There are a multitude of benefits that come with using a laundromat — but if you’re wondering, can laundromats extend the life of your clothes, the answer is, yes! If you have expensive clothes that you don’t want to see torn up by the washer or dryer, consider these fun facts.
A Big Washing Difference
Most home style washers have limited settings, and the settings that they do have don’t usually have many differences from one to the other. However, most modern laundromat equipment is designed to get your clothes done in the best way possible. As a matter of fact, they were designed with large quantities of laundry in mind, and for professional use.
Laundromat washers offer you things like reversing to keep the sheets from becoming knotted into a ball. Or, detergent, bleach and softener dispensers that deliver the correct amount at just the right time. Also, high speed spins will mean shorter drying times and less exposure to damaging heat.
Most laundromats also offer a huge variety of washer sizes. This can be especially helpful for washing large items like comforters and pillows. Stuffing them into a homestyle machine can not only ruin your machine, but also leave your pillows torn or badly misshapen.
Laundromat Dryers Can Do So Much More
The less time your clothes have to spend in the dryer the better. Heat burns and tumbling breaks down fibers. Ever compared your new towels to the older ones? They will be noticeably thinner (Now you know where all of that lint comes from). However, laundromat dryers are much easier on the linen’s fibers.
Our commercial dryers have many advantages. The main one being that they are much larger than home models. With the large capacity, clothes are not cramped in a small tumbler causing more wear and tear and longer drying times.
With the added performance that commercial laundry equipment can offer, it may even mean lower costs. Your costly homestyle dryer can’t compete with the size nor the high speed spins. Plus, high speed spins = shorter drying times, and large washers and dryers = fewer loads, which mean less time doing laundry. It’s a win, win!
