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Landlord who offer in-house laundry service are considered to be good landlords as the incur extra costs to save the tenants time, how ever their good will and effort is often putting themselves at risk, excessive use of provided equipment can leave the owner with a hefty bill.

Students housing often does not include the cost of utilities so students who have their minds set on studying and partying often poorly organize when they are going to do their washing and frequently just a few pieces of clothing go for a full wash and dry cycle which can add up to a lot over a year, even if the students pay for their own utilities with no charge at the point of use they often forget or think one empty run won’t cost much so the students can end up with the bill so to protect both the owner and tenant a payment system is needed. 

Customers regular call up explain they want to control the usage of the laundry machines after their use has been abused by largely students tenants, even if there are only one or two people living in the accommodation there are stories of girlfriends washing an entire teams rugby kits after a particularly muddy game. This required multiple loads and even multiple washes of each load in this particular case the girl also chose to use the dryer in between washes, realising her mistake at the last stage, this relatively small deed left the land with a hefty bill.

We have customers asking if the SP100 will reduce the energy cost associated with providing laundry services and while it does not save energy its self  it does add a direct charge to any user of the system, encouraging economic use of the laundry services. Even if the washing machine is used excessively, it comes at no extra cost to the landlord as the user must pay an appropriate fee to start either machine and with the right price setting will even return a profit ensuring no nasty surprise bills.

Applying these boxes to your property does not reduce the attractiveness of in house laundry as the price can be set at a reasonable level, promoting tenants to be smart about their washing needs as opposed to deterring the facilities use.

Tamper proof designs also means once installed, students can not break into the machine and bypass the payment.

For more information either visit our website or give us a call on +44 (0) 1803 883833.

Just in and fresh on the website is the Exit Push Button.

The product is a switch contained in a stainless steel housing unit. Originally to be included in the SP111 door access product we decided to sell the unit separately as well after interest was raised.

A metal stainless steel exit push button, designed to be incorporated into any system requiring a button to exit. Can be fitted anywhere and is able to work with all mag-locks and electric strikes and a sleek modern design means the unit won’t look out of place.

Secure stainless steel design with symbolic identification makes it suitable for use in tourist area and abroad.

 

Recently a new product called the Speedchecker has been designed, the device is capable of accurately reading the speed of on coming and receding traffic and the displaying, in one of three modes, either the speed limit, the speed of the vehicle or the excess speed the vehicle is doing. 

It can be used on private property and by local councils to help reduce speeds in a new way, with out the difficultly of getting a speed camera. It is a small unit and so can be located almost anywhere and as it is either battery or solar panel operated does not required a complicated electrical setup or power lines run to street. 

The main projected use is on private roads either on university campuses, schools or business parks, it provides a safe legal method of warning drivers about their current speed or as a very obvious reminder about the speed limit, which is easy to overlook if someone is new to the site. it can just as easily be used on major roads into towns and villages to notify people to slow down. 

The on board battery will last three days, extreme usage may cause this to differ, on one charge and if you decided to go for the eco-friendly solar panel version the Speedchecker should run indefinitely with no additional energy costs. The Speedchecker will also log the usage of the road so you can measure the usage and the amount of speeding that goes on a simple USB connection on the rear allows access. The super bright LEDs are visible in all weather and are extremely reliable.

Visit our website or give us a call for more information.

  One of our more up and coming products is the Shower Timer Coin Box, it is a small box designed to add a charge to sower function. 

It allows campsite owners to leave showers unattended while preventing abuse of systems with people showering for an unreasonable amount of time or leaving the showers on, all versions turn off automatically after a certain amount of time and are completely safe with an all-weather coating. 

The Shower Timer box works in the same way as a standard SP100(now available in Antique Silver) to work an electric power shower, in fact any Power Shower up to 30Amps may be used. The installation is as simple as the boxes workings, wire live, neutral and earth into the coin operated box and then live, neutral and ground out to the Shower unit, the customer puts money in the box which powers the shower for an adjustable amount of time. Certain models of power shower can run off a low voltage model meaning the coin box can be inside a wet area, usually the Coin box needs to be out side in a dry area. 

If you want to have a coin operated traditional shower then the coin box can operate a solenoid valve (similar to a two way central heating valve), this can easily be operated on a low voltage meaning the coin box can be put in the wet area. When coins are put in the Shower Timer hot water is allowed to flow and the customer can shower.

We have added a new box colour to our range, all products which come in a small box (SP100 and ESP007 series) can now be ordered in Antique Silver.

Although the Stone look fits the usual environment of a laundrette we realized a lot of our products were beings used in other circumstances where Stone would not have blended in well, which is why we have expanded the range to include Antique Silver.

The antique silver gives an alternate choice compared to the classic Stone colour. The two boxes are identically styled so they both have the same high specifications, long lasting weather resistant coatings and both boxes come with a choice of an added security bar shown above.

Our expanding range of coin box colours means that now the ESP007 machine will not look out of place in any room

When replacing the chip firstly make sure it is the correct way around, both the chip and the socket have semi circle cuts out which need to be aligned. Then place the chip onto it’s socket and firmly push down. If the pins are not aligned with the socket and are two wide then place the chip side-on a flat surface and then slowly “roll” the chip to bend half the pins at once.

