- Created on Friday, 02 June 2000 18:32 - Written by Rich
Fitzmorris Rewash is linen that must be washed again prior to
its use. There are generally two categories of rewash. The first
is linen with unacceptable quality, other than stains. This
linen is in good shapebut might be misfolded, wrinkled, have
dust or lint on it, or for some other reason should not be used.
The second type of rewash is linen that is stained due to usage.
To determine the percentage of each type of rewash, divide the
pounds of rewash for a given period by the total clean pounds
processed for the same time frame. The industry standard for
rewash is 2 – 3 percent of total linen processed. If your
percentage of rewash is higher than that, you should consider
taking steps toidentify the case. Rewash is costly by virtue of
additional labor cost, linen replacement, utility cost and
higher chemical cost.. The most likely cause of excessive rewash
is poor wash formulas for the type of linen being processed.
Time, temperature, chemicals and