Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

imo, no need to wait 24 hours after steaming. Steaming does not raise the temperature so much. Once the record is at room temperature and dry, you can play it. I routinely check the effectiveness by playing about 30 min after cleaning. i do a final rinse using water without steaming so that in its self cools the vinyl

With todays cleaning i noticed that the vinyl got some what distorted or wavy as i worked the nozzle to the center of the lp but when done it was perfectly flat.
This time i tried this first i applied AIs super cleaner lightly brushed with a VPI 17f brush then a light steam with the brush on the lp spinning on 16.5. Vac that up and rinse with Nerl water with another VPI brush vac, then a steam rinse and vac for the final step. On the dish rack then a MFSL sleeve. Before and after each side i used my Furutech De Stat.
I played several tonight and the results were as good or better than my first steam effort. And the best part after removing the lps from my turntable i had no static build up as prior cleaning with 16.5. Yea all right.

I wanted to try steam cleaning so I purchased a Perfection. I then home built the PVC Gem Dandy frame for just a couple of bucks and easily attached the Groovmaster label protector bought off ebay. We'll see how it works out.

I'm sorry if this has been addressed previously...

With all the attention to getting ultra pure water and storing it properly, what about leaching and contamination from the steamer tank itself?

Drubin : Contamination appears to begin with the quatity of the water. The "cleaner" the water the less contamination to the heating tank. I have received emails from "steamers" that remark they clean out the tanks with every useage. I try to use the cleanest water available and worry about the heating tank later. So far I have found never use tap water and be carefull to determine if the quality of water meets established standards. Short of all that I use a water product "Peak Battery Water" purchased @ Pep Boys Auto, Peak Battery Water that $ for $ seems to be a best buy. I am certian other cleaner sources exist but the cost far exceeds $3.@ Gal.