Hey guys. I feel really silly for asking this but I'm lost here on how this bottle works on Dilution ratios. This Bug Squash here says dilute 3 parts to 1.
How do I read this bottle to know how much product too add compared too water.
The little mark besides 1-3, that's your dilution ratio for 3-1. Fill your bug squash to this mark and top rest of bottle with water to max mark. That's your bottle done with 3-1 ratio
The little mark besides 1-3, that's your dilution ratio for 3-1. Fill your bug squash to this mark and top rest of bottle with water to max mark. That's your bottle done with 3-1 ratio
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Thanks sir. I was confused because wasn't sure the 1-3 mark was the same as 3-1. I feel like a putz now
For future reference there is a dilution calculator out there to help, Google " dilution calculator"(I don't have the link on my phone)and it come up. Great little tool to fall back on whenever in doubt.
No worries buddy, no such thing as a stupid question. I use to to wonder the same years ago when 1st start messing around with dilution ratios except I had plain bottles with no dilution ratio on the side lol. But technically your right in that 1-3 and 3-1 could mean 2 different dilutions but generally speaking the smaller parts ratio will always be for chemical concentrate, you will rarely ever see 1 part water to 3 parts concentrate ☺
In case you don't use bottles with markings or not able to look up ratios, just add the parts per numbers together (1/10 is 1+10, 1/5 is 1+5) and divide the capacity of empty bottle from the sum, and you're good to go.
For example:
1/10 into a 16oz container means 16oz bottle divided by 11 = 1.45 oz. 1.4 oz of concentrate (I tend to round it off to 1.5 for simplicity) and fill the rest with water.
Hey Kona, don't rely on the bottle, sure it's accurate but you should know how to do it without. Bug squash is great and that's the dilution I use so think about it like this 3 oz of water and 1 oz of bug. or 6oz of water and 2oz of bug for a total of 8oz. or 9oz of bug squash and 3oz or 12 h2o and 4bs or 15 and 5 or 18 and 6 or 21 and 7.
The last one works perfect at the 28 oz mark. 21 ounces of water plus 7 ounces of bug squash equals 28 ounces. if it was a 4:1 ratio the same applies.
Another easy way to deal with dilutions that gets rid of the "measurement" aspect all together... You can use anything at all-- a spoon (probably not practical), a cap from a laundry detergent bottle, an orange juice cup, a milk jug. It really doesn't matter. You can use anything you have on hand that will hold liquid. Just choose something that is a practical size.
Now take that "cup" and...
On a 3-1 dilution, fill your "cup" 3 times with water and 1 time with product (pour each into your bottle).
On a 6-1 dilution, fill your "cup" 6 times with water and 1 time with product (pour each into your bottle).
On a 9-1 dilution, fill your "cup" 9 times with water and 1 time with product (pour each into your bottle).
You get the idea. Repeat until you get up near the top of the bottle you are filling. It's a handy method when using unmarked bottles and when you don't have a marked measuring "cup".
Just make sure you fill the "cup" to the same level for each product every time.
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