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laundries which are situated inside the hotel premises known as on premises laundry.
A commercial or off premises laundry refers to the laundering outside the establishment. ie.
given on a contract basis., to the specialize person who are particular in this field.
Supervisors should make sure that the soiled linens doesn't pileup
on floor pantry which may cause further soil or damage as there are
chances that people may walk on them.
After the linens and uniforms are sorted properly the laundry staff
collects the batches of laundry and load them to the washers. It is
also a good process to always weigh the laundry items before
loading them to the washers, this will ensure that the washers are
not overloaded and help to run them in the optimum operation
condition.
If required the soiled linens are treated to remove stains before the
washing process. To reduce operational cost nowadays hotels uses
chemicals ( bleaches, detergents, softeners etc.) while washing
process to remove stains instead of treating laundry items
separately before washing.
5. Drying.
After the washing cycle is completed the washed items are dried on
the dryer. The drying times and temperature vary considerable
according to the type type of linen / cloths.
Also always the drying should be followed by a gradual cool down
process to prevent the hot linens from being damaged or wrinkled
by rapid cooling and healing process.
The folded items are then stored and stacked properly according to
batches. The finished laundry items should latest rest for 24hrs. as
this will increase their life.