WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems is the second largest route laundry operator in the United States and #1 in Canada. Route laundry consists of anyplace other than a laundromat that needs washers and dryers. It might be a college, hotel guest laundry, apartment complexes, or other places. This means there are thousands of machines all around that WASH is connected to.
Owners of a location on a route can lease or buy machines and then usually collect any monies.
Sometimes WASH provides the machines and controls the location where they are placed.
The agreements usually include a service plan. Since these machines are usually small chassis machines (not the bigger stainless steel type large machines you often see in laundromats) they wear out a lot faster and are also usually in higher abused areas like apartment basements so they need to be replaced probably more often than most. So what happens to small chassis machines that are traded in from the route side?
Here in the Midwest they often go to the facility in Grand Rapids:
The rebuild and parts facility in Grand Rapids
Some used machines that came out of a location wait in the triage area
There are several bulkhead areas for washers to be hooked up and tested or repaired
Washers that have been brought off of a route location waiting to be inspected
Typically this is what the condition is of lots of machines coming to the facility
Brands and models that WASH does not service or sell typically get scrapped
Washers waiting to get inspected having just come back from the field
Used washers waiting to get redeployed after being inspected or rebuilt
New machines waiting to be sold or deployed on a route
The Maytag MAH21 Neptune washer has not been in production for many years. WASH still has many units in the field for customers who like them. This is one model where used Neptune washers come in and are tested and stripped of good parts to be reused and allows other Neptune washers in the fleet to be repaired or rebuilt. Eventually these parts will run out.
Plenty of storage room for new machines
transmissions waiting to be rebuilt
Transmissions pulled apart and cleaned up. Worn parts replaced.
New tub going into refurbished top loader
Old top loader tubs
MAH21 Neptune doors waiting to be inspected to see if they can be used on rebuilt machines for the route fleet
Tub Assembly area
More tub assembly
The end of the assembly line for Speed Queen front loaders
Speed Queen dryers being rebuilt for the route fleet
Speed Queen small chassis stack dryers being rebuilt for the route fleet
Dryer parts for rebuilding
More dryer rebuild area
Some washers come in with broken coin boxes that need to be drilled out
Parts are carried for all of the brands in the route fleet and Commercial Laundry Sales (what I do)
Hope you enjoyed the tour!
A Heck of A Nice Guy
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