[RPIScotty]

A compound with the formula H₂O₂ has to be respected. 

It's the reason we inert our drywells in the Nuclear Industry.

[smokeymcb]

Only time will tell if I go back to the 1.2equivalent of 1 fl. oz. of 5% bleach (scale this quantity by multiplying 1 by 5 divided by the actual percentage of sodium hypochlorite printed on the container) and 1 fl. oz of vinegar mixed into 5 gallons of water.   It's so darn cheap and convenient.

Does this result in a "no rinse" solution?

[denny]

A compound with the formula H₂O₂ has to be respected. 

2 scientists walk into a bar.  The first one says "I'll have H2O".  The second one says "I'll have H2O too".  He dies.

[HoosierBrew]

2 scientists walk into a bar.  The first one says "I'll have H2O".  The second one says "I'll have H2O too".  He dies.

  Awesome, Denny.

[Village Taphouse]

A compound with the formula H₂O₂ has to be respected. 

2 scientists walk into a bar.  The first one says "I'll have H2O".  The second one says "I'll have H2O too".  He dies.

HEY-O!! 

[dilluh98]

A compound with the formula H₂O₂ has to be respected. 

2 scientists walk into a bar.  The first one says "I'll have H2O".  The second one says "I'll have H2O too".  He dies.

During our first date, my (now) wife learned that I was a chemist and she told me this joke on the second date. It's a classic.

[S. cerevisiae]

Does this result in a "no rinse" solution?

Yes, the solution is no rinse.

[smokeymcb]

Yes, the solution is no rinse.

Thanks...

[dilluh98]

Only time will tell if I go back to the 1.2equivalent of 1 fl. oz. of 5% bleach (scale this quantity by multiplying 1 by 5 divided by the actual percentage of sodium hypochlorite printed on the container) and 1 fl. oz of vinegar mixed into 5 gallons of water.   It's so darn cheap and convenient.

This is a fantastic sanitizer as lowering the pH of the dilute bleach solution with acetic acid shifts the equilibrium to favor hypochlorous acid (HOCl) instead of the hypochlorous anion (^-OCl). Hypochlorous acid is far, far, far more effective in sanitation than hypochlorous anion.

Just don't be stupid and add bleach directly to vinegar or you will get blown away by a puff of chlorine gas. At best you'll be left with stinging eyes and a headache. At worst you could die if a large enough volume was mixed in a poorly ventilated area. In a very dilute solution as Mark describes, it is a perfectly safe sanitizing mixture. Just add the bleach to the water first, then add the vinegar.