All chips have a semi circular cut out to denote the top, visible in the above picture on the left, this lines up with the semi-circle cut out on the socket and the makings on the board. 

Showing the orientation of the IC socket on the SP100, the semi-circle cut out is visible on the left again.

 

These instructions and others are avaible in .pdf and paper form, please contact us if you would like a copy.

 • Read the bold text first to familiarise your self with the device.   

• All steps require the device be powered.    

• To programme tokens 10 examples of each coin is needed.   

Channel lights (left)  

This light show which channel is active by combinations of their value, for example channel 5 is lights 2 and 3.    

Channel values (right)   

This box displays the original settings for the mechanism and may change between individual devices. It also shows the value assigned to each channel.   

1. Disabling old coins   

• To start the reprogramming, firstly disable all not used coins/tokens, this is done by pressing the buttons twice which turns the main light red and feeding in the unwanted coin, returning the light to solid green. Repeat for each unwanted coin or token (for UK coins £2, £1, 50p, 20p 10p and 1p).    

2. Re-enabling coins   

• Press the button once and the main light will flash green, put the coin you want to work again through and the light will change to solid green.  

3. Programming for tokens  

• Press the button 5 times in quick succession, the main light should now be flashing amber.  

—-If you are programming multiple coins/tokens you will need to set the channel, do this by pressing the button, each token needs a new different channel (combination of channel lights).—-   

 • Insert all ten coins and the light should turn to flashing green.   

• Press the button to select the channel of the value you want the token to be.   

• For example on the above coin mechanism for a token equal to £1 press the button until 5 (2 and 3 are lit) is displayed.   

• Place a coin of the value equal to the token through and then press the button again.   

 Testing   

• Place one token through to test and verify.     

These instructions and others are available in .pdf and paper form, please contact us if you would like a copy.

With the increase in requests to reprogram the SP100 we decided to get in one ahead and publish a series of manuals on how to reprogram our products if you want to change it. Here is the instructions to reprogram the ESP007, the modernised version of the SP100.   

    

    

-In Tote mode with switch 8 on, the box will send a pulse to the machine start circuit once the correct amount has been added.   

The switches 1-6 need to be to be set so there total value (out lined below) is equal to the price you want to charge for one use. For most prices this involves multiple switches being on.

Switch 1 = 10p 

Switch 2 = 20p 

Switch 3 =40p 

Switch 4 = 80p 

Switch 5 = 160p 

Switch 6 = 320p 

For £1.70 (170p) switches 5 and 1 (160+10=170) must be on with 2,3,4 and 6 set to off. 

Switch 7 controls how long the pulse is, having it on means a long pulse of 5 minutes and having switch 7 set to off means a short pulse which last only 2 seconds.  

   

-When switch 8 is off then the board is in timer mode and the time per 10p can be set.  

 To select the right time turn the switches on, so that their total combined time value are the time you want the appliance to run.  

 Switch 1 = 10seconds  

Switch 2 = 20 seconds 

Switch 3 =40 seconds 

Switch 4 = 80p seconds 

Switch 5 = 160 seconds 

Switch 6 = 320 seconds 

Switch 7 = 640 seconds  

For 730 seconds per 10p or just over 2 hours per £1, switches 1,4 and 7 are on, switches 2,3,5 and 6 are off.  

These instructions and others are avaible in .pdf and paper form please contact us if you would like a copy.  

  

Make sure you have some of the coins/tokens you want to accept and that the coin mechanism is upright and secured to free up your hands. 

If your token is magnetic you must remove the magnet, this is done by removing a screw(yellow) on the rear and pushing the magnet out, if you token is non-magnetic please leave the magnet in as it stops coin sized washers 

 

To begin loosen and raise the bars A and C then tighten them up again, also tighten the two screws and loosen the two nuts near bar B. This should reject all coins. 

Hold the coin just in the coin entry slot and then lower bar A to be just above the coin, it should be rejected and larger coins will not go in. Tighten the screw again to ensure bar A will not move. 

 

In this step while tightening the screws the nuts must also be loosened so they remain in contact with the coin mechanism and visa versa, if the screws are loosened the nuts must be tightened. 

A coin put through now should fall down past bar B, if this is not the case tighten the two circled screws below.  

Loosen the two screws by a small amount, then test, repeat until the coin is not rejected and is caught by the rear hanger (blue). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the smoking ban Pubs and restaurants have tried to come up with ways to keep customers warm, here at Speeder we have come up with a cost effective solution. We have designed and built a coin operated infra-red patio heater.

This smoking heater uses an infra-red lamp to heat up only people not air so it is useful at instantly keeping people warm even on the windiest of days, with no energy wasted and no chance of the heat blowing away, this feature also means the lamp can be placed up and out of harms and vandals way.

The Radiant Vending kit is cheep to run at 14p and hour and since it is coin operated, free from abuse so you are not left with an extra amount to pay from the heater being accidently left on overnight.

With our tamper proof, no maintenance design the SP107 is perfectly designed for out door use and with an all weather coating shall last for years with out problem.

At the sugested price of 20p for 5 minutes you will find the coin box will more than cover it’s energy costs and swiftly start returing a profit.