Analyze the Reasons for Linen Damage in Laundry Plants from Four Aspects Part 1: Natural Service Life of Linen

In recent years, the problem of linen breakage has become more and more prominent, which draws great attention. This article will analyze the source of linen damage from four aspects: the natural service life of linen, hotel, transportation process, and laundry process, and find the corresponding solution on the basis of it.

The Natural Service of the Linen

The linen that hotels are using has a certain lifespan. As a result, the laundry in the hotels should make good maintenance of the linen despite doing the normal laundry of the linen to prolong linen's lifespan as soon as possible and reduce the damage rate of the linen.

If the linen is used over time, there will be circumstances that the linen will be greatly damaged. If the damaged linen is still in use, it will have a negative impact on the hotel service quality.

The specific damage conditions of linen are as follows:

?Cotton:

Small holes, edge and corner tears, hems falling off, thinning and easy tearing, discoloration, decreased towel softness.

?Blended Fabrics:

Discoloration, cotton parts falling off, loss of elasticity, edge and corner tears, hems falling off.

When one of the above situations occurs, the cause should be considered and the cloth should be replaced in time.

● Generally speaking, the number of washing times of cotton fabrics is about:

? Cotton sheets, pillowcases, 130~150 times;

? Blend fabric(65% polyester, 35% cotton), 180~220 times;

? Towels, 100~110 times;

? Tablecloth, napkins, 120~130 times.

Hotels

The use time of hotel linen is too long or after many washing, its color will change, appear old, or even damaged. As a result, there are obvious differences between the newly added linen and the old linen in terms of color, appearance, and feel.

For this kind of linen, a hotel should replace it in time, so that it exits the service process, and should not make do with it, otherwise, it will affect the quality of service, so the interests of the hotel suffer losses.

Laundry factories

The laundry factory also needs to remind the hotel customers that the linen is close to its maximum service life. It not only helps the hotel to provide customers with a good stay experience but more importantly, avoids the linen damage caused by the aging of the linen and disputes with the hotel customers.