How To Use DLI's
Cleaning Performance and Laundry Performance Evaluations
Drycleaning Performance Evaluations (DPE) and Laundry Performance Evaluations
(LPE) by the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) are a simple and effective
way to evaluate the inner workings of your operation. In using the Evaluation's test piece, DLI
will help you test the effectiveness of the products and procedures used in
your facility.
Testing Your
System
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To get started, contact DLI to request Evaluation packages for your laundry
or drycleaning system or both. This can be done by calling DLI at 800-638-2627 or sending us an email to Techline@DLIonline.org.
- After ordering the
Evaluation package(s) of your choice, you’ll receive in the mail a number of
different fabric swatches to add to the laundry formula or cleaning cycle you’d like to test.
- Run the swatches through your machines the required
number of times according to the instructions provided.
- Return the cleaned swatches to DLI to have them
comprehensively analyzed for a variety of metrics such as how well your processes are keeping whites white and removing soils.
The laundry test towels will show effectiveness of bleaching and whether or not
the wash formula is compromising fabric tensile strength.
Our technicians will subject your returned swatches to a variety of tests in
DLI's Research Laboratory. DLI urges members who use the service to provide as
much information as possible on the request form.
With a DPE it is important to know what
equipment, detergents, and solvents are being used. LPE users should indicate
the laundry classification and the type of bleach used in the formula.
On the bottom of the DPE report a member
sees where the cleaning is excellent, good, fair, or poor in terms of graying,
yellowing, whiteness, water-soluble soil, and insoluble soil. A Laundry
Performance report shows whether or not the wash formula met acceptable
standards. Based on the test results, DLI then provides tips on how to increase
the efficiency and effectiveness of your laundry and drycleaning procedures.
"Sometimes small changes in machine performance or even
the environment can affect our cleaning ability, changes that may be
undetectable day-to-day," said Aaron Nishizaki of Twin Oaks Cleaners in
Houston, Texas. "The Cleaning and Laundry Performance Evaluations give us a
clearer insight into changes in our process." Parts break down, filters wear
out, and works get clogged up, meaning that regular testing is an important part of keeping machines, cleaning cycles and laundry
formulas working properly. Plus, you'll gain peace of mind knowing that you’re
doing everything in your power to live up to your customers' expectations.
The cost of each test beyond the number allotted according to membership level
is currently $29 for the Drycleaning Performance Evaluation and $35 for the
Laundry Performance Evaluation. Also available are 60-day and 90-day
subscription services that allow drycleaners to continually test their
equipment to guarantee that the services they provide to their customers are of
the highest possible quality.
"My grandparents started Twin Oaks Cleaners in 1954," Nishizaki
said. “Before them, my great-grandparents were in the laundry business. For
four generations my family insisted on one thing…that our customers' clothes
were cleaned in only ideal conditions.” One of the founding principles of the
Nishizaki family garment care dynasty is to provide reliable service using the
best procedures available. Firmly cement the legacy of your own business by
making sure that your wetcleaning and drycleaning machines are operating at
peak efficiency.
Members who receive a passing grade on the Drycleaning
Performance Evaluation will receive a certificate to display as evidence that
their cleaning is the best it can be. “Being able to show the customer that we
care about their clothes and can confidently prove to them that our cleaning
power is tested and checked several times a year sets us apart from some
cleaners,” Nishizaki said.
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Drycleaning Performance Evaluation Kit
| Laundry Performance Evaluation Kit
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Click here to view a sample Laundry Performance Report.
Click here to view a sample Drycleaning Performance Report.
To request a Drycleaning or Laundry Performance evaluation call (800)
638-2627 or send an email to: techline@dlionline.org.
Number of
included evaluations by membership category.
Membership Category
|
Free LPE /
year
|
Free DPE /
year
|
Premier
|
4
|
4
|
Gold
|
2
|
2
|
Silver
|
1
|
1
|
Subscriptions are available for this service to provide
periodic monitoring of your cleaning quality.
Subscriptions
package pricing:
Frequency
|
LPE
|
DPE
|
12 / year
|
$250
|
$209
|
6 / year
|
$147
|
$122
|
4 / year
|
$112
|
$93
|
2 / year
|
$63
|
$52
|
Single
|
$35
|
$29
|
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