Hotel laundry is mostly sheets, towels, comforters, and other large, bulky items. Most commercial washers are set up to wash over 275 pounds at a time. That’s over 45 regular loads at once! You don’t have access to that type of washer…
That’s ok. It’s not about the size of the machine. It’s about the empty space in the machine.
Sheets and towels need proper space to tumble, which is Step 4 – Agitation. Many people make the mistake of stuffing their washer too full. When machines are stuffed full, the linens have nowhere to tumble. And, linens don’t get properly cleaned unless they have proper agitation.
To loosen dirt, skin, hair, and stains, linens need agitation. Movement, pressure, and friction to disrupt stains and properly clean.
Part of the agitation is the machine tumbling clockwise and counter-clockwise. However, the other part of the agitation is the linens rubbing against each other while tumbling. Linens that have nowhere to move in the cycle can’t properly agitate.
Most small, residential machines aren’t designed to process the amount of laundry most people put in at once. Spread you loads into multiple smaller loads for a better clean.