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Buying Guides
Front load vs top load washing machines: which suits your site
Front loader or top loader, the real differences in water use, wash quality, extraction, running cost and fabric life, and which one belongs in a commercial laundry.
By Aqualogic7 min read
Laundromat Investment
Coin laundry equipment: what to buy for every kind of site
Coin operated washers and dryers, vended machines and cashless upgrades, how to choose the right mix for a laundromat, caravan park, apartment block or campus.
By Aqualogic8 min read
Laundry Operations
Hot, warm or cold: choosing the right wash temperature
What temperature a warm wash actually is, whether 40 degrees counts as cold, and how to pick hot, warm or cold for every load in a commercial laundry.
By Aqualogic7 min read
Laundromat Investment
What it really costs to buy a laundromat in Australia
Fit-out, equipment, utilities and rent, a realistic build of the numbers behind an Australian laundromat, plus the assumptions that sink first-time buyers.
By Aqualogic9 min read
Payment Systems
Coin operated or cashless: choosing a laundry payment system
Coin, card and app payment compared on revenue, running cost, security and reporting, and how to run a hybrid site without confusing customers.
By Aqualogic8 min read
Buying Guide
Commercial washing machine prices: what actually drives the number
Capacity, extraction, heating and controls explain most of the price gap between two machines that look identical. Here is how to read a quote properly.
By Aqualogic9 min read
Buying Guide
Buying second hand laundry equipment without buying a problem
Used commercial machines can be excellent value or an expensive mistake. The checks, cycle counts and parts questions that separate the two.
By Aqualogic8 min read
Equipment
Choosing a commercial dryer: gas, electric or heat pump
Dryers quietly consume most of a laundry's energy budget. How to match capacity to your washers and pick the heating type that suits your site.
By Aqualogic9 min read
Equipment
Sapphire: what connected laundry actually changes on site
Remote programming, live cycle data and verifiable disinfection reporting, a plain-English look at what Girbau's Sapphire platform does for operators.
By Aqualogic
Laundry Design
Specifying an on-premise laundry that still works in ten years
Most laundry problems are design problems. Here's how we approach layout, utilities and linen flow before a single machine is chosen.
By Aqualogic
Payment Systems
Why cashless payment lifts laundromat takings
Coin handling costs more than it collects. A look at the revenue, pricing and data upside of app-based laundry payment.
By Aqualogic
Company news
Ecologic appointed sole distribution partner for Girbau across Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
Ecologic appointed sole distribution partner for Girbau across Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
By Aqualogic1 min read