February / March 2021 Bulletin

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We are proud to send out our February March 2021 Bulletin—we hope you enjoy it. We are open to serve your needs for equipment, supplies, parts, and repairs. See Service Tips by Ed, Parts Ideas by Barb, Supply by Chris, and Our Suppliers. 

New Updates: 

We have one opening for an experienced Maintenance Technician to install and repair washers and dryers. Send resume or contact Ed Jensen Service Manager, service@minnesotachemical.com or 651-288-4857 for further details. 

ON-PREMISE LAUNDRIES in Hotels, care facilities, and Hospitals:  Energenics Lint Buster Lint Filters are now available with bacteria-killing UV LIGHT.  Clean lint from your indoor air and clean bacteria from your indoor air. 

LAUNDRY and HOUSEKEEPING Sanitizing Supplies:  We have hand sanitizer, disinfecting surface cleaners, and disinfecting laundry supplies by ECOLAB and Pariser.  Call Chris at 651-288-4845.

DRY CLEANERS:  Sankosha has an operating showroom just outside Chicago. Try out live equipment! And rest assured, Sankosha supports new or used Sankosha equipment with parts and service help.

MILNOR and HUEBSCH are two of our favorite vendors. Feel free to visit their websites (Milnor and Huebsch) for more details on their great products!

This bulletin includes information on:

• Our Suppliers —  MILNOR / ACD Dryers
• Our Response to the Pandemic — Designated as Essential, We Are Open  
• Supply Deals by Chris — With help from John Sullivan, Supply Sales!    
• Service Tips from Ed Jensen — Laundromat Dryer/Washer Preventative Maintenance
• Parts Ideas from Barb — Identify Your Part

Additionally, we are pleased to offer the following:

SUPPLIES

We have you covered for Covid-19 issues to help make your workplace a safe place.  Ask us about surface cleaners, hand cleaners, and laundry chemicals from ECOLAB and Pariser.

Specials subject to supply on hand:

Pariser San-Man Hand Sanitizer with glycerin, 70% isopropanol alcohol, only $62.85 per gallon, call for Supplies — 800-328-5689

For your worn-out washers or dryers, we can install replacement equipment FAST - 800-328-5589.

Service Tips from Ed Jensen

Dryers Not Heating? Troubleshooting Tips

I have gotten a lot of calls lately on dryers not heating. I want to go over a few things to check when this happens: 

1. Is there power to the dryer? If yes, does the control light up on the dryer display? Does the light on the ignition control module light up? If there is power and lights are not on, ignition control module has failed.

2. If all above items are OK and you still have no heat, check to see if you are getting spark. If no spark, replace your high voltage lead wire. If you are getting spark then check to see if you’re getting voltage to your gas valve. If you are and you just not getting gas then it’s your gas valve or your pressure regulator.

3. If all of these check out, you should remove your burner tubes and clean them with warm water.

4. And a reminder, you should get your exhaust vents cleaned once a year for proper air flow. Make sure there is no bird screen on the exhaust outside the building – screen will clog! Clogged vents can lead to no heat because your airflow switch is not pulling in. Remember I am just a phone call away for technical support at 651-288-4857

Monthly: Inspect and replace worn belts. Check washers for noise in main bearings, motors. Debris caught between drum and shell can also cause noise. Inspect the anchor bolts and grout.

Yearly: Have main drains professionally cleaned to prevent them from backing up or causing odor by standing water in troughs. Check the screens in the fill hoses. Clean them or replace them. Dirty screens mean slow fills. A little preventive maintenance for your washers and dryers will make your laundry run more efficiently and reduce break downs.

New Featured Products 

Energenics UV-MAX is a portable UV-C sanitizer device to disinfect rooms, soiled sort areas, trucks and comes in two sizes. Call for equipment department sales.

Sanitizing supplies—we have hand sanitizer by Pariser HAND-SAN, ECOLAB products, and gloves. Call for supply department sales.

Same great features as our Standard Vinyl Basket Truck, but with our revolutionary air cushion bumper system.