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280,000 BTU/hr for the big dryer! OMG!
The house I grew up in had 100,000 Btu/hr to heat 12 rooms!
280,000 BTU/hr for the big dryer! OMG!
The house I grew up in had 100,000 Btu/hr to heat 12 rooms!
Industrial Laundry Service
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The last you posted of the Speed Queen is the newer High Speed machine and is very $$$.. They are self balance machines and do not need to be bolted down..
I have been a Hospital Laundry Manager for over 35 years now and have never seen a plant with heat for the main plant.. There is always plenty of heat from the tumblers and ironers to heat plants to at least 85 or 90 degrees even in sub zero areas. A/C is just not done is most plants due to the cost, also the fact that the tumblers and Exhaust fans would pull the cool air out anyway.. In this area most plants have evap. coolers and they keep the plant 15 to 20 degrees below the outside temp.
Reversing Tumblers.. Most tumblers over 50 lbs. reverse. It is almost a given as large items will "ball and tangle" so badly if a machine only runs in one direction. Also most plants use the larger tumblers to "condition" flatwork for 5 mins. before going to the flatwork ironer.. A warm sheet will feed easier and is eaiser to pull from the carts than a cold sheet. Also warm work irons better with a crisper finish than does cold work.. And usually the ironer can be run at 15 to 20 feet per min. more than with cold work
The last you posted of the Speed Queen is the newer High Speed machine and is very $$$.. They are self balance machines and do not need to be bolted down..
I have been a Hospital Laundry Manager for over 35 years now and have never seen a plant with heat for the main plant.. There is always plenty of heat from the tumblers and ironers to heat plants to at least 85 or 90 degrees even in sub zero areas. A/C is just not done is most plants due to the cost, also the fact that the tumblers and Exhaust fans would pull the cool air out anyway.. In this area most plants have evap. coolers and they keep the plant 15 to 20 degrees below the outside temp.
Reversing Tumblers.. Most tumblers over 50 lbs. reverse. It is almost a given as large items will "ball and tangle" so badly if a machine only runs in one direction. Also most plants use the larger tumblers to "condition" flatwork for 5 mins. before going to the flatwork ironer.. A warm sheet will feed easier and is eaiser to pull from the carts than a cold sheet. Also warm work irons better with a crisper finish than does cold work.. And usually the ironer can be run at 15 to 20 feet per min. more than with cold work
dj-gabriele
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Ma che?
Great link! Thank you
~Plus my dad has a similar machine in his laundry in Racale back home
May I request pictures be posted one day in the future?
Molto Grazie!
Great link! Thank you
~Plus my dad has a similar machine in his laundry in Racale back home
May I request pictures be posted one day in the future?
Molto Grazie!
mickeyd
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Love the huge steel washer with the 'Elephant Man"
Looks as though you could wash every thing you own in that machine. What a boon that would be in stressful times. Great pix, Stevie. Thank You.
Looks as though you could wash every thing you own in that machine. What a boon that would be in stressful times. Great pix, Stevie. Thank You.
mickeyd
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Love the huge steel washer with the 'Elephant Man"
Looks as though you could wash every thing you own in that machine. What a boon that would be in stressful times. Great pix, Stevie. Thank You.
Looks as though you could wash every thing you own in that machine. What a boon that would be in stressful times. Great pix, Stevie. Thank You.
dj-gabriele
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Steve
Of course, but as I told before first I'll have to meet again my parents... I hope to be able to make a trip at the end of the month and visit them (and make all those photos you asked me)
Of course, but as I told before first I'll have to meet again my parents... I hope to be able to make a trip at the end of the month and visit them (and make all those photos you asked me)
You lucky man. Inspecting like a fox in the hen house.
Gosh, I remember the first time I saw the Milnor direct inject fill through the door machines in operation. One of the advantages they gave was that it saturated the center of the load faster and better than other styles of filling. I believe it. The water comes through that hose like out of a fire hydrant.
The father of a friend in Scouts owned a laundry/dry cleaners. One night the troop went for an after hours tour. I was like a kid in candyland; at that age better than sex for sure and everyone had to at least pretend to be interested so I did not stand out quite as much. He told us that at conventions everyone has to brag about their boilers. He flipped the boiler on and within 15 seconds the steam was making the pipes ping as the heat hit them. He told us that on the coldest day of the previous winter when the low was 3 below and the high did not get out of the single digits, they still had one of the three big exhaust fans running. Working in a laundry during the summer would be almost bearable if you could do it almost naked, but they don't allow that, or at least didn't when I had to help in the hospital laundry for a couple of days. All of the 4 summer replacement guys on the 7 to 3 shift had to put in our time. I would have worked more than my assigned hours, but air conditioning sure felt good when I walked back into the cool basement halls on my way to take a required shower after working with pathogen-laden textiles.
Gosh, I remember the first time I saw the Milnor direct inject fill through the door machines in operation. One of the advantages they gave was that it saturated the center of the load faster and better than other styles of filling. I believe it. The water comes through that hose like out of a fire hydrant.
The father of a friend in Scouts owned a laundry/dry cleaners. One night the troop went for an after hours tour. I was like a kid in candyland; at that age better than sex for sure and everyone had to at least pretend to be interested so I did not stand out quite as much. He told us that at conventions everyone has to brag about their boilers. He flipped the boiler on and within 15 seconds the steam was making the pipes ping as the heat hit them. He told us that on the coldest day of the previous winter when the low was 3 below and the high did not get out of the single digits, they still had one of the three big exhaust fans running. Working in a laundry during the summer would be almost bearable if you could do it almost naked, but they don't allow that, or at least didn't when I had to help in the hospital laundry for a couple of days. All of the 4 summer replacement guys on the 7 to 3 shift had to put in our time. I would have worked more than my assigned hours, but air conditioning sure felt good when I walked back into the cool basement halls on my way to take a required shower after working with pathogen-laden textiles.
GE toploaders
I have the same BOL GE washer and matching dryer at a hair salon I own. Not bad machines, had to replace the timer in the washer right after warranty expired(as always). Washer has the 1/4 turn agitator. They do 12-20 loads a week usually towels and the girls cram them full. Really no complaints for the price I paid. Dryer usually has a ring of lint around the door upon opening, but not as bad now that it is direct vented out the wall behind it.
I have the same BOL GE washer and matching dryer at a hair salon I own. Not bad machines, had to replace the timer in the washer right after warranty expired(as always). Washer has the 1/4 turn agitator. They do 12-20 loads a week usually towels and the girls cram them full. Really no complaints for the price I paid. Dryer usually has a ring of lint around the door upon opening, but not as bad now that it is direct vented out the wall behind it.
I'm sure that the GE toploaders are reserved for use in washing small articles such as gloves tha thave been severly contaminated by variuos chemicals which don't need to be exposed to huge loads in the monster machines. I used to work in an army ammunition plant and we had such a washroom that served around 3000 employees on a daily basis. All uniforms, and even underwear had to go through decontamination at the laundry line.
