Storage of Paper
Storage
Store
your paper in a cool dry place - Paper is a living, natural material
and its properties may change slightly with variations in humidity and
temperature. All paper likes stable conditions and when stored at room
temperature in normal humidity, it stays in perfect condition for a long
time - and ready to use.
Don’t expose your paper to heat - Next
to a radiator or in direct sunlight is not the place for storing paper.
Paper’s copying and printing properties are affected not only by
excessive humidity but also by excessive dryness.
Packaging protects the paper - The polyethylene seal on ream wrappers offers many benefits. Dirt or plastic particles cannot get on to the surface of the paper, whilst inside the wrapping, and static electricity is unable to build up across the surface of the paper.
Paper needs time to adjust to the surrounding temperature and humidity - Problems can be avoided when using paper if the pallets of paper stored elsewhere, possibly in the cold, are allowed to adjust to a new room temperature and humidity before use.
The time it takes a full pallet of paper to adjust to a new environment depends on the difference in temperature between the store-room and the new surroundings.
Acclimatisation timingsThe table below gives guidelines for paper brought into a room with an ambient temperature of 20º Centigrade (68º Fahrenheit).
Stored at 20ºC/68ºF - pallet = 0 hours - box = 0 hours
Stored at 15ºC/59ºF - pallet = 14 hours - box = 3 hours
Stored at 10ºC/50ºF - pallet = 26 hours - box = 7 hours
Stored at 5ºC/41ºF - pallet = 38 hours - box = 11 hours
Stored at 0ºC/32ºF - pallet = 75 hours - box = 21 hours
Straight from the packet
Paper
ready to use straight from the packet - To avoid generating static
electricity, or damaging the precisely cut edges, do not fan the paper
or tap a stack of paper on a table or other surface, to level the end of
the stack. Copier and laser paper is at its best when taken from the
ream wrapper and placed straight into the copier or laser printer paper
tray, or holder