SUMMARY OF REPORT FROM AWTA ON EMPA 224 SWATCHES
AWTA Product Testing – EMPA 224 test for Tensile Strength Damage, Chemical Damage and Mechanical Damage
TEST NO: 7-556761-NN
| Tensile Strength Properties (Overall decrease in breaking force) | Aust Standard AS4146-2000 25% | Ozone Wash 8.2% | Pass | Hot Wash 37% | Fail |
| Percentage of Chemical Wear | 13% | 1% | Pass | 17.50% | Fail |
| Percentage of Mechanical Damage | 7.20% | 29.50% |
Hot water wash with chemicals at 65oC
12% more tensile strength damage than AS4146-200 requirements
4.5% more chemical damage than AS4146-200 requirements
22.3% more mechanical damage than with OTEK wash
Cold water wash with chemicals and OTEK ozone system
16.8% less tensile strength damage than AS4146-2000 requirements
12% less chemical damage than AS4146-2000 requirements
22.3% less mechanical damage than with hot wash
In practical terms this means that a 100 bed nursing home spending an average of 30c per bed per day ($10,950 per annum) on linen replacement now only spends 10c per bed per day or $3,650 per annum, a saving of $7,300 every year.