3 Laundry Procedure - Washing

Washing
Top Load

There are two types of commonly used machines.
  1. Top Load washer ( Conventional )
  2. Front Load washer (H.E. - High Efficiency Machine)

The soap or detergent to use should match the type of machine you are using. 
Conventional or the Traditional Top Load unit commonly uses almost all kinds of soap offered to the market. Most of which creates so much suds or bubbles.

It is a wrong notion that if your detergent creates too much suds it will clean your clothes. Suds contributes less in the cleaning process. It is rather the "Surface Active Agents" or "SURFACTANTS" that aids the water in cleaning.

Front Load
However, there is a soap/detergent specially formulated for a front load washer. They are H.E. (High Efficiency) . Efficient because it is low suds whereby requiring less water to rinse.The good news is that it could be use on Conventional  washer.

 Read the machine manual to know how much detergent is recommended by the manufacturer.

Difference in Price 
If you are just starting out and would like to test the market, a front load machine might not be for you due to its price. A 7.5kgs capacity commercial front load washer ranges from 30k - 40k php depending on the brand, while a 10kgs capacity top load is about 35k php. 


Economical Use
Though, the top load seems a better choice for starters, it may not be economically viable in the long run. Here's a picture that tells us why:


Which Is Best in Cleaning?
In my honest opinion, front load out performs the top load by a mile. I have four front load washer at my shop. So if your competition is using a Top Load, i tell you, you have  the leading edge.


Rated Capacity

  • For a 10kg Capacity Top Load -about 50%  is comprise of water + weight of dry laundry
  • Top load uses more energy (electricity) to rotate the drum
  • A front load uses low energy and less water
Based on the facts stated above, It is either you want to invest in an expensive machine but with lesser cost on your operating expenses or buy  the cheaper top load and pay more on your consumables. You decide what works best for you.

Now the actual wash.

You may combine clothes (of a customer) example: colored t-shirt, colored polo, place inside a laundry net the delicate ones.

You may combine colored slacks together, just be sure to separate the bleeders. Combine towels, face towel, bath robe, and the likes. This group when mixed with colored shirt is sure to have lint. If this happen, use a lint roller.

Linen, pillow case, curtains, comforter maybe combined. However, a comforter is bulky and recommended to be wash separately.

If you will be mixing clothes of your customers in a single wash, then TAGGING would come in handy. A tagging paper is used and stapled either on the label or other part of the laundry. A color is assigned to a customer for identification. Threading  is similar to Tagging and uses thread for identification.

In my shop, we don't mixed clothes of Customer A with the clothes of Customer B. This lessens the possibility of lost items.

BTW, if you want to impress your customers, always soak the whites before doing the actual wash or OXY Soap works best for soaking.
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