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Post# 324294   1/14/2009 at 11:29 (5,551 days old) by estatesale_gary (Golden Valley)   |   | |
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Post# 324295 , Reply# 1   1/14/2009 at 11:30 (5,551 days old) by estatesale_gary (Golden Valley)   |   | |
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Post# 324309 , Reply# 2   1/14/2009 at 12:31 (5,551 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 324315 , Reply# 3   1/14/2009 at 12:52 (5,551 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 324317 , Reply# 4   1/14/2009 at 13:16 (5,551 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 324324 , Reply# 5   1/14/2009 at 13:34 (5,551 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 324332 , Reply# 7   1/14/2009 at 14:07 (5,551 days old) by estatesale_gary (Golden Valley)   |   | |
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Post# 324334 , Reply# 8   1/14/2009 at 14:08 (5,551 days old) by estatesale_gary (Golden Valley)   |   | |
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Post# 324336 , Reply# 9   1/14/2009 at 14:14 (5,551 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 324340 , Reply# 10   1/14/2009 at 14:27 (5,551 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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Look at the glass demo Maytag dryer. love it!! Bobby in Boston |
Post# 324341 , Reply# 11   1/14/2009 at 14:27 (5,551 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You've not been in a laundromat on a hot and humid summer's day have you? Air conditioning isn't an option (would be foolish with all those dryers going), so one has to do something. Local laundromat leaves the back service door open, and front door as well, along with the fan going, and still wouldn't go there on a hot day. Problem is the same really for all sorts of commercial laundries, probably worse where ironers and other other heat generating equipment, and or steam boilers are running as well. If one examines photographs of laundries, old and new, you will see fans (or very large windows). In the days before electricity and or fans, it was HELL to work in a laundry during warm months of the year. And since labour protection laws, and unions weren't that strong, you either put up with it or quit. |
Post# 324373 , Reply# 12   1/14/2009 at 16:46 (5,551 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 324382 , Reply# 13   1/14/2009 at 17:20 (5,551 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 324383 , Reply# 14   1/14/2009 at 17:23 (5,551 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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The highest efficiency gas furnaces these days have 2 flue pipes. One for exhaust, and one for intake. This way, they aren't using the air they have already heated for combustion and exhaust. Many installers only route the exhaust out of the building, and leave the intake inside. This lowers the efficiency of the heating system considerably. Also, these types of furnaces can be installed in small closets without ventilation and louvered doors. The louvers on the doors are there so a less efficient furnace can suck enough air for combustion. If the furnace gets its air from the outside, it no longer needs to be in a well-ventilated closet. Failing to connect the intake pipe to the outside when the furnace is installed in a poorly ventilated space can cause there to be insufficient oxygen for proper combustion, leading to carbon monoxide. The reason for this ramble is: has anyone ever marketed a dryer which takes its intake air from outside? It would seem to make sense, that way the dryer isn't blowing the heated or cooled air out of a building. The only downside I can think of would be the possible need for a filter to get rid of dust from the intake air. Of course, if the indoor air in our buildings is more polluted than the outside air, it may be an improvement, even lacking a filter. Just some disorganized thoughts, Dave |
Post# 324390 , Reply# 15   1/14/2009 at 17:58 (5,551 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)   |   | |
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It is zero degrees here. I wonder if sucking frigid air in the dryer would affect the efficency much. |
Post# 324394 , Reply# 16   1/14/2009 at 18:04 (5,551 days old) by shawn (Waterford Ct)   |   | |
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What make of washer's are in this laundromat? |
Post# 324396 , Reply# 17   1/14/2009 at 18:13 (5,551 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Not sure, but think that it does. Every dryer owner's manual I've read states that drying time can be affected by the temperature of incoming air. Which when you think about it does make sense, since incoming cold air must be heated longer in order to generate temperatures needed to satisfy the thermostat/heat laundry. One does suppose the change in efficency would probably be small on a high powered gas or 220v dryer, versus say small 110v appliances, which struggle with puny heating anyway. L. |
Post# 324415 , Reply# 18   1/14/2009 at 19:41 (5,551 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Cold air is capable of holding less moisture than warm air. I think a greater potential problem might be when the weather is warm and humid (Savannah, GA anyone?). I think if cold, and relatively dry air, is heated so it could hold more moisture, it could perform very well in a dryer. Your thoughts? Dave |
Post# 324429 , Reply# 19   1/14/2009 at 20:22 (5,551 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 324434 , Reply# 20   1/14/2009 at 20:44 (5,551 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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When I rebuilt RJ's Neppy dryer during a December cold snap, the service literature made reference to a fault code that would be recorded if the target temperature wasn't reached within a certain time, advising this can occur when operating in low ambient temperatures. Sure enough, when running a test load in the garage, the fault triggered. It's a diagnostic fault only, doesn't otherwise affect operation via moisture sensor, except perhaps extending drying time a little. Dryers with thermostat-controlled autodry cycles CAN be thrown off-kilter by low ambients. Residing in a heated area but pulling in cold outside air may have a similar effect, although it shouldn't affect moisture-sensor autodry. |
Post# 324451 , Reply# 21   1/14/2009 at 22:25 (5,551 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 324466 , Reply# 23   1/15/2009 at 01:09 (5,551 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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