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Post# 617769   8/17/2012 at 06:28 (4,242 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Gives a whole new meaning to "wide load".






Post# 617771 , Reply# 1   8/17/2012 at 06:32 (4,242 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Cool! I wonder how they deal with the single wash cloth at the back of the tub that won't dislodge?

Post# 617899 , Reply# 2   8/17/2012 at 15:03 (4,241 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

Those are the same bells & whistles that are used in Jetways when they are moving to or from an aircraft. Must be a standard of some sort like when large equipment is in motion.

Post# 617939 , Reply# 3   8/17/2012 at 18:02 (4,241 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
".....Single Wash Cloth That Won't Dislodge"

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Don't know how "they" deal with it but I double dog dare you to climb in there and fetch it out! *LOL*

Post# 617940 , Reply# 4   8/17/2012 at 18:06 (4,241 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
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Yes, that sound must be some sort of standard as one hears it on everything from large to medium sized trucks and other heavy equipment when they are reversing.

Post# 618009 , Reply# 5   8/17/2012 at 23:30 (4,241 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

Near the end of the video, I LOVE the sound of a washer going into a spin cycle.

I just love that 3 phase motor spinning up sound...


Post# 618020 , Reply# 6   8/18/2012 at 00:45 (4,241 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Very interesting-the operator still had to use his hands to operate the machines control pendant,and help the clothes go into the rolling bin.That bell reminds me of the bell that sounds when the head pressman starts a newspaper press-and he yells "CLEAR!" as he starts the press.And have heard a similar bell while indeed at the airport-as the "jet" walkway was moved to or from a plane.
If you like 3ph motor sounds-join me at the Tx site-I love them too-look forward to starting the Continental electronic transmitters pumps and blowers.Same sounds.The pump motors are on soft start motor controllers-so the sound is even better-and even like to stoop down and watch the motor's rotors spin up to 3450RPM speed!The air blast is neat,too.Older Allis Chalmers 20Hp water pumps.3 per transmitter.for cooling tubes,coils,and some capacitors.Will fire those up later in the morning when those transmitters go on air.Those AC pump motors have 3 fans on the rotor to keep them cool.Never seen one overheat.


Post# 618072 , Reply# 7   8/18/2012 at 10:20 (4,240 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
Wonder if the

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Whole commercial facilities in the city of NY does all their laundry in a single days shift 8-5 with all those machines and their capacity. WOW!

Post# 618092 , Reply# 8   8/18/2012 at 13:23 (4,240 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

when the head pressman starts a newspaper press-and he yells "CLEAR!" as he starts the press.

And when flying a prop plane you yell "Clear" out the window a few seconds before you engage the starter to start the engine turning and the prop moving.


Post# 618104 , Reply# 9   8/18/2012 at 14:11 (4,240 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Now who

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lifts all that into the dryer?? Or do they have one of those flat sheet dryers that fold at the end??


Post# 618191 , Reply# 10   8/18/2012 at 21:24 (4,240 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Launderess: Sure, I'll climb in there! Just give me a minute to update my will, LOL.

Post# 618194 , Reply# 11   8/18/2012 at 21:36 (4,240 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
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Actually the really big dogs go with tunnel washing systems. Faster throughput and so forth.

The commercial laundry/linen rental market in the NYC area is very cut throat and not something to fool with if one is a naif. Think of all the hotels, motels, restaurants, hospitals, healthclubs, etc... not just in NYC but Westchester, Long Island and even parts of New Jersey all use and or have need for linen and uniform cleaning if not rental services and you get the picture.

Once one has all that equipment installed the trick is to keep it running at capacity to make it pay. That is where the fun comes starts.

Sadly commercial laundries are still not fun places to work and usually are staffed by immigrant labour paid not nearly enough for what they are exposed to and or must endure.


Post# 618218 , Reply# 12   8/18/2012 at 23:35 (4,240 days old) by AutoWasherFreak ()        

That would be my dream job!


Post# 618243 , Reply# 13   8/19/2012 at 00:25 (4,240 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Whirlcool-yes---In the plane when the pilot starts the engine-yells "Clear" so no one gets hit by the prop.Guess the "Clear" yell can be used for starting any large or powerful equipment when others are nearby.Have yelled "Clear" when starting transmitters that have remote starting pumps and blowers from its control panel.and do a walk around on some shifts----for the GE transmitters one morning the janiters were cleaning in one of the GE transmitter blower rooms-glad I looked before starting the blowers-a janiter reaching thru the belts to dust off the motor!!the janiters are supposed to tell the shift super and the techs on duty when they do that-Reminded him!--He could have lost his arm!! some guys don't look or give warnings when starting the blowers.
Or in the case of the newspaper press-lots of massive moving and turning equipment with others within inches of it!And yes--the motors on the press make nice sounds as the press starts up!2 very large DC motors on that press I watched.



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