Imishini encane yesihluzo uhlobo olusha lwemishini oluthuthuke ngokushesha eminyakeni engama-20 edlule. Lusetshenziswa kabanzi kwezensimbi, ezintweni zokwakha, kumakhemikhali, ekudleni, ezimayini nakwezinye izimboni, ikakhulukazi kwezezimayini nakwezensimbi.
Embonini yensimbi, umshini wokuhlola ungasetshenziswa ekuhlanzeni, njengokuhlola i-ore ne-coke; embonini yamalahle, ungasetshenziswa ekuhlukaniseni, ekuqedeni amanzi emzimbeni, ekususeni i-silit, njll. yamalahle; ekwakheni, ezintweni zokwakha, kugesi wamanzi, kwezokuthutha, njll. Amatshe angahlelwa; embonini yokukhanya kanye namakhemikhali, izinto zokusetshenziswa zamakhemikhali nemikhiqizo kungahlolwa.