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.
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