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Steam solution when hygiene is critical
How we clean and maintain public spaces, warehouses, and other large facilities has changed. Cleaning crews are making major adjustments to how and when they perform their tasks and having the right equipment to get the job done has become mission critical.
There are multiple ways to tackle cleaning challenges. In many cases, the best solution is a simple one that has been utilized for decades: steam.
Steam cleaners work by heating water to a very high temperature (typically in the range of 100- 50°C). When you spray this superheated water onto a surface, it penetrates even stubborn materials like grease and biofilms, reaching into cracks and crevices that many chemical sanitizers can not access. Because it can eliminate most pathogens without chemicals – or with fewer chemicals, steam is not only a highly effective cleaning solution, but also a sustainable one.
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Steam cleaning applications
Of all cleaning techniques, steam is the most flexible. Steam can be used indoors and outdoors, on porous and nonporous surfaces, and for cleaning everything from upholstered furniture to food processing equipment.
There are two main methods to harness the cleaning and sanitizing power of heat:
- With hot water, using a hot water high-pressure washer, and
- With steam, using a steam cleaner.
There are two main methods to harness the cleaning and sanitizing power of heat:
- With hot water, using a hot water high-pressure washer, and
- With steam, using a steam cleaner.
Both methods provide fast and effective cleaning, but there are some differences that make each of them best suited for different applications. Pressure washing is ideal for applications where there is a large build-up of soil on the surface. Because they use high pressure, they can loosen even caked-on dirt.
However, the water in a pressure washer isn’t as hot as the water in a steamer (if it were, it would turn to steam), so the water on its own isn’t sufficient for sanitization. It can start the process, but a chemical disinfectant is still required.
Steam cleaning can cut through soil, but not to the same extent as pressure washing. However, steam is consistently hot – hotter than 100°C, or else it would be water – which eliminates the need for chemicals. That’s why steam is preferred for applications, like restroom and hospital cleaning, that require sanitization but don’t involve a lot of built-up dirt.
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