Until HTM 2010 was published there had been no requirement for routine physical steam quality testing within the NHS. While HTM 10 (4) provided details of dryness value and non-condensable gas tests, these were to be employed as circumstances demanded. Prior to this, testing had been restricted to the subjective assessment of load dryness and the assessment of superheat as part of routine thermometric testing In the mid 1970’s the British National Health Service was incurring significant costs as the result of failed porous load/equipment sterilization cycles. Failures were principally due to wet loads, the failure of chemical indicators on packaging and in the Bowie Dick test to properly change colour and air detectors causing cycles to automatically fail. In addition to the evident quality issues, this resulted in loads having to be re-packaged and re-sterilized at considerable expense. Poor quality of pure steam and pure steam distribution pipe line designing, steam trap functioning of sterilizer results in failure of heat distribution as Now, as a GMP, ISO, HTM 20 10, EN 265 has defined the quality of steam used for sterilization purpose. It is necessary to ensure and validate the quality of steam on regular basis

Steam quality to be tested for following condition Dryness test Super heat test Non condensable gas test
	Pharmalab has developed a portable test kit to perform above test, which is self contained to perform the above test This kit is supplied with necessary parts and fittings, a test procedure, draft of the documents to prepare record of the test perform and calibration certificates of the instruments and sensor used. Contact us for further information....