LG Equipped Laundromat in Manhattan

[arbilab]

That 'winter sets sewer rates' is where I got the habit of only flushing the toilet every 3rd time (long as it's only water).

Not to say EVERY city or state works that way, just that they CAN.

 

[appnut]

"winter set sewar rates"

I did similar--flushed every other time.  But I would also collect all the cold water that ran through the pipes into a 3+ gallon bucket everytime I took a showeer.  That collected water was also used to flush the toilet.  I ceased having to be a water miser once I got my Frigidaire front loader.  My clothes are cleaner and they last a lot longer now too!!  Living alone, I find ways to cut corners on expenses when I can.  I know you can relate to that.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Smart Clean

Looks a great place, will be interesting to see how its gone and how it looks a year on!!

I wonder is the dryer yours to operate as a stacked set??, can you imagine all the Cross Over with everyone picking different dryers...Lol

I think the day has come when people want / expect a premium service, fast efficient wash and max extract with quick dryers, all in surrounding that are clean and well maintained....but like Peter says, how do you make it pay!! well like anything else , you get what you pay for!!

 

[alr2903]

Bob

Bob how much did you save by doing the recycle thing? I know municipalities are really serious with water in the west, my partner's sister had a full house after Katrina,  she insisted on coin op laundry during their stay, because of all the family bathing. I think they actually fine "water abusers" in Colorado.  Hope you are well.   Just a ballpark figure is good, you are right every dollar counts nowdays's.  arthur

 

[arbilab]

What comes out of the washer could flush the toilet just fine. But in almost all cases it is prevented by code. So is using 'gray water' from laundry/sink/bath for landscaping.

Really, all household water besides toilet can be used twice. Doing so is almost always forbidden. They'd rather charge you double for sewage than let you actually save water.

 

[appnut]

Arthur I'm just guessing and extrapolating.  Eveery time I turned on the shower, that was about 2 gallons that was collected, so that would be about 60 gallons a month alone.  Add on to that factor each flush is about 4 gallons.  And not always flushing.  I'd say that it probably saved me between 200 and 300 gallons a month.  I remember there were a couple of times over the yeaers that I got my winterr monthly usage down to about 1300 or 1400 gallons.  That 200 to 300 gallon savings translated to between 2 and 3 loads in the Lady Shredmore I could run with the 'savings" and not be penalized.  There would be a month (out of those 3) where I'd end up using over 2000 gallons and so I would have to restrict my usage for the other two months so that the average ended up being 2000 or less over the 3 months.  There was one time I actually took 3 or 4 loads of towels to the laundromat to wash instead of doing them at home, because with the 2nd rinse alays used on towels, each load used 120 or so gallons.  So those 3 or 4 loads would have cnsumed 360 to 480 gallons, which in the wscheme of 2000 gallons maximum, was quite a bit.  And now with the drought as bad as it is here, I"m very aware of how much water I use that's not involved in watering the yard, which is mainly to keep moisture round my foundation more than anything--which has still probably ended up being cracked and will cost a fortune (which I don't have) to repair if I ever wanted to sell my house. 

 

[mrb627]

Toggles

It would be cool to record quarterly reports on this mat to see how it holds up over time.

Malcolm

 

[tomturbomatic]

Something that has not been mentioned about this high style place is that the folding tables don't have raised edges to prevent clothes from falling onto the floor. With their small size, that would be doubly important.

 

[kenmorepeter01]

What's the street at LG Laundromat

Hello. I'm deaf. What's the street at LG Laundromat in Manhattan?

Peter (kenmorepeter01) ;-)

 

[toggleswitch]

Hi Peter,

It is along Amsterdam Avenue near 140th Street. City College is across the street.

Let me know if you want to meet there.

I don't know sign-language, but if you can lip-read, perhaps we can have lunch in the city and make a day of it? Write me off-line! Then I have an excuse to look at the pricing for PeterH.

Thanks!

P.S. Let's invite Launderess and get a few pics of her for the site. (DUCKS AND RUNS). LOL

 

[iheartmaytag]

I thought that was Laundress's picture on her Avitar.  Isn't Laundress really Patricia Rutledge?  I just had her pictured that way.

 

 

[toggleswitch]

We get one bill here for Water & Sewer, both administered by the same city agency.

In as much as the charges are separately stated for both, water and sewer, I would be reluctant to call it a double-billing.

Theoretically the water used by outdoor spigot(s) should not technically be charged-for in sewer charges.

But like everything else in life, the cost to provide the service plus a markup to repay/reward investors (if private enterprise) divided by the number of users is what the charges are based upon.

Stated another way, the fixed overhead costs (don't vary by water / sewer quantity usage) and the variable costs (those that do vary by water/sewer quantity usage have to be considered.

How does the saying go? Water, like religion/spirituality is free. It's the piping (church/temple) you pay for.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Our water / sewer is billed 1,000 gallons water in / 1,000 gallons sewage out.  Except during high usage months when outdoor watering is done, they will take an average of Nov, Dec, Jan and only increase sewage out incrementally instead of across the board.

 

So your bill when water usage goes to the next tier will be something like 6,000 gallons water in / 2,500 gallons sewage out.  They do, however, charge double for sewage.  Water is $1.15 per 1,000 gallons. sewage is $2.78 per 1,000 gallons.

 

 

[kenmorepeter01]

Direction from Subway

Hello, how are you doing?

From GW Bridge Bus Station to Subway: "A" from 175th to 145th--> tranfer "C"--> 135th

OR

From Penn Station (from NJ Transit) to Subway to 125th tranfer "C"--> to 135th

Is that right?

Peter (kenmorepeter01) ;-)

 

[toggleswitch]

This will help you.

http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/tripplanner.aspx

 

[toggleswitch]

pipe

The closest station appears to be the #1 Subway line

http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

 

[toggleswitch]

If you prefer to take a NYC bus from your NJ Train, see this link.

http://www.mta.info/

 

[alr2903]

Thanks Bob i wondered about how they were handling the drought situation, You were very clever to take action to reduce your bill. arthur