Huntleigh Nimbus 3, User Manual

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To Launder the
Mattress Top Cover
The top cover on Huntleigh Healthcare mattresses is
manufactured from one of the following three materials,
each of which has different properties and laundering
guidelines (refer to “Cover Options and Features” on
page 32):
• Dartex (standard cover).
• Advantex.
• eVENT.
The
Nimbus 3 Professional
standard and narrow mattresses are available
with all three top covers, but the
Nimbus 3
standard mattress is only
available with the Dartex and Advantex top covers and the
Nimbus 3
narrow
mattress is only available with the Dartex top cover.
The following laundering guidelines apply to all
three top cover materials, unless otherwise stated:
1. To achieve thermal disinfection, the temperature in
the washing cycle of the laundering process must
be maintained at:
• 71°C for a minimum of 3 minutes, or
• 65°C for a minimum of 10 minutes.
This data is based on the United Kingdom Health Service Guideline
HSG(95)18.
2. The top cover is then dried as follows:
• The Dartex and eVENT covers can be tumble
dried up to 85°C or air dried.
• The Advantex cover must be tumble dried ONLY .
The tumble drying temperature must be between
80 and 85°C.
After each wash cycle, in order to reactivate the fluorocarbon coating on the
surface of the Advantex material (to prevent wetting), the Advantex cover
must be tumble dried at a temperature of between 80 and 85°C.
3. The life spans of the different cover materials are:
• A minimum of 50 wash cycles for Dartex and
Advantex.
• 15 wash cycles for eVENT.
The life span of the eVENT cover is significantly lower due to the inherent
nature of the eVENT material.