11 Top Tips for Laundromat Energy
Efficiency
With strategic laundromat energy efficiency, you can wash your hands clean of expensive energy bills and help conserve environmental resources. There are a number of ways for laundromats to reduce energy use in an industrial laundry, all readily-available and proven within the sector.
Did you know?
● 90% of the energy cost of running a laundromat goes towards heating water or air for washing and drying.
● Only 10% of the energy used goes towards running the motors.
Here are 11 top tips for laundromat energy efficiency during your Wash Dry Fold Processes
- Sort and classify products correctly and ensure that the correct machine setting is used.
- Count the various pieces and load machines with the correct weights.
- Use the minimum utilities, time and chemicals required to achieve the correct quality with minimal rewash.
- And when you do need to rewash items, implement a procedure that will incur minimal waste.
- Train operators on how to operate all the laundromat equipment efficiently.
- Prevent equipment from idling by maintaining continuous laundry processing along the various steps for maximum laundromat energy efficiency.
- Maintain your equipment regularly to make sure it is working optimally, and budget for a strategic replacement schedule.
- Using good quality detergents is better for your equipment and also helps reduce the need to rewash items.
- Drying clothes on a high heat setting not only wastes heating energy, but also damages clothes. Drying on a low or medium heat saves energy and helps your clothes last longer.
- Where possible, use a cold-water cycle and use a detergent capable of handling cold washes.
- Invest in energy-efficient machines with good energy ratings.
About the author
Shea Karssing is a writer for Smarter Business – Our expertise in energy solutions for high-
volume laundromats and our understanding of your unique business circumstances allow us
to provide a tailor-made energy strategy to secure notable savings for your laundromat. We
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