Honeywell Instructions for Cleaning General Purpose Disinfectant-Ready Housing Devices

Barry J. Ewell

December 19, 2023

It is increasingly important today for organizations whose employees use productivity equipment in warehousing and DCs, retail, transportation & logistics, direct store delivery and healthcare to adhere to safety protocols to limit virus and bacteria transmission. Because many of these devices are shared from one shift to the next among workers, health experts recommend that organizations adopt practices for routine cleaning and disinfecting of devices for employee health and safety.

In response, Honeywell is introducing a new family of products featuring Disinfectant-Ready Housings (DRH). These products are specifically designed to tolerate regular cleaning on a daily basis with harsh, disinfectant chemicals without suffering damage.

This guide will provide answers and approved instructions on how to clean your Honeywell general purpose devices with disinfectant-ready housings.

How are devices with Honeywell disinfectant-ready housings different from those with standard housings?

Let’s take a closer look at some of the real differences between non-disinfectant-ready housing and disinfectant-ready housing exteriors.

Non-disinfectant-Ready Device Housing. Non-disinfectant-ready housing hardware is traditionally housed in amorphous plastics. These plastics, including polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS), are usually chosen because they can be easily manufactured.

Housings made of PC/ABS comprise a loosely packed structure that makes it easier for chemicals to penetrate the plastic. Repeated use of chemical cleansers may cause discoloration, swelling, hardening and cracking of rubber and certain plastics after prolonged and repeated use. Cracks can also lead to hardware failure, which increases the total cost of ownership by increasing downtime and repair/replacement costs.

Disinfectant-Ready Housings for General Purpose Devices. Honeywell was the first company in the barcode scanning industry to introduce disinfectant-ready housings (DRHs). Honeywell DRHs for general purpose devices can stand up the to the demands of cleaning protocols as a result of the heightened sensitivity brought on by the recent health crisis.

Devices made with Honeywell DRHs have passed rigorous, continuous chemical exposure tests for over 500 hours. Honeywell DRHs are built to withstand multiple cleanings per hour, every day, with 34 cleaning solutions.

Honeywell general-purpose products with DRHs, in most cases, meet the same environmental performance and drop-and-tumble specifications as defined for non-DRH versions. Consult product datasheets for any exceptions.

What Honeywell general purpose products are available with disinfectant-ready housings?

The Honeywell products with disinfectant-ready housings that are included in this cleaning guide include:

Barcode Scanners

Xenon Ultra 1960g, 1960li
Xenon Ultra 1962g, 1962li
Xenon-XP 1950g
Xenon-XP 1952g, bf
Voyager XP 1470g
Voyager XP 1472g

Desktop Printers

PC43d
PC43t
PC43k
PC45d
PC45t

Mobile Computers

CT40 XP
CT40
CT60 XP
CK65
ScanPal EDA51

Mobile Printers

RP2 Series

What are the approved cleaning solutions that can be used on Honeywell general purpose products with disinfectant-ready housings?

Barcode Scanners, Mobile Computers (except CK65 and CT60 XP), Mobile Printers. The following list of cleaning solutions may be used with Honeywell disinfectant-ready mobile computers, barcode scanners and mobile printers.

3% Hydrogen Peroxide and 97% Water solution (3%)
Azowipe
Clorox Formula 409 Glass and surface Cleaner *
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes
Clorox Healthcare Multi-surface Quat Alcohol Wipes
Dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.125%
Dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.14%
Diversey Dimension 256 Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner
Diversey Oxivir Tb Wipes
Diversey virex II 256 One -Step Disinfectant Cleaner
Ethyl alcohol 54%-66v/v + N-propanol 9% -11% v/v
Isopropyl alcohol 55%
Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes 70% (IPA 70)
Medical hydrogen peroxide 3%
Medicinal alcohol 75%
Medipal Alcohol Wipes
PDI Easy Screen Cleaning Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth HB Sani-Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth
PDI Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Wipe
Peracetic Acid Solution 0.2%
Progressive Products Wipes Plus
Sani Professional Disinfecting Multi-Surface Wipes
Sani-Hands*instant Hand Sanitizing Wipes
Sodium hypochlorite 0.55% (Sani-Cloth Bleach)
Sterets Alcowipe
Veridien Viraguard

Desktop Printers ((Excludes PC45): The following list of 13 cleaning solutions may be used with Honeywell disinfectant-ready desktop printers.

