In a bygone era of cheap solvent, transfer machinery and Per Combo filters and cooker stills, a drip was generally no big deal. Fortunately, for our industry, (some might argue this point) the costs of solvent coupled with environmental regulations have markedly sharpened our maintenance and housekeeping practices. With this in mind, I’m dedicating the […]
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Disaster Management 101 BY: Bruce Grossman
As a member of the Fabricare Group on Yahoo, I have noticed many requests for information on how to recover from the day-to-day disasters which occur during the course of running a dry cleaning operation. With this in mind let’s start with that perennial favorite, the dreaded still boil over. What Is A Still Boil […]
Condensation 101- Don’t lose your cool By: Bruce Grossman
Last month I needed to segue into distillation to provide the foundation for this month’s article on condensation. When we speak of condensation the condensed liquids involved will be water and some type of dry cleaning solvent. Condensing a vapor to a liquid can be accomplished by two methods. 1. Cooling a vapor, 2. Pressurizing […]