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[GEORGE]

Does time in a laundry mat make any different to customer? Would a person be better off using express machines for turn around time? I would like to thank you for your time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif RbnsnGeor@aol.com

[Harv]

My mat isn't built yet, but my wife and I have spent a lot of time observing customers in 34 different laundromats in our part of the state. I would say without question, a laundromat is the last place a customer wants to be. They just want to get it over with and get back to their lives. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

What is an "express machine"?

[thelaundrydoctor]

I Agree with Harv. As long as you are can give the custoiners a quality product. One of the factors in cleaning is mechnacal action, another is insuring all the detergent is removed. laundry detergent has two jobs one the break and release the soul in the garment then it supends them so they do not redeposit. that is why you need to get rid of all the detergent. This is a subject that every maufacture deals with. If some one has come up with some new technoligy to do this faster quality would be one of my questions.

[GEORGE]

Thank you very much for your time. I'am considering opening a new mat in a small town. I was wanting to give the customer the best value for their money. Most everybody that has reply on other web sites, reply like I was crazy. This opinion has never been use in my area at all. I don't think very few people worry about the customer. The machine I have been looking at is the dexter. I'm really impress with the stack washer and dryer that they have available. I like the concept because you don't have to run all over the laundry mat to put your clothes in a dryer. I was still going to install extra dryers for walk in customer, that wash there clothes at home. If any imformation that I can help you with, just call. I am new at this

Thank you
George

[azkid]

I've seen your posts here and on coinwash. I think the concern with the mixed stack unit is serviceability (is that a word?). It's like one of the phone/fax/copier/scanner machines that I can never get to work correctly. But who knows, try a few and let us know what happens. I wouldn't do the majority of the store in them however.

The express washers spin at twice the G force as the normal washers. I'm not sure if they have the slow ramp deal which is supposed to reduce your electrical too, but that would be nice. You may need some deep concrete flooring to handle the G's. The express part of it is the reduced time spent in the dryer (I think the wash time is identical). Could be good - you just need to sell people on the benefits. It really comes down to a cost-benefit issue and only you can make that call.

[Duane]

George,

I would highly recommend NOT getting the washer dryer stack combo unit. This will cause many problems.

Some people will stand in front of a dryer and do their folding. This will block the washer from being used.

What happens when someone throws in a load of clothes in the dryer just before another customers clothes are about to come out of the washer?

What happens when a customer leaves clothes in a dryer and doesn't come back for a while? Will other customers take the machine since it looks like it is in use?

Having cold make up air coming in during the winter for the dryer next to your water lines could cause problems.

Washers usually have more repairs that dryers, the stacked unit could be difficult to work on.


The reason you don't see these units very much are due to the above reasons. Forget about the combo units and put in high efficiency machines, some 35 and 50lb machines along with stack dryers.

Duane

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