At Richard Jay, we offer washers with 3 types of heat options: electric, steam, and non heated. Each option has its own unique advantages, and the best choice for your facility will depend on your priorities and specific needs. In this blog, we’ll examine the benefits of each heating option and how they impact performance.
Electrically heated
Electrically heated washers use internal elements to heat up the water to the set temperature, out of the heat options this one is ideal for sites needing strict hygiene controls. Even if the washer is supplied with cold water only, the machine will heat to temperature in around 7-10 minutes and achieve the Australian standards for disinfection. To achieve optimal heating times, we recommend 750W to 1000W per kg capacity.
Steam heated
Alternatively, steam heated washers use a steam injector to heat the washer up to temperature, and relies on steam from a boiler to provide heat to the washer. This is very common in larger laundries and often more cost effective due these boilers being heated by gas. This also reduces the overall amperage needed for a laundry.
Non heated washers
Washers that do not include a heating element or steam injector rely on a hot water supply to reach temperature. Normally a laundry facility will choose a heat pump hot water supply, due to the very high efficiencies achieved in this scenario. Alternatively, the hot water system is managed by an instantaneous gas hot water system.
Of all the heat options, this isn’t common if any environment disinfection is needed, as the hot water system can’t maintain or guarantee the temperature is maintained at 65 degrees celsius for ten minutes, or 71 degrees celsius for three minutes to meet the Australian standards. Therefore, these machines are most commonly supplied in vend, where disinfection isn’t a priority and people are only loading individual or family washing into one machine.
If you’re looking to stock-up on a range of heat washer options for your laundry facility, call us today on 1300 742 427.
