About Cleaner Calcs
Cleaner Calcs is a free set of 50 calculators and 3 quizzes for household cleaning: dilution and sanitizing ratios, brand-specific ratios, laundry, and mixing and surface-safety checks.
Who runs this site
Cleaner Calcs is run by Chris Jensen, an independent individual based in Florida. It is not a company. I started it because information people were looking for was missing or hard to find, and I wanted cleaning ratios and safety checks in simple tools that show their method. Where the site says “we”, that is me. You can reach me at rusticreckoner@gmail.com or through the contact page.
Why this site exists
Most cleaning mistakes come from a number or a mix: too much concentrate, a vinegar-and-bleach combination that should never have happened, a laundry recipe scaled up by guesswork. Household labels are short and the advice online is often contradictory. Cleaner Calcs gathers the ratios and the can-you-mix checks in one place, and shows the sources behind each so you can see where the guidance comes from.
What you will find here
There are 50 calculators in four groups, plus three quizzes:
- Dilution & Sanitizing: vinegar, bleach, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, castile soap, borax and degreaser solutions, mixed to a target strength
- Brand Ratios: label-based dilution for products such as Clorox, Fabuloso, Lysol, Mr. Clean, Murphy Oil Soap and OdoBan
- Laundry: DIY detergent batches, laundry stripping soaks and detergent dosage
- Mixing & Surface Safety: can-you-mix checks for common cleaners and can-you-use-it checks for surfaces such as grout, hardwood and stainless steel
- Finders & Quizzes: quizzes that point you to a cleaner, a DIY recipe or a stain remover
Where the numbers come from
Each page lists the sources behind it. Safety pages rely on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Poison Control (the National Capital Poison Center), America’s Poison Centers, state health departments and Transport Canada’s CANUTEC guidance on mixing household products. Dilution pages use manufacturer labels and instructions, including EPA-registered label directions, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s explanation of the difference between cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting. Where a recipe is widely published but not a tested standard, the page says so. The how we calculate page explains our approach and its limits.
What this site does not do
It does not replace a product label, a safety data sheet or Poison Control, it does not tell you that a product is safe for your particular surface and it cannot see what is actually in your bottle. See the disclaimer for the details.
How the site is paid for
Cleaner Calcs is free to use and is supported by advertising from Google AdSense. Advertising never changes a result. For how analytics and advertising cookies are handled, see the privacy policy.