what temperature do you set....

[Xiong]

....your hot water system on?

....your dryers on?


please share

[Duane]

Many variables...

Hot water at 120, but if you have long runs you might have to set it higher so by the time it gets to the washers it is at 120. If you do WDF and need a higher temp you might have a booster heater to up the temp to 160-180 (not recommended for customer use as it can scold quickly). Some cities have health regulations on what it needs to be set at.

Dryer temps all depend on make and model of the dryers since the thermostat sensor can be located in different parts of the dryer. One brand of dryer can be set to 160 and dry much better than another brand set at 190. If the sensor is set before the drum it will be much hotter than if it is after the drum.

Duane.

[ldm]

Hot water is set at 120 degrees, dryers are set at 180 degrees. Les

[laundryboy2]

Hot water is 130 at the tank
Dryers 185 hi

[MrMachine]

I set my boilers at 130. Ends up usually around 120-125 at the soap compartments.
I find the customers like to see a little steam in the soap compartments.
To do this, you really need 125 at the machines.
Any hotter than this will quickly degrade your valve diaphragms.
Lower than 120, you will not get an effective hot water wash.

I double check all my temps with an infrared thermometer on a routine basis.
Just point and read the led....wonderful!
Every mat owner should have one of these.
They don't work well on hot shiny objects like new ductwork though. Shiny metal will reflect some of the reading off and give an inaccurate reading (usually lower). You can remedy this by putting some black tape on the shiny metal.

http://www.google.com/search?client=...=1572&bih=1053

[dimpledample]

Dryers never get above 145. I am terrified of a dryer fire. I'd rather have screechy customers. They eventually get used to the longer drying times.
Rani

[silver56]

Originally Posted by dimpledample

Dryers never get above 145. I am terrified of a dryer fire. I'd rather have screechy customers. They eventually get used to the longer drying times.
Rani

I may be wrong but I think in cases where the dryer is set to 190 it actually heats to that level and then doesn't kick the heat back on until 160 or so. Meaning, it cools in the interim (not to be confused with the end of cycle cool down).

I'm with ya in terms of being afraid of dryer fires but I think modern equipment has plenty of safety switches to prevent such a scenario, or at least make it rare.

[Paco]

MrMachine,

The laser temp sounds like a good idea. I assume you point and click at the glass door.....so what would be the temp reading? My dryers are set for 180. Will there not be some deflection in the glass? Thanks!

[kees]

Originally Posted by MrMachine

I set my boilers at 130. Ends up usually around 120-125 at the soap compartments.
I find the customers like to see a little steam in the soap compartments.
To do this, you really need 125 at the machines.
Any hotter than this will quickly degrade your valve diaphragms.
Lower than 120, you will not get an effective hot water wash.

I double check all my temps with an infrared thermometer on a routine basis.
Just point and read the led....wonderful!
Every mat owner should have one of these.
They don't work well on hot shiny objects like new ductwork though. Shiny metal will reflect some of the reading off and give an inaccurate reading (usually lower). You can remedy this by putting some black tape on the shiny metal.

http://www.google.com/search?client=...=1572&bih=1053

Paul,

What brands of infrared thermometers would you recommend?

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by kees

Paul,

What brands of infrared thermometers would you recommend?

Hi Suzy,

I use this one from Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/non-con...:referralID=NA