TYPES OF LAUNDRY

LAUNDRYIt Is Defined As A Place

Where The Washing And Finishing Of Cloths And Other Articles Are Carried out.

(OR)

It Is The Area Or Part Of Housekeeping Where The Linen Is Washed

And Pressed

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TYPES OF LAUNDRY

1) commercial/off-site/contracted laundry

2) on-premises/on-site/in-house laundry.


Commercial/Off-site/Contracted

Laundry

contract rate is specified.

Time taking

Delivery time: 24- 48

hours

hold laundry – 3-5 %

Good option – don’t

want to spent money



Laundry

Advantages

No capital investment

Little technical experts

Labour cost saved



Laundry

Dis -Advantages

No capital investment

Little technical experts

Labour cost saved


On-premises/On-site/In-house

Laundry• Hotel own laundry, run

by management.

• Heavy investment for

good quality service.

• More care taken, better

supervision , fast service

• Less chances of

pilferage

• Contingency plan

required.



LaundryAdvantages :-

No loss or missing of

articles.

Less stock required

Can cover emergency

requirements

Capital asset.



LaundryDis -Advantages :-

No initial capital.

Higher labour cost

Technical expertise

required.

Maintenance cost is more.


Layout of laundry


Layout of laundry

• Doors – large, swing doors

• Ceilings – 8- 10 feet

• Floors – concrete slabs, non-slippery surface.

• Walls- durable, moisture –resistance, glass

doors.

• Machinery and work area- 18 inches between

two machines, Spotting table.


Laundry equipments

• Washing machines

• Washer cum centrifuge

• Hydro-extractor

• Dryers

• Pressing equipments


Washing machine

• Hotel -Tumbler type, 7-200kg

• Two or more compartments –

tunnel

• Run with electricity and

steam

• Time setting controller

• Solution dispending capacity

• Reliable supplier- purchasing

• Heavier weight – more

durable.


Washer cum extractor• Machine capacity- 7-300 kg

• Steam/ elasticity – both

• Motor spins rapidly- excess

water removed after

washing

• Washers eliminates need of

hydro extractor.


HYDRO-EXTRACTORModern hydro-extractors

work on the centrifugal act

ion and the procedure is usually part of the wash cycle.

The drum rotates at high speed (at least ten times the wash speed) and the clothes are pressed against the sides of the drum and water passes out through the perforations and out through the open drain


Dryers

Removes moisture from

damp cloths.

It is used for no-iron cloths

Air may be produced by

electricity, gas and steam.

Preventive maintenance is

required regularly.

Ducts should be checked

regularly.


Pressing equipments

• Calendar machine.

• Flat-bed press.

• Hand /flat iron.

• Ironing board.

• Folding machine.


calendar machine

• Is used for flatwork i.e.

items like sheets,

pillowcases, tablecloths,

serviettes, aprons,

sarees, etc. The items

are passed through

heated rollers for

ironing.


Flat bed press• It is available in various

sizes.

• It is run by electricity 0r steam.

• Articles are linen is put under the press and then it is sent behind while another article is put under the press.

• Garments are placed one by one and pressed and removed and inserted fresh one.


Hand /flat irons

• It is fall under two types.

• It is run by external heat

source and those are

heated by electricity.

• Steam irons eliminate the

need of moisture cloths

while ironing.


Ironing board

• It should be well padded

and smooth.

• It should covered with

firm, white and woven

cover.

• Height about 75 cms

from the ground.


Laundry process

It is divided into following

main stages:-

1) pre-washing

2) Actual washing

3) Rinsing

4) Hydro extraction

5) Finishing


LAUNDRY PROCESS


Pre-washing 1) Collecting and sorting of

soiled linen:- different parts

of the hotel either directly

or through linen chute.

2) Transporting soiled linen to

the laundry:-

3) Sorting : heavily , medium ,

lightly , color wise.

4) Weighing and loading:-CDW(CLEAN DRY WEIGHT)


ACTUAL WASHING

1) Duration

2) Temperature

3) Agitation

4) Chemicals

5) Hardness Of Water


WASH CYCLE1) Flush (1 ½- 3 Mins)

2) Break (4-10 Mins)

3) Suds( 5-8 Mins)

4) Intermediate Rinse(2-5 Mins)

5) Bleach( 5-8 Mins)

6) Rinse (1 ½- 3 Mins)

7) Intermediate Extract

(1 ½- 2 Mins)

8) Sour/ Softener/Starch

( 3-5 Mins)


RINSING

• This is done using hot and

cold water , which is usually

recovered and recycled from

earlier steps during last rinse

stage.


HYDRO-EXTRACTION

• Extraction removes at

least 50% of the water

used in the rinsing

process.

• Reduce the weight of

linen and prevents

setting of creases .

• Reduce drying time.


FINISHING

• Ironing

• Folding

• Storing

• Transferring


LAUNDRY ALTERNATIVES

• Linen Hire

• Disposable Linen


LINEN HIRE

Hiring linen is uncommon in

India, but many hotels in

other parts of the world do

not purchase linen, and prefer

to hire laundered linen from a

hiring company.

Linen hire companies supply

clean linen to hotels on a hire

basis. Thus it is a contract

with a company which rents

and launders linen.


Advantages of linen hire

1) Initial purchase investment is eliminated.

2) No laundering of linen is necessary.

3) Less storage space.

4) Less staff which means fewer salaries to pay.

5) No need to order linen so purchase function is

eliminated.

6) No repairing of linen by the hotel.


Dis-advantages of line hire1) No individuality.

2) Choice is limited – the linen specifications, sizes and standards may be different from those required by the hotel.

3) No cut-downs or makeovers possible.

4) Damages have to be paid for, usually at a higher rate.

5) The hotel is totally dependent on the hiring company.

6) There is no control over the quality of wash.

7) Linen supply may be affected by bad weather or strikes causing a breakdown in operations.

8) If low occupancy, there is a loss due to unused linen.

9) Excess requirement is charged at the current rate.


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