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Issue #707

Alcohol is the most commonly used product for fiber optic ferrule and bulkhead cleaning. It is thus the main competition for Polywater's specially formulated cleaners. Agents must understand alcohol's shortcomings and why QuicKleen (QC) and AquaKleen (AQ) are superior. We have a Laboratory Report detailing this very topic.

First it's important to define "alcohol." In this context alcohol is a rather generic term referring to isopropyl alcohol. You will encounter--and should therefore be familiar with--its other common names and acronyms: IPA, iso, isopropyl, isopropanol, and rubbing alcohol. The term "anhydrous" indicates the alcohol has undergone a distilling process to reduce water content. Commercial alcohol can vary substantially in water content, purity, and packaging. Therein lies ones of its weaknesses, identified in the report. Alcohol is "hygroscopic;" it absorbs moisture from the air. Dusty, humid air will contaminate IPA. Low water content is a must for fiber cleaning. Since water content varies dramatically from one commercial alcohol to the next, as does packaging (hermetically sealed or not?), it is very difficult to ensure purity. What is really being used to clean? The answer: it varies. Not good.

In addition, the report documents that Quickleen and AquaKleen out-perform even uncontaminated IPA in solvency, residue, safety (IPA has a low flash point, making it highly flammable), evaporation rate, component compatibility, environmental friendliness (QC and AQ have lower volatile organic content--VOC), temperature use range, packaging quality, and transportation options (No restrictions on QC or AQ; IPA is regulated as a Class 3 Flammable Liquid). The report concludes: "Polywater’s QuicKleen™ and AquaKleen™ are preferred over isopropyl alcohol (IPA). IPA has limited solubility and does not adequately clean all types of ionic, nonionic and combination soils." That should be enough to get you started.

This laboratory report can be a valuable sales tool for Polywater's precision fiber cleaners, helping you to answer questions and overcome objections.

The Friday Fax Editor's Joke of the Week

The Joke

Winners of the Worst Analogies in High School Essays. 1) The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t. 2) McBride fell twelve stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup. 3) From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. 4) Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze. 5) Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph. 6) The red brick wall was the color of a brick-red Crayola crayon. 7) He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant and she was the East River.

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