Recommendations For Handling Milliken Table Skirting
Basic Requirements:
- Equipment must be free of burrs and sharp edges.
- Washing equipment should have properly functioning water level and temperature controls.
- Drying equipment must have properly functioning temperature and cool-down controls.
- Dryer must be able to reverse direction.
- Lint screens on dryer must be cleaned daily.
- Chemical feed systems must be functioning properly.
- Extraction force must not exceed 100 G’s.
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Basket RPM2 x DIA.
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= G Force |
| 70,500 |
- Standard operating procedure should include periodic inspections of the above listed requirements.
Processing Requirements:
- Inspect skirting for clips and other objects and remove any found to prevent damage to the washer and linen.
- Milliken skirting should be handled separately from cotton to prevent lint pickup and dye transfer to the fabric. Whites should be washed separately.
- Load washers to no more than 60% of rated washer capacity. For longer skirting (12 to 21 ft. lengths) decrease load size to 50%.
- Bleaching is not recommended for colored skirting.
- Use no fabric softeners or lubricants on the skirting as these will “mask” the soil release and flame retardant properties.
- To minimize wrinkling, expedite loads through all processing procedures (washing, drying, folding) once a cycle is started.
- Control temperature drops to no more than 15º F/step to avoid thermal shock.
- Excess extraction causes wrinkling. Keep extraction time and speed minimal.
Suggested Wash Formula For Milliken Table Skirting:
| Step |
Water Level |
°F Temp. |
Time (min.) |
Supplies/100 lb. Capacity |
| Injection System |
Powder System |
| Flush |
High |
Split |
2 |
- |
- |
| Break |
Low |
140° |
8-10 |
6-10 oz. Built Alkali
4-8 oz. Solvated Surfactant |
.5-1 lb Built Detergent
6-10 oz. Solvated Surfactant |
| Carry-Over* |
Low |
140° |
4-5 |
- |
- |
| Rinse |
High |
140° |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rinse |
High |
Split |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rinse |
High |
Split |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rinse |
High |
Cold |
2 |
- |
- |
| Sour |
Low |
Cold |
5 |
1 oz. Sour |
1 oz. Sour |
| Extract |
- |
- |
** |
- |
- |
*For white skirting, insert bleach cycle and antichlor in formula. Bleaching of colored napery is not recommended.
**Time depends on machine design. Use the minimum time.
Suggested Drying Procedure:
- Load dryers to no more than 50% rated capacity. For longer skirting decrease load size to 40%.
- Set dryer on permanent press, reversing cycle to prevent tangles.
- Skirting must be dry before “cool down” starts. Drying time will vary between 10 to 20 minutes depending on load size, extraction, and temperature.
- “Cool down” must be long enough to cool fabric and dryer walls to room temperature. Time will vary between 8 to 15 minutes.