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April 26, 2006
Do You Know How Many Therms You're Using?

MALIBU, Calif. – Natural gas and fuel oil prices have been on the rise in recent years, and industry veteran Al Jenneman doesn’t see that trend ending anytime soon. Thus, it’s vitally important, urges Jenneman, sales executive vice president from Kemco Systems, that commercial laundries regularly monitor their energy efficiency and adjust their operations accordingly.

This can be calculated using therms per hundredweight, he says, which is a critical and oftentimes cost-saving measuring stick.

October 23, 2004
Heat Recovery, Water Reuse Offer Options to 'Plug' Drain

To get the most of the precious water and heat energy that their plants use daily, laundry managers from all segments are realizing the potential for filtering and recycling wastewater for reuse as well as recouping thermal energy from wastewater, boiler exhaust and dryer/tumbler exhaust.

June 8, 2001
Making Every Last Drop Count

Keeping costs down while operating efficiently is typically a launderer’s top priority, but managing that task has grown more challenging as water sources figuratively dry up and utility rates skyrocket.

To make the most of the precious water their plants use daily, industry experts say laundry managers should consider filtering and recycling waste water for reuse and/or recouping some of its thermal energy through a heat-recovery system. A variety of systems for both purposes are available today.