When you operate a laundry facility for people who don’t have their own machines at home, you understand the costs of maintaining the washers and dryers. However, if your laundry facility offers laundry carts to your patrons, you will need to maintain these as well. The casters on these carts are something that often needs the closest attention to ensure the carts roll as they should.
Lubrication
The function of the casters on your carts depends greatly on the amount of lubrication present. Over time, the lubrication wears out, requiring you to reapply it. Pay attention to the casters at the bottom of each cart to see if they are experiencing difficulty rolling or if they are making more noise than usual. If either of these things happens, it may be time to reapply the lubrication you use to ensure the carts can easily move around your laundry facility.
Debris
As people roll your laundry carts around your facility, lint, hair and other debris can wind themselves around the nuts and bolts that hold the casters in place. When this occurs, it is important to remove this debris to avoid problems with the casters rolling. While you may be able to clear the debris by hand without removing the casters, sometimes it becomes necessary to remove them to clear them completely. Be sure to tighten the nuts as much as possible to keep the casters from falling off when people use the carts.
Replacement
The casters on a laundry cart can eventually break when you have owned the cart for a long period of time. This is why it is important to inspect the casters on a regular basis. This will help you identify any weakened casters before they actually break so you can replace them without someone complaining about a missing caster on a cart.
Laundry carts can be a useful item to provide to your patrons in a laundry facility. However, when you offer these carts, it is important for you to complete the proper maintenance on them to ensure they function properly when your customers use them. Making sure you keep the lubrication up to par, as well as removing the debris that can wrap itself around the casters, will ensure the carts roll well from place to place. Identifying weak or broken casters will also allow you to replace them quickly so your customers can always count on operational carts.
