Method for adding water for use in an apparatus for treating a photosensitive material

Method of compensating water into each of a plurality of treating tanks of an apparatus for treating a photosensitive material comprising the steps of:

• a) previously evaluating evaporation loss from said treating tanks per unit of time depending on environmental conditions surrounding the apparatus;
• b) determining said environmental conditions prevailing at the place where said apparatus is provided;
• c) calculating an amount of water to be compensated into the treating tank based on said determined environmental conditions and evaporation loss per unit of time;
• and
• d) supplying an amount of water corresponding to said calculated amount into said treating tanks, wherein said environmental conditions are determined based on information manually entered.

Method of compensating water into each of a plurality of treating tanks of an apparatus for treating photosensitive material comprising the steps of:

• a) previously evaluating evaporation loss from said treating tanks per unit of time according to working conditions;
• b) determining the working conditions and working condition time for the apparatus;
• c) calculating an amount of water to be compensated into the treating tanks based on said determined evaporation loss per unit of time and said working condition time of the apparatus;
• and
• d) supplying an amount of water corresponding to said calculated amount into the treating tanks,
• wherein said working conditions comprise three types of conditions:
• a stand-by condition, in which electric power is being supplied and the photosensitive material is ready to be fed into the apparatus, a shutdown condition, in which the apparatus is stopped, and a running condition, in which the photosensitive material is being treated.

Method of compensating water into each of a plurality of treating tanks of an apparatus for treating photosensitive material comprising the steps of:

• a) previously evaluating a correction factor for correcting the amount of water to be compensated according to evaporation loss from the treating tank per unit of time according to the working conditions and the environmental conditions prevailing at the place where the apparatus is provided;
• b) determining the environmental conditions prevailing at the place where the apparatus is provided, working conditions and working condition time of the apparatus;
• c) calculating an amount of water to be compensated into the treating tank based on said evaporation loss from said treating tank per unit of time according to the working conditions of the apparatus, the correction factor for correcting said amount of water according to said determined environmental conditions and said working condition time;
• and
• d) supplying an amount of water corresponding to said calculated amount into the treating tank, wherein said working conditions comprise three types of conditions:
• a stand-by condition, in which electric power is being supplied to the apparatus and the photosensitive material is set to be fed into the apparatus, a shutdown condition, in which the apparatus is stopped, and a running condition, in which the photosensitive material is being treated.

Method of compensating water into each of a plurality of treating tanks of an apparatus for treating photosensitive material comprising the steps of:

• a) previously evaluating a correction factor for correcting the amount of water to be compensated according to evaporation loss from the treating tank per unit of time according to the working conditions and the environmental conditions prevailing at the place where the apparatus is provided;
• b) determining the environmental conditions prevailing at the place where the apparatus is provided, working conditions and working condition time of the apparatus;
• c) calculating an amount of water to be compensated into the treating tank based on said evaporation loss from said treating tank per unit of time according to the working conditions of the apparatus, the correction factor for correcting said amount of water according to said determined environmental conditions and said working condition time;
• and
• d) supplying an amount of water corresponding to said calculated amount into the treating tank, wherein said environmental conditions are determined based on information manually entered.