Steamix^®—Engineered for Safety and Reliability

Steamix^® will not pass live steam

The Steamix mixing valve, featured on all Steamix steam and water hose stations by Armstrong, will not pass live steam in the event of either a significant pressure reduction or complete failure of the cold-water supply.

Steamix is designed to improve efficiency and reduce risk when mixing steam and water for washdown. When your process demands high washdown temperatures, adjusting the mix of steam and water becomes much more difficult and dangerous. With the older style dual-globe valve mixing “Y,” it is too easy to introduce too much steam—with risky consequences for your personnel. Here’s why it’s no problem with Steamix.

Four steps to maximum safety and effectiveness

1. Steamix has a single control lever for ease of temperature selection. With three full turns from cold to full hot, Steamix can deliver an infinite range of outlet temperatures. Or it can be “locked” at a predetermined single setting that the user cannot override. There is no proportioning or “juggling” of inlet supplies necessary to find the desired temperature.
2. It is mechanically impossible for Steamix to operate without cold-water pressure upon its main operating diaphragm. Because the operating diaphragm dictates if and how much the steam poppet will open, the valve is intrinsically safe. The unit is inoperable without a cold-water supply.
3. Since every moving part of Steamix is exercised during operation, and it does not rely upon tightly fitted metal-to-metal internal components, water supplies with high mineral content become more manageable. Keep using the valve, and the “free floating” internal components will remain functional.
4. Steamix, like all mechanical equipment, has the potential for internal component failure. If the primary operating mechanism (diaphragm) fails, the unit will pass only cold water.

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