaning routine on kennel floors, crate interiors, walls, doors, and other pet-area surfaces. This page is about those surfaces, and about odor on those surfaces, only. Do not apply the solution to animals.
HOCL sells machines that make HOCl, not bottled HOCl. You can mix a fresh batch where you work, instead of stocking a bottled product.
Make a batch when you need it
Fill the pitcher to the 1 L line molded on the pitcher (about mid-height), not to the top. The pitcher holds 1.5 L; the recipe is for 1 L. Add 2 grams of non-iodized salt and the vinegar the manual specifies, replace the lid, and run the setting the manual gives for the strength you need (about 200 ppm takes 16 minutes; up to 500 ppm takes 40 minutes). Check each batch with HOCl test paper (10–200 ppm). For a 500 ppm batch, mix 1 part solution with 4 parts water, test that, and multiply the reading by 5. Empty and rinse after use; do not use a dishwasher.
Use only the salt and vinegar amounts in the manual. Never mix the solution with ammonia, bleach, strong acids or other cleaners; doing so can release chlorine gas.
If someone breathes in fumes or swallows solution, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (poisonhelp.hrsa.gov).
Surfaces and odor in the kennel
Wipe or spray hard surfaces in empty kennels and crates as part of daily cleaning or when a run is vacated. You can also use it when cleaning surfaces where odors build up — floors, crate walls, and similar hard surfaces. Keep the work on surfaces. This page is not guidance for treating pets or other animals.
How it fits the work
- Mix a 1 liter batch at the kennel, then pour it into the included 8 oz fine mist sprayer for crates, latches, and other tight surfaces.
- For longer runs of kennel floors, the Eco One + Electrostatic Sprayer bundle adds a handheld, battery-powered sprayer with a 1.8 liter tank. Spray surfaces, not the air, and only in empty kennels.
- The Eco One unit is made in South Korea.
- Manufacturer-stated storage: keeps close to 90% of its strength for about 90 days in a closed, light-protected container at room temperature or cooler.
- Store unused solution in a closed HDPE, LDPE or PET container away from light.
- Full directions are in the Eco One user manual on the product page.
Shop the Eco One Shop the Eco One + Sprayer Bundle
See also: HOCl for kennel and crate surfaces on Hypochlorous.com.
Questions? Email service@hocl.com.