Dry cleaning equipment

In everyday life, a person often encounters stains on things that cannot be washed with a regular washing machine. For complex dirt, there is a special procedure - dry cleaning. As a rule, it is produced in specialized places or at home. In both cases, all this requires special equipment.

Dry cleaning equipment can be different depending on its purpose. So, as a technique for home dry cleaning are used special washing vacuum cleaners. Their feature is simple maintenance and low cost. However, there are also disadvantages, including the inability to wash very difficult stains. Typically, such equipment is used at home for cleaning sofas, carpets, fabric coverings.

Equipment for mobile exit dry-cleaner. It is very similar to home equipment, but differs in its variety and higher price. The list of such equipment, in addition to vertical vacuum cleaners, may include:

• carpet extractor;
• manual machine for cleaning upholstered furniture;
• turbo dryer for carpets;
• apparatus for rubbing in powder.

Recently appeared in Russia dry cleaning sneakers... Only special washing machines are used there as equipment. The rest of the work is done by hand using chemical stain removers.

A very interesting task is cleaning of curtains by weight. This often helps to save a lot of time on removing, washing, ironing and hanging them. A machine is used for this, which is called that - an apparatus or unit for cleaning curtains.It is a kind of vacuum cleaner, but this is only in appearance. The essence of its work is not to suck out dust, but to use chemical, fast-drying substances.

Dry cleaning of clothes and shoes, as a rule, is done in specialized departments for money. For efficient operation, all cleaning is carried out on several types of machines. Each fulfills its role. The larger the company, the better and more expensive equipment it uses. But the most basic things that even a small dry cleaner should have are:

• professional washing machines;
• stain removal tables;
• finishing equipment;
• packaging machines.

The first stage is washing in special washing machines. By their principle, they vaguely resemble ordinary household washing machines, but only more complex in structure. A professional washing machine includes several required accessories.

• Drum... As a rule, it is installed with a large boot capacity. In large companies, you can load up to 230 kg of items to be washed into it.
• Solvent tanks. A chemical is poured into them, with the help of which stains will be washed.
• Distillation system. It is needed for the used solvent. The chemical after the work performed contains a lot of impurities - sludge. With such a system, it is cleaned and ready for use again.
• Filters... They are part of the distillation system.

The stain removal table is a professional equipment used to remove highly complex stains. Such a machine consists of the following parts:

• table with a vacuum pump;
• additional table for cleaning small dirt;
• spray gun, it is necessary for spraying chemicals;
• air pistol;
• compressor needed to operate the gun.

The principle of its operation is very simple. The thing, after washing in the washing machine, is placed on the table of the appliance. The spray gun is used to apply the cleaning agent needed to successfully remove stains. After that, the operation of the air gun begins, knocking out the dirt from the thing. After these two procedures, clothes or shoes are washed from dirt, but are not yet ready for further use.

The task of the finishing equipment is to tidy things up by smoothing them out. The procedure includes 2 stages:

• steaming - general cleaning of folds with steam;
• finishing - ironing of small parts (collars, cuffs).

Finishing equipment is:

• ironing tables;
• ironing presses;
• irons;
• console tables;
• steam dummies;
• steam generators.

Finishers use high pressure steam. In such conditions, the fabric becomes more susceptible to change in shape, that is, the disappearance of folds. This equipment is accompanied by special presses or irons, depending on the company. A steam dummy is also appropriate, which allows you to iron a thing specifically for a person. After three stages, the item is cleaned, ironed and ready to use. However, large dry cleaners use equipment for the next, 4th stage.

Such devices are used to ensure that the client receives his clothes in a proper way. They are of different types and types:

• desktop packers;
• packaging machines;
• packing tables;
• packers for pillows and blankets.

The market is mainly represented by imported brands.

• Alliance... It is an American firm with 100 years of experience in the manufacture of dry cleaning equipment.The largest manufacturer of semi-professional appliances, including those for the home.
• Conf Plastic... A company that has been producing Italian equipment for 50 years. All products are manufactured from light alloys and stainless steel.
• Astra... It is a Latvian engineering plant operating since 1929. At the moment, it manufactures a variety of products, including equipment for laundries.
• Danube International. Company from France. A distinctive feature of its products is efficiency due to the reduced consumption of consumables.
• Domus... The Spanish firm has been making laundry products for 90 years. It combines many years of experience and new technologies in production, due to which it is in high demand.
• Miele... Leading brand in premium home appliances. The company is originally from Germany and dates back to 1899. Branches and subsidiaries are located in more than 100 countries around the world.

When buying goods for dry cleaning, you should pay attention to some of the nuances.

• Determine the task... If you need something inexpensive for home cleaning, then home appliances are worth choosing. On the other hand, if you need high-quality equipment for a company, then you need to buy more professional tools.
• Know about the features of operation. Some equipment requires more complex handling. Therefore, to save future time, it is better to buy simpler devices.
• When choosing equipment for home or away focus on those things that will be cleaned. There are dry cleaning machines for textiles, leather goods, suede.
• Decide for which stage the product is being purchased. So, there are washing machines, stain removal tables, finishing equipment and packaging. They have different costs and tasks.