For the owner of the laundry plants, the high rewash rate hinders the operation because it costs water, electricity, steam, and detergent, and reduce customers’ trust due to the quality issue in delivery. This article brings you 6-step solutions. Mastering these 6 core links can make the washing process smoother and further improve the operational efficiency.
Find Root Causes
If people want to solve the rewash problems, they need to figure out the causes. It is better to let data speak than to judge based on experience. It is suggested to establish the rewashing registration system to record: types of each batch of linen that need to be rewashed, the condition of stains residue, the parameters of the original washing process, and the specific problems reported by the customers.
● According to the record, there are two kinds of causes.
- First: Internal factors
Dosage of detergents, improper setting of temperature, and mixed materials in linen.
- Second: External factors
The linen sent by the customers has stubborn stains on it. The damaged package during transportation causes secondary contamination.
After knowing the roots, people can do the following improvements with a purpose and avoid blind adjustments.
Optimize the Washing Process
Good washing effects rely on a standardized process instead of luck. People should make customized washing solutions according to the characteristics of the linen. The tablecloths in hotels can be treated with special oil emulsifiers because they are heavily soiled with grease. Light cotton textiles should be treated with a proper dosage of color-safe bleach and a proper temperature to prevent yellowing after washing. Also, the operating standards for each link should be clear to avoid the fluctuation of the washing effects caused by arbitrary operations. The linen should be sorted by materials, colors, and degree of contamination. The water temperature of the main wash should be determined by the types of linen.
Maintain Equipment
Equipment is the key to doing all processes well. Once a malfunction occurs, even the best process is hard to get a good result. People should make a regular maintenance plan for equipment:
● Weekly check whether there are any residual stains on the drum of the industrial washing machine and whether the spray system is clogged.
● Monthly, calibrate the temperature sensor and water level controller to ensure the accuracy of the parameters.
● Quarterly inspect the motor speed and transmission components to prevent unstable operation of the equipment.
Also, Operation and Maintenance Reminder Stickers can be affixed to the equipment. The stickers should mark the key points of daily inspections and the methods for handling abnormal situations, which can help employees find out minor issues in time and prevent the entire batch of linen from being washed again due to equipment hazards.
Training for Employees
All washing processes must be done by the staff. Actually, many rewashes are caused by improper operations, like mixing of linen and improper dosage of detergents. As a result, the training should focus on both skills and awareness.
● New employees
Laundry plants should carry out hand-in-hand teaching comprehensively from linen classification, detergent proportioning to equipment operation, and pass each assessment one by one.
● Veteran employees
Regular problem review meetings are organized to analyze recent cases of re-washing and summarize the methods to avoid them.
● Assessment
A simple assessment mechanism, such as linking the individual’s responsibility for linen washing rate to performance, can motivate employees to pay attention to operational details and make them follow standards as a working habit.
Intelligent Technologies
Nowadays, many intelligent tools can help laundry plants reduce the rewash rate, and the investment threshold is not high. Introducing the laundry equipment with automatic identification can precisely control the washing time, temperature, and dosage of detergents. There is no need to worry about the wrong setting of parameters by staff. After using a simple management system to record the operating data of every equipment in real time, the system will inform people in time when problems like abnormal water temperature, insufficient spinning speed occur.
Feedback Channel
Reducing the rewash rate is not a one-off solution. It requires continuous improvement through constant feedback. Laundry plants should proactively communicate with customers and do regular follow-ups to understand feedback on the use of linen. If a customer mentions that a certain batch of bed sheets has a residual odor, laundry plants should trace back the washing process in time to find the reasons. When receiving customers’ complaints, laundry plants should quickly respond to the customers’ complaints to avoid small problems from turning into a crisis of confidence.
Conclusion
In fact, the core of reducing the rewash rate is turning the treating problems passively to taking the initiative to prevent problems. The implementation of these six links can reduce unnecessary cost waste and retain customers by stable washing quality, so that laundry plants have more confidence in the competition.
Post time: Dec-25-2025