Commercial Laundry
Commercial laundry equipment covers washing machines, tumble dryers, ironers and laundry detergents built for high-volume, high-temperature cycles that domestic machines can’t sustain, used by hotels, guesthouses, holiday parks, care homes and larger pubs processing linen, towels and chef whites on-site. Load capacity (kg) matched to daily laundry volume comes first, since undersized machines wear out fast under commercial use.
Related: Ironers · Laundry Detergents · Tumble Dryers · Washing Machines · Warewashing · Cleaning Equipment
Buying guides: On-site laundry vs contract laundry for hotels and care homes
Key specifications
Commercial washing machines typically range from 6kg for smaller sites up to 20kg+ drum capacity for hotels and care homes, running on three-phase power for larger capacities and cycles as short as 20-30 minutes for rapid turnaround. Tumble dryers are similarly sized by kg load, with ironers (rotary/flatwork) rated by roller width (cm) for sheets and tablecloths. Gas and electric heating options are common at the larger end, with reverse-tumble dryers and sluice-cycle washers standard where care home hygiene requirements apply.
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Commercial Laundry — FAQs
Does a hotel need a commercial washing machine or can domestic machines cope?
Domestic machines aren’t built for the daily cycle volume and high-temperature washes (60°C+) needed for hygienic linen processing, so any hotel or care home doing on-site laundry needs commercial-rated machines to avoid frequent breakdowns.
What size commercial washing machine is needed for a small care home?
A 10-13kg capacity machine is typically the starting point for a small care home, scaling up to 20kg+ for larger sites with higher daily linen and resident laundry volume.
Brands typical of this category include Miele Professional, P&G Professional and Electrolux, all well suited to hotel and care home on-site laundry rooms.
