A commercial laundry is a relentless consumer of energy: washers fill with hot water that goes down the drain, and dryers exhaust hot, moist, lint-laden air that must be replaced by conditioned make-up air. In a 24/7 operation like a hotel, hospital or uniform service, that load dominates the utility bill, which makes laundry one […]
Laundry Heat Recovery: Reusing Wash and Dryer Exhaust
Laundries are heat hogs Commercial laundries heat vast volumes of water and run dryer exhaust hot and moist all day. Up to 70% of their energy can leave as warm water and humid air. Recovery is the fastest payback in the sector. Two streams to catch Wash water - drain water at 40-60C feeds a […]