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Encyclopedia > Wet clean

Wet cleaning


A non-toxic, environmentally safe dry-cleaning alternative utilizing computer controlled washing machines, biodegradeable soaps and conditioners, and specialized finishing (pressing) equipment suitable for virtually all fabric/fiber types.


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wetclenm (2011 words)
Wet cleaning machines are a new line of high-tech commercial washing and drying machines that increase the range of dry clean only garments that can be cleaned in water.
Wet cleaning is a process that requires skill, experience, and knowledge- with a dose of experimentation for best results.
With machine wet cleaning, several machine manufacturers believe that the essential components of a quality wet cleaning system should include: a high tech washer, the specifically formulated wet cleaning detergents/ chemicals, a high tech dryer, and proper training, cleaning skills, and knowledge of fabrics and fabricare.
Wet Cleaning | The Greener Cleaner Wastewater Report (5109 words)
Wet cleaning includes a range of technologies and techniques that use water to clean clothes that are typically dry cleaned.
Except for the wet cleaning machine and accompanying dryer, the equipment used in The Greener Cleaner is not atypical of the equipment in a dry cleaning establishment.
If the wet cleaning machine were run at maximum throughput for 24 hours with a typical cycle time of twenty minutes and maximum water use of 52 gallons per load, 3744 gallons of water would be used for the 72 loads.
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