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Are contract is up for renewal and Coinmac, out current vendor, is proposing LG washers and dryers. My biggest concern is how well the dryers work. They say the washers are very efficient, they use less water and are 25% bigger than the Speed Queen, but they want to meter the dryers at 35 minutes for the first coin drop. I wonder if anyone has experienced them and how much time they actually need to dry
TIA
Yes, of course, We have proposals from HiRise,Automatic Indutries, Spincycle, Hercules, and Coinmac. Waiting to hear from Sebco. SDI didn't want to bid and Mac Grey never called back. Coinmac is our current vendor.
So yea we are not just going to one vendor
WE have them land are very happy with the operation.
I believe our dryers are metered at 45 minutes.
We have the card system and don't use coins.
How many units in your building? Coinmach will negotiate on contract terms.
I can give you a lot of info if you go further with them.
this guy may work for Coinmach. i find that i completely dry a large load of laundry at 28 minutes. NOT 45. That is when you fry your clothes as over-drying can create cause considerable wear and tear. 45 minutes is EXCESSIVE. VERY IMPORTANT - GET DRYERS THAT OFFER 7 MINUTE INTERVALS AT 25 CENTS PER INTERVAL.
I agree that there should be $0.25 meter rates, though the vendors I've talked to all want to only give 5 minutes for $0.25 ($1.75 wash) I know everything is negotiable
Question is how good are the dryers? I know that in a new 60K btu/hr ADC dryer I can dry a set of sheets in 15 minutes. Will the LG driers work as well? ON the same or less gas?
Some of the responses have misunderstood your question. I think your answer is in the specs. If an ADC dryer puts out 60K BTU/hr, compare that with what the LG puts out - same BTU rating should give you the same drying power and the same gas consumption.
FYI, we changed our laundry rooms a couple of years ago. The triple loader washers were LG - beautiful washers but we eventually had to replace them with Maytag because of reliability problems with the digital control system. Maybe the newer models have overcome the problem but it would not hurt to ask your vendor.
"This guy" doesn't work for Coinmach. "This guy is the President of a co-op with 100 units in Manhattan and has extensive experience negotiation with laundry companies.
We haven't had one individual complain about fried clothes.
Try drying your clothes on "permanent press" or "delicates".
by fired clothes I obviously mean over-dried clothes. it is not great for them. why waste all the electricity an money overdrying eveyrthing? 18 minutes does it.
because the building will pay for electricity and water, the machines must be the most energy efficient out there. Here is what Consumer Reports likes in LG's ( yours should be comparable - oh yes and do NOT pay more than 25 cents for a 7 minute cycles and no 5 minute cycle. Just negotiate and they should renovate your laundry room for free. tiles on floor, etc.
LG Allergiene WM2688H[WM]A
Front-loading models
$1500
78
95
LG WM0642H[W]
Front-loading models
$900
78
95
LG WM2016C[W]
Front-loading models
I see the conversation is going sideways here... To answer your question, LG is very reliable and efficient.
LG Corporation is on the fast trac to being a #1 manufacturer (I purchased LG for my personal washer & Dryer)
And no, I do not have stock in the company!
~AR
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Hello - the dryer should be no more than 25 cents for each 7 minutes . Do not use the machines aht wont let you elect by the 7 minute blocks.
All your washing machines, and i mean all - should be front loading.
anyhow PLEASE get proposals from other companies. For the good of your building.
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