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MAINTENANCE, CARE & CLEANING

CAUTION: Do not use any steel wool, abrasive or chlorine based products to clean stainless steel surfaces.

StainlessSteelOpponents

  Therearethreebasicthingswhichcanbreakdownyourstainlesssteel’spassivitylayerandallow  

corrosiontorearitsuglyhead.

1) Scratchesfromwirebrushes,scrapers,andsteelpadsarejustafewexamplesofitemsthatcanbe  

abrasivetostainlesssteel’ssurface.

2) Depositsleftonyourstainlesssteelcanleavespots.Youmayhavehardorsoftwaterdependingon  

whatpartofthecountryyoulivein.Hardwatercanleavespots.Hardwaterthatisheatedcanleave

depositsiflefttosittoolong.Thesedepositscancausethepassivelayertobreakdownandrustyourstainlesssteel.All

depositsleftfromfoodpreporserviceshouldberemovedassoonaspossible.

3) Chloridesarepresentintablesalt,food,andwater.Householdandindustrialcleanersaretheworst  

typeofchloridestouse.

8stepsthatcanhelppreventrustonstainlesssteel:

1. Usingthecorrectcleaningtools

  Usenon-abrasivetoolswhencleaningyourstainlesssteelproducts.Thestainlesssteel’spassivelayerwillnotbeharmed

bysoftclothsandplasticscouringpads.Step2tellsyouhowtofindthepolishingmarks.

2. Cleaningalongthepolishlines

  Polishinglinesor“grain”arevisibleonsomestainlesssteels.Alwaysscrubparalleltovisiblelinesonsomestainlesssteels.

Useaplasticscouringpadorsoftclothwhenyoucannotseethegrain.

3. Usealkaline,alkalinechlorinatedornon-chloridecontainingcleaners

  Whilemanytraditionalcleanersareloadedwithchlorides,theindustryisprovidinganeverincreasingchoiceofnon-

chloridecleaners.Ifyouarenotsureofyourcleaner’schloridecontentcontactyourcleanersupplier.Iftheytellyouthat

yourpresentcleanercontainschlorides,askiftheyhaveanalternative.Avoidcleanerscontainingquaternarysaltsasthey

canattackstainlesssteel,causingpittingandrusting.

4. WaterTreatment

  Toreducedeposits,softenthehardwaterwhenpossible.Installationofcertainfilterscanremovecorrosiveanddistasteful

elements.Saltsinaproperlymaintainedwatersoftenercanbetoyouradvantage.Contactatreatmentspecialistifyouare

notsureoftheproperwatertreatment.

5. Maintainingthecleanlinessofyourfoodequipment

  Usecleanersatrecommendedstrength(alkaline,alkalinechlorinatedornon-chloride).Avoidbuild-upofhardstainsby

cleaningfrequently.Whenboilingwaterwithyourstainlesssteelequipment,thesinglemostlikelycauseofdamageis

chloridesinthewater.Heatinganycleanerscontainingchlorideswillhavethesamedamagingeffects.

6. Rinse

  Whenusingchlorinatedcleanersyoumustrinseandwipedryimmediately.Itisbettertowipestandingcleaningagents

andwaterassoonaspossible.Allowthestainlesssteelequipmenttoairdry.Oxygenhelpsmaintainthepassivityfilmon

stainlesssteel.

7. Hydrochloricacid(muriaticacid)shouldneverbeusedonstainlesssteel

8. Regularlyrestore/passivatestainlesssteel

STAINLESS STEEL EQUIPMENT CARE AND CLEANING

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