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Simple Steam Quality Tests

Want to do some simple tests to check your steam quality?

1. Weigh a textile pack before the cycle, run your standard cycle but no dry Weigh it again. The % weight gain should be around 1%.

(Put the dry time back to its original setting.)

2. Tape a non-woven wrapper to the Load Car shelves, full length and Load the Car. Again, run a cycle with no dry time.

After unloading, look at the amount of water on the wrappers.

The “scientific terms” employed here for moisture are BEADS, PUDDLES and LAKES.

For good quality steam, there should be only a few “beads” observed under the heavy part of the shelf structure.

The top shelf should be dry. (When done, put the dry time back to its original setting.)

3. If you want to see the amount of moisture created by a tray of metal items, leave the non-woven wrap in place on one of the lower shelves, place the loaded tray on the shelve above without any wrapper or other absorbent material on/in the

Run the cycle with no dry time and see how much moisture is on the wrapper below. (Again, put the dry time back to its original setting.)