[labnetwork] Cleanroom gowns: laundered in house

[Shimon Eliav]

Hi Aju,
The small company that used to clean wash our gowns closed its doors some good years ago. The other company dealing with this here had very expensive rates and not comfortable conditions (minimum quantity and frequency). We purchased a simple washing machine, placed it in one of our chases and connected it to our RO water supply. We have three sets of 25 gowns and once a week we exchange and wash them. After washing they are left in that chase to dry. It is a simple task done by the responsible for the clean room cleaning. Before that company closed they learned us what detergent to use and so on. This arrangement works just fine. We save a lot of money  and have  maximum flexibility.
Regards,
Shimon
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Unit for Nano Fabrication - UNF

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Aju Jugessur
Sent: Friday, 1 November 2019 21:16
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom gowns: laundered in house

Hi all,

I am reaching out to the ISO 5 and 6 cleanroom users regarding cleanroom gowns.

Does anyone opted to laundered their own cleanroom gowns in house? If yes, what type of washers/dryers you use? I am aware that washers specific for cleanroom can be very expensive and outsourcing the task is also expensive. I am also aware that some labs are using dedicated regular washers.

Any advice and suggestions will be great.

Thanks so much.
Regards
Aju




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