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.
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Extraction force must not exceed 100 G's.
Basket RPM2 x DIA.
= 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.
**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.
