Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Wascomat=No Dryer Fires?


I attended a Wascomat equipment seminar in Milwaukee recently.
Nice display.
A management representative that was from Texas gave the presentation about the different advantages of using Wasomat equipment. When it came to the dryer line his quote was "We have never had a dryer fire with this series of equipment."
That sounded odd to me, having to had to deal with 45 dryer fires up to this point in my career.
I challenged him on it and he assured me it was true.

A couple of weeks ago I had a teleconference meeting with a Wascomat representative named Zach.
I told him what Andy said and asked why Wascomat don't have a fire suppression system on them.
Below is his response: 

 “Because we monitor BOTH the inlet and outlet air temperatures, and because we have a software routine that assures "COOL DOWN TEMPERATURE" as well as cool down time, the risk of fire is dramatically reduced in our machines, and so we have not endeavored to design a water based fire suppression system.

We like to think of our system as "ACTIVE FIRE PREVENTION".
* In the cold makeup-air environments of winter, water-charged fire suppression systems present a very high risk of pipes bursting.
* Our equipment is fitted with FOUR, yes FOUR temperature sensing devices, to prevent the conditions that lead to fire developing in the first place. Our inlet air sensors turn the burner off for a pre-defined time if and when the inlet air temperature reaches a preset temperature, preventing scorching, and dramatically reducing the risk of spontaneous combustion.
* Our "Cool-Down-Temperature" feature (in addition to a minimum cool-down time) ensures that the exhaust air has fallen well below a "safety temperature" before the machine ends its cycle.
* The anti-crease feature periodically tumbles the load, to prevent the concentration of energy that results in spontaneous combustion.

I don't know how to look up the stats for the country on dryer fires involving Wascomat dryers. Of the 53 laundromats I've owned or managed only three had Wascomat dryers. Those three stores never had a dryer fire when I was running them.
Thoughts?

Ev
A Heck of A Nice Guy

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.