Some Simple Tips for: Keeping Your Vendors Vending

The need to keep laundry vending machines in good working order will come as a surprise to many laundry owners. Most of the vendors in use in laundries are simple mechanical devices which seem to work well from the day they are first installed until the day they are removed or replaced.

They are seldom in need of any attention except to be filled and collected as they dispense products that make laundry owners a nice little profit.

As they get scratched and their paint fades, they don’t present as attractive a face to the public as they should, but they usually just keep on working.

However, in time it seems to take longer and longer for the boxes to drop, and from time to time boxes will even get struck, but mechanically everything seems to be fine, so the laundry owner usually continues ignoring the vendor.

Yet, they do need attention and care.

Keep the front panel and the slides or drop coin mechanism clean. Think of the vending machines as your sales staff, selling profitable items. Who wants to deal with a dirty, scratched, faded salesman? Keep the fronts clean and as neat looking as possible when everything is clean and the coin slides are polished and attractive then that laundry will draw more vended product sales.

Vendors ask for eternal internal care.

There’s a lot of dirt and grime on the coins that go into the coin mechanisms. That dirt and grime will gum up the mechanisms and cause them to skip or fail. Coin mechanisms should be adjusted and cleaned periodically on a scheduled basis. In other words, slides and coin mechanisms will need lubrication and adjustment, and that should be done on a regularly scheduled basis. Hit and miss means mostly miss.

Drop coins through to see if there are any obstructions. Listen for the sound. Each type vendor has a sound that indicates when things are working just right for that make and model of vendor.

Use air pressure for a quick clean. If you do not have a compressor you can buy a spray air can and use the air pressure to blow out the gunk. One needs to be careful with some coin mechanisms, as they may have small parts that can be misaligned by the force of the air blowing through.

Ink and wax on boxes rubs off as the boxes drop, and over time that will accumulate on surfaces where boxes drop and slide out of the columns. This buildup tends to slow down the speed of boxes as they fall. The slower speed in the drop will bring them short of the proper place for retrieval. Customers will then have to reach in with their hands to get boxes, putting more oils and moisture into the mix to slow down things further.

Wipe off the columns and surfaces with a hot damp cloth to cut buildup. The hot cloth will reduce the ink and wax that accumulates on the columns. Wipe down again with a clean dry cloth to remove any residual moisture.

This process, done on a regular basis, helps keep vendors working well.

There are those who suggest that you put a coat of wax on the surfaces where the vend boxes drop out of their columns. The wax is said to decrease resistance and speeds the rate of drop of the boxes, which allows them to land within comfortable customer reach. However, be careful where you apply this wax, or you may just be adding to the wax build up that already comes off of vend item boxes.

Though vend item profits seem small for most laundries, the amount can be significant enough to make it all worth while. Keep your vendors vending with proper maintenance.

Date:-05/28/2011
By:-Admin


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	Some Simple Tips for: Keeping Your Vendors Vending The need to keep laundry vending machines in good working order will come as a surprise to many laundry owners. Most of the vendors in use in laundries are simple mechanical devices which seem to work well from the day they are first installed until the day they are removed or replaced. They are seldom in need of any attention except to be filled and collected as they dispense products that make laundry owners a nice little profit. As they get scratched and their paint fades, they don’t present as attractive a face to the public as they should, but they usually just keep on working. However, in time it seems to take longer and longer for the boxes to drop, and from time to time boxes will even get struck, but mechanically everything seems to be fine, so the laundry owner usually continues ignoring the vendor. Yet, they do need attention and care. Keep the front panel and the slides or drop coin mechanism clean. Think of the vending machines as your sales staff, selling profitable items. Who wants to deal with a dirty, scratched, faded salesman? Keep the fronts clean and as neat looking as possible when everything is clean and the coin slides are polished and attractive then that laundry will draw more vended product sales. Vendors ask for eternal internal care. There’s a lot of dirt and grime on the coins that go into the coin mechanisms. That dirt and grime will gum up the mechanisms and cause them to skip or fail. Coin mechanisms should be adjusted and cleaned periodically on a scheduled basis. In other words, slides and coin mechanisms will need lubrication and adjustment, and that should be done on a regularly scheduled basis. Hit and miss means mostly miss. Drop coins through to see if there are any obstructions. Listen for the sound. Each type vendor has a sound that indicates when things are working just right for that make and model of vendor. Use air pressure for a quick clean. If you do not have a compressor you can buy a spray air can and use the air pressure to blow out the gunk. One needs to be careful with some coin mechanisms, as they may have small parts that can be misaligned by the force of the air blowing through. Ink and wax on boxes rubs off as the boxes drop, and over time that will accumulate on surfaces where boxes drop and slide out of the columns. This buildup tends to slow down the speed of boxes as they fall. The slower speed in the drop will bring them short of the proper place for retrieval. Customers will then have to reach in with their hands to get boxes, putting more oils and moisture into the mix to slow down things further. Wipe off the columns and surfaces with a hot damp cloth to cut buildup. The hot cloth will reduce the ink and wax that accumulates on the columns. Wipe down again with a clean dry cloth to remove any residual moisture. This process, done on a regular basis, helps keep vendors working well. There are those who suggest that you put a coat of wax on the surfaces where the vend boxes drop out of their columns. The wax is said to decrease resistance and speeds the rate of drop of the boxes, which allows them to land within comfortable customer reach. However, be careful where you apply this wax, or you may just be adding to the wax build up that already comes off of vend item boxes. Though vend item profits seem small for most laundries, the amount can be significant enough to make it all worth while. Keep your vendors vending with proper maintenance. Date:-05/28/2011 By:-Admin