Thinking of buying a new GreenEarth drycleaning machine?

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Below you'll find specific information designed to help you achieve the best possible performance from your new GreenEarth process. The information below has been reviewed by industry vendors and drycleaners to assist you in your buying and design decisions. You may find these guidelines relevant to many of the newer machines, regardless of which solvent may be selected.

Design considerations

How do you plan to use this new process?

It’s good for all of your general drycleaning requirements, leathers, curtains and even wedding gowns.  It’s not designed for items that you now normally wash or wet clean.

Step 1:  Calculate capacity

The first step in your buying process is to determine the required capacity of your new equipment.  If you buy too small of a machine, you may need to overload it which will impact your cleaning results and extend your cycle times.  If you buy too large of a machine, you’ll spend more money than you may need to spend. 

One must also consider increase volumes. If you are currently outsourcing curtains, households,leathers, eveningwear, wedding gowns, these are now likely to be performed in-house, with the Greenearth® cleaning process.

Also, if you require a large portion of your volume to be cleaned and returned in a short period of time for agencies, dry shops or commercial contracts, a higher capacity may be required.

Answer the following 2 questions:

1.  How many kilos per hour do you require to be cleaned with this new equipment?

2.  Multiply your answer in Question #1 by 1.5 to calculate your required equipment size.  _______ kilos per hour x 1.5 = _________

Purchasing a capacity of 1.5 times your hourly requirement takes into consideration longer cycle times for the GreenEarth process, from 60 to 80 minutes and filling machines to only 85% of stated equipment capacities to provide appropriate cleaning and drying action.

Step 2:  Cleaning Equipment Features

Based on test site results, the following equipment design has shown to improve cleaning and solvent mileage.

Strongly Recommended

* High extraction – 440 to 500 rpm
* Carbon core filter (Deco)
* 1 X Spin filter
* Still
* Still rake
* Call connect to an external phone for downloading programming and diagnostic (not yet available from all manufacturers)

 

Not Required

Automatic still clean out – Sludge pump (existing affiliates have not found this feature to be required)

2nd Filter
3rd Tank

Automatic lint screen spray cleaner.

Step 3:  Additional equipment requirements

Newer cleaning machines, regardless of the solvent used, require proper temperature control of the solvent. 

Strongly Recommended

* Chiller (size must be adequate to properly perform its task)

Step 4:  Location and installation requirements

Replacing older cleaning machines with new machines or adding equipment in a plant impacts other aspects of the operation which may need to be reviewed prior to installation.

- PRV – pressure reduction valve (400 KPA max)

- Floor support adequate for high speed extract

- Boiler capacity (steam requirements may have increased)

- Electrical capacity (electrical requirements may have increased)

- Size of the water line into machine (proper sizing is required to provide adequate flow)

- Physical placement (Cleaning machines should be placed away from boiler gases)

Contact us or your local equipment representative for additional installation planning and ongoing support

 

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