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a. guest laundry
b. employees uniforms
c. linen used for banquet functions
Laundry personnel
Tunnel Dryer
On-site or on premises
laundry, however, refers to laundering activities
carried on within the
establishment by staff employed by the hotel.
Internal/ On premise
laundry
Linen cycle
Washing
This process is designed to perform three basic functions:
1. removal of soil
2. suspension of soil
3. discharge of the soil from the machine to the drain
2.Temperature of water:
If the temperature of water is too high, it is likely to damage
the linen. If the temperature is inadequate, the chemicals will not
work effectively.
3.Water level :
Incorrect dip levels can alter the concentration of the laundry
agents rendering them ineffective
5.Mechanical action:
Is radically affected by overloading or under loading as well as the
speed of the drum
1. Flush - To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid,
especially water:
a) Employee misuse
b) Poor treatment, washing and drying methods
c) Misplaced in external laundry
d) Customer or employee theft
Some methods adopted by hotels to control
shrinkage are given below:
Disciplinary Clear
action standards for
for misuse washing and
Train and drying
educate
employees on
how to use
linen