Deck 9: Laundry Systems

Question 1

You manage a large hotel's on-premises laundry.One of the laundry-room workers, whose job it is to remove laundry from laundry carts and sort it, comes to you with a complaint-his back is hurting from constantly bending over to reach down into the bottom of the carts to retrieve the laundry.He says that other workers are experiencing similar problems with the carts, which are simple canvas laundry carts from three to four feet deep.Which of the following actions is the best solution to this problem?

A)Find an excuse to fire the employee; he is just an injury lawsuit waiting to happen.
B)Tell your boss that the hotel should close down its on-premises laundry and send the hotel's laundry to an outside contractor.
C)Replace the hotel's carts with "raising platform" carts.
D)Transfer the employee who is complaining to another department.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A cool-down cycle:

A)helps prevent laundry from wrinkling.
B)keeps tunnel washers from overheating.
C)can be a feature of both washer-extractors and dryers.
D)a and c

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Usually, the most economical heat source for a dryer is:

A)gas.
B)electricity.
C)steam.
D)coal.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Laundry chutes:

A)must be regularly checked for lint and dirt.
B)should never be locked.
C)are self-maintaining because the laundry cleans them as it slides through.
D)should only be locked at night.

Question 5

What happens to no-iron fabrics that are subjected to "thermal shock" in a washing machine?

A)The colors of the no-iron fabrics "bleed" into the wash water.
B)The no-iron fabrics become wrinkled.
C)The no-iron fabrics lose their elastic strength and tear more easily.
D)The edges of the no-iron fabrics become more susceptible to fraying.

Question 6

What is the most common and costly mistake institutional laundries make when drying laundry?

A)applying too much heat at the end of the drying cycle
B)taking too long to load or unload the dryers
C)underloading the dryers
D)allowing laundry to dry too long

Question 7

Regarding an on-premises laundry, the engineering department is responsible for:

A)maintaining laundry equipment.
B)staffing the laundry.
C)keeping the laundry's utility costs within budget.
D)a and c

Question 8

Which of the following statements about designing an on-premises laundry is true?

A)An on-premises laundry should be located as close to hotel guestrooms as possible.
B)An on-premises laundry should not be located in an area or room with an outside wall.
C)A cement floor with easily cleanable drains is ideal for an on-premises laundry.
D)All of the above.

Question 9

"Water hammer" occurs when:

A)water flowing rapidly through a pipe is abruptly stopped.
B)calcium and other substances in water clog a pipe.
C)water is incorrectly treated by the water softener.
D)water in hot water heaters is brought to high temperatures too quickly.

Question 10

Top-transfer tunnel washers:

A)subject laundry to successive "baths" within the same cylinder.
B)drain the water from the laundry before moving it along to the next bath within the washer.
C)subject laundry to a centrifugal force within each bath in order to promote cleaning.
D)transfer both the water and the laundry to the next bath within the washer.