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Clayton Industries Supports the Hotels Industry
In the hotel and hospitality industry, the reviews generally comment on the cleanness of the hotel. Nobody enjoys a stay in a hotel with dirty carpets, soiled linens, or odd smells. It’s an industry where cleanliness and appearance play a major role in the bottom line. For this reason, the hotel and hospitality industry make heavy use of steam for the use of cleaning and sanitization.
Many resorts and hotels make use of an industrial grade laundry setup, which see daily use to clean large volumes of cloth materials. It starts with automatic industrial washing machines, which take advantage of direct steam injection. This will release steam vapor and detergent into the drum to relax the fabric’s fibers, allowing the steam to loosen any stains in the garment or material, and make them easier to remove from the fabric.
Drying machines also need steam. The dryer will use hot, humid air to penetrate into the fabric, reducing wrinkles and static. The use of a steam dryer will also cut down on the amount of time needed to iron the fabric, which is still needed, but now at a greatly reduced rate. Steam is again used in this process, as ironing again reduces or removes wrinkles and provides a gentler treatment for the fabric, and providing a clean and professional look.
While it plays a major role in cleaning and sanitization, steam also has its uses in other areas of the hotel. It can be found in hotel kitchens, making hot water, cooking, or cleaning up. Steam is also still used to heat larger hotels, flowing through a distribution system for the use in radiators or convectors for space heating.
Reliable, compact and with the ability to come on line quickly during both peak hours or steadily throughout the day, Clayton Steam Generators with keep up with your load demands without sacrificing our industry leading efficiency.
Key Benefits
Clean Steam
Keep your industrial laundry optimized with Clayton Steam, ideal for providing a source of clean steam completely free of contaminants and ideal for cleaning operations.
Compact Design
Space is likely at a premium in your business, and you can free up even more space with Clayton’s compact design, taking up less than one third of the floor space when compared to a traditional firetube.
Precision Control
Different products will require different methods for ideal cleaning, and you can trust Clayton to provide ideal levels of moisture and temperature for any application.
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Top 10 Reasons To Buy a Clayton Steam Generator
1. FUEL EFFICIENT:
The Clayton design produces higher fuel-to-steam efficiency, even when operated lower than the full firing rate.
2. COMPACT SIZE:
Clayton Steam Generators require only 1/3 the floor space of traditional boilers.
3. FAST START-UP:
The Clayton Steam Generator can go from cold to full steam in less than 10 minutes.
4. QUALITY STEAM:
The fixed-vane steam separator yields the driest saturated steam available in the industry today — typically less then
0.5% at all loads.
Frequently Asked Question's
Steam boilers supply heat for hotel laundry, kitchen equipment, hot-water production, and building heating. Hotels with several steam-dependent services can use a central system to serve these applications, with appropriate controls for each department’s requirements.
Yes. A steam-to-water heat exchanger can transfer heat from boiler steam to the hotel’s domestic water supply while keeping the two circuits separate. The heat exchanger, storage arrangement, and controls must be sized to meet guest demand, particularly during busy shower periods.
Calculate the combined demand from steam-dependent laundry, kitchens, hot-water systems, and space heating. Consider which services operate simultaneously, seasonal heating needs, and peak occupancy. Room count alone is not enough; the boiler must match the equipment loads and the hotel’s operating schedule.
Design the system around overlapping loads, such as guest showers, breakfast preparation, and laundry startup. Boiler output, hot-water recovery, and any storage capacity must work together. Clayton highlights responsive steam generation for changing hotel loads, but the complete system must be assessed against the property’s actual demand.
Steam can heat compatible washers, dryer coils, flatwork ironers, and garment presses. In steam-heated dryers, it heats the air through a coil rather than necessarily entering the drum directly. Effective condensate drainage helps maintain heating performance across drying and finishing equipment.
No. A steam boiler is relevant when the property has equipment or heating systems that require steam. Hotels primarily needing domestic hot water should compare suitable water-heating options against their actual requirements. The choice should follow the building’s services, existing infrastructure, and operating costs.
The choice depends on demand variation, available space, and service-continuity needs. Multiple units can allow capacity to be brought online as demand rises and provide flexibility during maintenance. However, full backup requires enough remaining capacity to supply the services the hotel needs when one unit is unavailable.
A compact steam generator may be suitable where an existing boiler room has limited space. Clayton highlights a smaller footprint than traditional firetube boilers. Replacement planning must also consider existing connections, maintenance access, water treatment, ventilation, and the required steam output.
Trapped air or poor condensate drainage can reduce heat transfer in laundry equipment. Ironers and dryer coils need suitable steam traps and venting to perform properly. Check these components and the steam supply before concluding that the hotel needs a larger boiler.
Repair steam leaks, maintain steam traps, insulate steam and condensate piping, and keep the boiler properly tuned. Recover suitable condensate where possible to reduce replacement-water and heating requirements. Regular inspections help identify avoidable losses across laundry, kitchen, and heating services.
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