FAQs Archive

Q: Can you tell me at what temperature I should be running my water heaters?

The recommended temperature for the water heater is 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Q: One of our area day missions uses Huebsch laundry equipment to allow the homeless community to wash their clothes. The dryers are model #HT035NQTB2G2W0. What is the average gas and electric usage per load with this unit?

For a 35lb tumbler—gas consumption per load is 34,853 Btus which is 0.383 cents per load (assumes average cost of natural gas at $1.10 per Therm). Energy to run the motors and control is approximately 0.025 cents per load (assumes 0.065 cents per kWh electricity). Total cost per load—approximately 0.41 cents. The answer to this question can get a little tricky, though. Variables come into play beyond our control. Wetness of the load, size of the load and time set on the control. (It takes 25 minutes to dry a common load in this tumbler).

Q: What is the water usage per hour of HC20-80lb (40) and stack washer/dryer (LTZA9A/LTZA7A)?

There are many variables to water use. How the owner programs the machine and which cycles are selected by end users will change consumption. The best we can do is provide an estimate based on a commonly used cycle. For the HCs, we can give data for current Galaxy 400/600 controlled models, factory default normal warm cycle, 80 percent load. This data is gallons per cycle (not per hour). A cycle takes approximately 26 minutes. Daily water use will depend on cycles (or 'turns') per day. 20 lb = 20 gal 30 lb = 28 gal 40 lb = 34 gal 60 lb = 45 gal 80 lb = 63 gal For the stack, there is a testing procedure dictated by the U.S. Department of Energy, J1 testing, which uses a defined load and calculates the averages. Based on this testing, the washer part of the stack washer and dryer uses an average of 13.9 gallons per cycle which takes approximately 30 to 44 minutes depending on the cycle selected.

Q: I am thinking about buying a used washer model # UC18MC2NN1. It is wired for 220 volts three-phase. Is the motor prewired for 220 single phase?

Motors are not interchangeable between phases. The machine you are purchasing will only work on three-phase power.

Q: One of our community day missions uses Huebsch laundry equipment to allow the homeless community to wash their clothes. The dryers are Model #HT035NQTB2G2W0. What is the average gas and electric usage per load with this unit?

For a 35-lb tumbler the gas consumption per load is 34,853 BTUs which is $0.383 per load (assumes average cost of natural gas at $1.10 per therm). Energy to run the motors and control is approximately $0.025 per load (assumes $0.065 per kWh of electricity). Therefore, the total cost per load is approximately $0.41 per load. The answer to this question can get a little tricky since variables come into play beyond our control, such as wetness of the load, size of the load and time set on the control.

Q: Do you have a MEA number for your coin dryers in New York City? If not, are you listed with UL or have certification from any other national standards organization?

The MEA number used to be required by New York City. The building code has since been revised to state that MEA approvals were not required if the product was certified by a National Recognized Test Lab (NRTL). All of our equipment is CSA approved which is the equivalent of UL (both are certified NRTLs).

Q: I'm wondering about approximate numbers for the HCN080. The application for the machine is a mine site washing coveralls. I'd like to know about approximate time per load and the temperature of the water.

Mining will need a heavy soil cycle, which is a 45 minute cycle. The light soil cycle time is about 30 minutes. Temperature is completely input dependent on standard no heat models. Cold water input varies greatly by geography and time of year. Hot water heater temperature setting is also highly variable dependent on market and application. Cold cycle = all cold water input Warm cycle = half hot and half cold Hot cycle = all hot water The first bath will be significantly affected by the temperature of the load. Each subsequent bath will be affected a few degrees by the previous bath if a different temperature is selected or affected very little if the same temperature is used. Over the bath time, the water will also move a few degrees toward ambient room temperature. Because you are doing heavy soiled loads you will need hot water. If you assume half hot and half cold, measure your input temperatures and take an average and that should get you in the ballpark. There is no way to give you a reliable number without specific temps, specific cycle, actual load size, ambient temp, etc.

Q: We have an old Huebsch tumbler with a serial number of 68519. Any information on this machine would be appreciated. It is natural gas 2550 BTU, 110 Volt, 1/2HP, 1725 RPM motor. The basket is approx. 34 inches wide by 30 inches deep. We would like to know what its capacity is?

The most we can say about the unit is that it's probably designed as a 50-pound tumbler. Our best guess is that it was built in the 1960's.

Q: How are colleges and mobile home parks related?

Laundry businesses in areas around both colleges and mobile home parks have a history of success.

Q: What’s 2 + 2,000 + 250,000?

These are some of the requirements needed to own and operate a laundry. It takes an average of 2 hours of your time a day You need a minimum of 2,000 square feet of space to house a laundry $250,000 is the approximate startup cost of a self-serve laundry