If there's anything we've learned in the last 18 months, it's the importance of safety and sanitation. In pretty much every industry, keeping things clean can be a great way to prevent the spread of viruses, but what are some of those steps as they relate to commercial laundromats?
For starters, it's important to recognize the impacts laundromats can have. This was noted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when it listed laundromats as an essential business. But just because they received this accreditation doesn't mean operators can run laundromats without considerations for safety.
Selecting the right type of laundromat equipment can go a long way to ensuring safety and sanitation within the entire operation, and there are two types of units that can help prevent viral spread.
Help ensure consumer safety with laundry units from Electrolux and Wascomat.
As business owners, laundromat operators should do anything possible to help ensure consumer safety. The good news is Electrolux and Wascomat offer the best sanitizing solutions for commercial laundry equipment businesses. With features and associated benefits they provide, here are four ways to help achieve high sanitation standards in laundromats.
1. Use HACCP Certified Laundry Equipment
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Plans, or HACCP, is a common way to ensure safety in restaurants and foodservice operations, but it's also a certification level in laundromats, as well. Essentially, HACCP-certified equipment should create the conditions that are most sanitized and safe for customers. Guaranteeing customer safety at the laundromat isn't an easy thing, but by complying with HACCP regulations, operations are doing all the right things to ensure safety.
Laundromat units from Electrolux and Wascomat are HACCP-approved, and equipment is pathogen-free and less susceptible to contribute to the spread of potential viruses.
2. Set Laundry Equipment to Operate at Higher Temperatures
Studies done by World Health Organization and Health Line confirm that pathogens, bacteria, viruses, and other organisms can't survive in high temperatures. According to the research, the organisms start to die at 140° Fahrenheit (60°C).
This means the water you use at your Laundromat should boil to at least this level if you want to destroy the Corona Virus. Fortunately, Electrolux and Wascomat equipment can operate at a higher temperature of up to 158° Fahrenheit (70°C).
3. Customize Laundry Services
The Covid virus keeps mutating, meaning it can be a hassle dealing with it. This calls for clever ways to tackle the virus, such as customizing laundry services. By this, we mean boosting your sanitization game.
For example, the Electrolux and Wascomat equipment support two levels of sanitization. These include using the custom anti-virus wash cycle and the prewash sanitizing rinse. The latter option helps to clean the drum before any clothing goes into it.
On the other hand, the former option lets you wash the clothes using detergent and bleach, then complete the disinfection by turning on the anti-virus wash cycle.
4. Use High-heat Dryers
Washing the clothes in hot water kills the Covid 19 virus. However, you need to reinforce this by letting the clothes dry in a high-heat dryer. The good news is, Electrolux and Wascomat have high heat dryers to complete the task for ultimate sanitization.
Caring for your customers is noble because they're the bloodline of your Laundromat business. So, if you're looking for these specialized laundry equipment and related services, Garment Machinery is at your service. Get a free Laundry assessment with the experts at Garment Machinery by contacting us here.
