Everet's January 2026 Newsletter

 

Everet's January 2026 Laundry Newsletter Would someone turn the heat up a little please!

Tidbits From the WASHtub It's a new year! This winter has been cold enough so I hope that means we get a nice spring! If you're wondering why I have a silly face in the picture above, that is from the Clean Show in August 2025. To see a video to put the picture in context the link is below. New year usually means we laundromat owners start to think about equipment or remodeling ideas for 2026. Call me, send an email, or respond through this newsletter if there are any issues I can help with!   Below are articles from my laundry blog:   Competition: What does it mean for a small store competition-what-does-it-mean-for-small   Remodeling: You have to work with what you have you-have-to-work-with-what-you-have   2025 Clean Show Snippets: clean-show-2025-snippets   Laundromat owners get inspected for their license by their local communities. What do they look for? laundromat-health-inspection-list   Thinking about full cycle drying? If you have Alliance dryers here is how you change the price and top off minutes. This works for basically all of the Alliance brand dryers (Huebsch, Speed Queen, Primus, Ipso, etc.) with the same look and feel program-price-and-top-off-minutes

DeCoding Primus Washer & Dryer Serial Numbers

(Photos of me in a German laundromat featuring Primus equipment summer 2024)
 

Primus is a leading brand of washers and dryers in Europe that previously made machines for Maytag before being aquired by Alliance Laundry Systems. Machines that were made during the "Maytag period" my have a date code system used by Maytag branded machines at the time. So if you have a Primus and want to know how old it is here is at least a starting point.
The information I listed below is from an AI compiled article on the web.
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To determine the manufacturing date of a Primus washer, you need to locate the serial number on the appliance's rating plate. The last two characters of the serial number indicate the year and month of manufacture, using specific letter codes provided by Alliance Laundry Systems, the parent company of Primus. 

Locating the Serial Number

The rating plate is typically a sticker or metal plate found in one of the following locations: 

• Inside the door frame
• On the back of the machine
• On the side of the machine, near the bottom

Decoding the Serial Number

Once you find the serial number, identify the last two characters (e.g., DK in the example 520I000001DK). The first of these two characters represents the year, and the second character represents the month. 

Year Codes (Example: for years 2009-2020) 

• P: 2009
• R: 2010
• T: 2011
• V: 2012
• X: 2013
• B: 2014
• D: 2015
• F: 2016
• H: 2017
• K: 2018
• M: 2019
• Q: 2020

Month Codes 

• A: January
• B: February
• C: March
• D: April
• E: May
• F: June
• G: July
• H: August
• I: September
• J: October
• K: November
• L: December 

For example, a serial number ending in DK was manufactured in May 2015. 

For the most accurate and current codes, especially for years beyond those listed, consult the official documentation provided by Alliance Laundry Systems.