Ammonium Chloride <10%
Diversey Virex
Ethylene Glycol (PC23d only)
Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes 70%(IPA 70)
Metrex Cavi Wipes (PC23d only)
PDI Alcohol Prep Pads
PDI Sani-Cloth HB Sani-Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth
PDI Super Sani-Cloth
Sodium Hypochlorite <6%
Spartan Super HDQL 10
Surgipath Cloro-Wipe Towelette
Viraguard Veridien

PC45 Desktop Printers: The following list of 24 cleaning solutions may be used with Honeywell disinfectant ready PC45 desktop printers.

3% Hydrogen Peroxide and 97% Water Solution
10% Bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite 0.55%) and 90%Water Solution
Clorox Dispatch Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels with Bleach
Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes
Diversey Dimension 256 Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner
Diversey Oxivir Tb Wipes
Ethyl alcohol 54%-66v/v + N-propanol 9% -11% v/v
Formula 409 Glass and Surface Cleaner
Isopropyl Alcohol 55%
Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes 70% (IPA 70)
Medical alcohol 75%
Medical hydrogen peroxide 3%
PDI Easy Screen *Cleaning Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe
Peracetic Acid Solution 0.2%
Sani-Cloth Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipe
Sani-Cloth HB Sani-Germicidal Disposable Wipe
Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth
Sani-Hands*instant Hand Sanitizing Wipes
Sodium Hypochlorite <6%
Sodium Hypochlorite solution 0.05% (500PPM)
Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Wipe
Virex II 256 One -Step Disinfectant Cleaner

CK65 and CT60 XP: The following list of 27 cleaning solutions may be used with Honeywell disinfectant-ready CK65 and CT60 XP.

3%Hydrogen Peroxide and 97% Water Solution
Azowipe
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes
Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes
Clorox Healthcare Multi-surface Quat Alcohol Wipes
dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.125%
Dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.14%
Diversey Dimension 256 Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner
Diversey Oxivir Tb Wipes
Diversey virex II 256 One -Step Disinfectant Cleaner
Ethyl alcohol 54%-66v/v + N-propanol 9% -11% v/v
Isopropyl alcohol 55%
Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes 70% (IPA 70)
Medical hydrogen peroxide 3%
Medicinal alcohol 75%
Medipal Alcohol Wipes
PDI Easy Screen *Cleaning Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth HB Sani-Germicidal Disposable Wipe
PDI Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth
PDI Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Wipe
Peracetic Acid Solution 0.2%
Progressive Products Wipes Plus
Sani Professional Disinfecting Multi-Surface Wipes
Sani-Hands*instant Hand Sanitizing Wipes
Sterets Alcowipe
Veridien Viraguard

How should I clean Honeywell general purpose products with disinfectant-ready housings?

Important: Please follow your organization's infection-control policies and instructions provided by the disinfectant chemical manufacturer to determine the frequency and duration with which the following cleaning procedure should be performed.

Following these instructions:

Turn off the device.
Ensure that the battery is properly locked into the unit to prevent liquid from entering the electronics.
Apply the approved cleaning solutions from the above list to a sterile cloth or use the wipes provided.
Do not submerge the product in water or disinfectant cleaner, wipe outer surfaces only.
Wipe all plastic surfaces of the Honeywell device with the moistened cloth or wipes for the time required by the disinfectant solution.
- Do not wipe or apply disinfectant chemicals to any electrical contacts, battery charge contacts or metal connectors, as these connectors may become corroded with repeated cleaning.
- Avoid pooling the cleaning solution on any part of the product to prevent the liquid from gaining access to the inside of the device.
- The display window, keyboard, triggers and connector areas require the most attention to avoid liquid entering the device.
- Keep a dry sterile cloth ready to dry the device after cleaning.
Use a cotton-tipped swab to clean between the keys on the keyboard and in other recessed areas of the device.
The cradle contacts should be cleaned monthly with a cotton-tipped swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol to provide the ideal charger-to-battery contact.

How to clean the display or lens after disinfecting. After cleaning and disinfecting the Honeywell device, the display or lens area may be cleaned with a glass cleaner to remove any streaking left from the previous cleaning process.

Lightly moisten a lint-free cloth with the approved glass cleaners found above.
Wipe the display or lens area of the device briefly and quickly wipe dry to remove streaks or spots.

Where can I learn more about Honeywell solutions?

We encourage you to consult your Honeywell product user guide for specific product information on use, care and maintenance.

The following are links to learn more about Honeywell solutions.

To contact a Honeywell Solutions Expert today, call 1-800-934-3163.

* Clorox Formula 409 Glass and Surface Cleaner is not approved for use on Xenon XP 1950g Ratchet style bases.

Barry J. Ewell

SPS BLOG EDITOR

Barry J. Ewell is a Senior Content Marketing Communications Specialist for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions. He has been researching and writing on supply chain topics since 1991.