Tuesday, November 11, 2008

A HIGH RISK ACTIVITY

The laundry, situated on the fifth floor of the flats, has two sinks, one for socks and dirty cloths and things, the other for handwashing those delicate items in need of personal care. There’s an accessible toilet, a room the caretakers use for storage and a cupboard houses the mains electric hub.
There are four Electrolux Wascator W75s washing machines; an Electrolux Wascator extractor; two Electrolux Wascator TT300 dryers.
The dryers are heated by a Worcester 35CDi gas boiler and powered by electric. I can sometimes smell gas when I open the dryers been on a hot drying cycle.
On the front of the left hand dryer, top left, is a sign says:

DANGER PLEASE NOTE
INTERIOR OF MACHINE GETS
VERY HOT WHEN IN USE.
ALLOW TO COOL DOWN
BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR.


Beneath the left of each dryer door another sign says:

CAUTION

REMOVE CLOTHES FROM DRYER AS SOON AS IT STOPS.
THIS KEEPS WRINKLES FROM SETTING IN AND REDUCES
THE POSSIBILITY OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.


Doing laundry in the flats is a high risk activity.

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