Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

If water boils at 212 degrees how can you get steam at 180?

Good point, Herman.

Water boils at 100 centigrade (212 F) at standard air pressure - 1 atmosphere. It will boil at a much lower temperature if you climb to the top of Everest. The rule of thumb is the boiling point drops by 1 degree F for every 500 feet. So at the top of the world, water is boiling at around 160 F. Can't make a decent cuppa.

Under pressure, the boiling point is raised. Approx 40 degrees F for every atmosphere (15 psi). Hence, the old pressure cooker could cook faster because the water is much hotter.

Perhaps the original poster means 180 C?

Regards,

No problem, in the pursuit of audiophile nirvana I am willing to scale Mt. Everest with a few thousand records and clean them there.

Thanks guys for the correction, the point is don't buy an industrial steamer as it will COOK your records instead of cleaning them.

Hello All,

Steam is not produced until the water reaches a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature drops below this after leaving the nozzle, then it is no longer steam vapor. Under normal atmospheric conditions, water must boil in order to produce steam.

180 degrees F will not produce steam nor sustain vaporized water.