How to Deliver Five Star Clean for Decades
Your hotel may have gone through multiple remodels in the past couple decades. It may have changed hands or even names. But through all those years, the need for easy-to-use, labor efficient, long-lasting laundry machines remains. If you’re putting in overtime to get more done in your laundry room but seeing costs rise, it might be time to take inventory of your equipment to see if it’s really built to endure. We offer tips to help you make your laundry room labor efficient and help you get more years from your equipment.
Make training easy
A simple design can increase machine longevity. Simple-to-use controls help reduce potential damage staff might accidentally cause when using complicated machines. With the right equipment, staff can easily learn how to operate machines—which means faster loads and fewer breakdowns caused by employees. Having a machine that makes laundry easier and only requires the press of a few buttons can save time and improve productivity. It can also be safer for staff and help prevent injuries, making it a win-win.
Use the right amount of detergent
Using the perfect amount of detergent and chemicals protects hotel linens and prevents running the rinse cycle repeatedly. Not only are extra cycles a time waster, extra cycles also wear out linens faster, costing your hotel major linen replacement expenses.
Consider up-to-date equipment
When was the last time you upgraded equipment? Outdated machines have to work harder to manage heavy loads. When that equipment isn’t built to maximize water and energy use for decades, it can increase your utility costs over time. Older washers also remove less water during the spin cycle, causing longer dry times for linens.
Choose equipment engineered tough
Are your machines built with actual metal or plastic parts? Find out what your machine is really made of. When equipment is outfitted with bearings made to handle a greater amount of out-of-balance weight, and each individual part is engineered tough, you get durable equipment built to endure for years. Take UniMac® for example. Their machines are engineered to handle bulky hotel comforters and the heaviest of loads, with ease.
Plan a logical workflow
While workflow is indirectly related to equipment longevity, it is directly related to productivity. Take a good look at your laundry room layout. Does dirty laundry come from one entrance or two? Are washers, dryers, ironers and other finishing equipment set up in a logical order? For example, keep washers close to the dirty laundry entrance, and put finishing equipment at the end of the line. This will make the process more efficient and help prevent rewashing from clean laundry being contaminated—which can decrease efficiency and put more wear and tear on equipment.
What’s your equipment cost versus price?
There’s a difference between the cost of your laundry equipment and the price. The price is the money you pay the day you buy your machine. The cost is the money you spend over the life of your machine.
The sticker price may seem appealing at first, but it can end up costing you more in the long run if the machine makes poor use of water and energy, requires extra maintenance or is prone to breakdowns. A higher-priced machine with solid engineering and smart efficiency will cost far less in utilities and repairs, and last long enough to help improve your bottom line.
As you consider upgrading your equipment, keep the difference of upfront price and overall cost in mind. UniMac is designed to lower your laundry expenses. If you’re ready for laundry made easier, higher throughput and greater utility savings, demand the machine that’s in more laundry rooms across the planet and delivers the lowest cost of ownership. Demand UniMac.