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ALAS Appliance Service

Commercial Laundry Equipment Repair in Richardson, TX

Commercial washer not draining or spinning, or dryer not heating? ALAS Appliance Repair repairs commercial and on-premise laundry equipment, including washer-extractors, front-load and stack washers and dryers, coin-operated machines and laundry centers, for senior living communities, hotels and businesses across Richardson.

  • Serving all of Richardson
  • Written quote before work begins
  • After-hours emergency service
  • 90-day repair warranty, 6 months for members

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Commercial Laundry Equipment Repair Needs for Richardson Businesses

Commercial laundry in Richardson centers on hotels and senior living. Hotels such as the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel, the Element Dallas Richardson and the Aloft at CityLine process towels and linens every day, and the city’s many senior living communities wash resident clothing, bedding and linens on a constant cycle. In-house washer-extractors at these sites rarely sit idle, and wear tends to show up as stuck door locks, slow drains, noisy bearings, leaking seals or a control fault that halts a cycle.

Dryers are where most of the fire risk sits. Lint that gets by the screen builds up in the cabinet and exhaust duct, so screens should be cleaned every shift and ducts on a regular schedule. Apartment communities in Richardson, including those around CityLine, may also have shared laundry rooms with multi-housing machines that see heavy use from many residents. Leave gas burners and three-phase wiring to a technician, and capacity and model details help us prepare for the visit.

Common problems

What’s Wrong With Your Commercial Laundry Equipment?

The laundry equipment problems we see most often, and the parts a technician checks first for each one.

SymptomCommon causes a technician checksGuide
Washer won’t drainFailed drain valve or pump, clogged drain or shared trench drain, foreign objects in the drain, door lock fault
Check the drain filter and whether other machines on the same drain are backing up too.

Possible causes a technician checks: Failed drain valve or pump, clogged drain or shared trench drain, foreign objects in the drain, door lock fault

Schedule a diagnosis
Washer won’t spin or stops mid-cycleDoor lock or latch fault, out-of-balance load, worn belt, motor or inverter drive fault, worn bearings, control fault
Redistribute the load and restart. If it stops again at the same point, note where in the cycle.

Possible causes a technician checks: Door lock or latch fault, out-of-balance load, worn belt, motor or inverter drive fault, worn bearings, control fault

Schedule a diagnosis
Machine shakes, walks or bangs during spinUneven leveling, loose mounting or base bolts on hard-mount extractors, overloading, worn bearings or shocks
Check that the machine is level and the feet are locked. Don’t run a machine that is walking.

Possible causes a technician checks: Uneven leveling, loose mounting or base bolts on hard-mount extractors, overloading, worn bearings or shocks

Schedule a diagnosis
Washer leaking waterWorn door boot or gasket, loose hoses, failed drain valve, tub seal, too much detergent
Check whether water appears at the door, under the machine or at the drain.

Possible causes a technician checks: Worn door boot or gasket, loose hoses, failed drain valve, tub seal, too much detergent

Schedule a diagnosis
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The complete laundry equipment repair guide

Our main laundry equipment repair page explains common problems, repair-or-replace decisions and how a repair visit works, in more detail.

Urgent repair

Laundry Backing Up?

Linens and towels pile up fast when a washer or dryer goes down. These steps help while we diagnose the machine. After-hours and emergency service is available at an additional charge in Richardson.

Richardson Commercial Laundry Equipment Repair FAQs

Yes. ALAS repairs commercial laundry equipment for Richardson restaurants, cafes, senior living communities and other businesses, including Downtown Richardson and Main Street, Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, Cottonwood Heights, the Reservation, Duck Creek, Prairie Creek, the CityLine area and the homes near Breckinridge Park.

We serve Richardson ZIP codes 75080, 75081 and 75082, across the whole city. Enter your ZIP code on this page to confirm service at your address.

Yes. Senior living communities in Richardson range from independent living to memory care and skilled nursing, and many run on-premises laundries for resident clothing and linens. Our work covers washer-extractors and commercial and stacked dryers. In your booking, include machine capacities, the dryers’ fuel type and the hours the laundry room is busiest.

Heavy vibration usually comes from an unbalanced load, worn bearings, failed shock absorbers or loose mounting bolts. Hotel loads of mixed towels and sheets can ball up and throw the drum off balance. Try a properly sized, mixed load first. If the shaking continues or you hear grinding, stop using the machine and have the bearings and suspension checked before the damage spreads.

Yes. We work on multi-housing washers and dryers in shared laundry rooms, as well as machines in individual units. Tell us how the machines are paid for, whether coin, card or free, who owns them and who manages the property, since some laundry rooms are run by an outside route operator who handles repairs under contract.

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Where we work in Richardson

Richardson Neighborhoods We Serve

ALAS provides commercial laundry repair across Richardson, including Downtown Richardson and Main Street, Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, Cottonwood Heights, the Reservation, Duck Creek, Prairie Creek, the CityLine area and the homes near Breckinridge Park, covering ZIP codes 75080, 75081 and 75082. Check your ZIP code to confirm service at your address.