Free 60-second estimate
Enter one water bill. See the water opportunity, then model how published Wascomat extraction force could shorten dry time and cut dryer energy.
Start with your store size
One tap fills an editable planning estimate
What you’re running now
Pick the closest setup. Mid-size + older front-load is preselected as a common retool scenario.
Wascomat washer family
Five families, no duplicates. Sorted by extraction force — higher G-force leaves clothes drier and can reduce dryer time.
G-force: how dry clothes come out of the washer — higher means less dryer time and less gas.
AS (Automatic Savings): weighs each load and uses only the water it needs.
Control: WUD and WED offer Compass Pro or a 7-inch Touchscreen. The other families are Compass Pro only.
Compass Pro: one-knob dial, up to 15 custom wash and dry programs, dual-language display, and a real-time clock for happy-hour pricing.
Clarus Vibe 7″ touchscreen: HD color display, 10 built-in cycles, 180+ custom programs, 35 languages, and Heavy Soil / Extra Rinse up-charge prompts.
Choose capacity
Wascomat dryer reference
Pick the pocket size closest to your washers. This shows published dryer specs for context; it does not change the dollar estimate.
BTU/hr + airflow (CFM): heat goes in and moving air carries moisture out; the right balance for the load helps clothes dry faster without wasting gas.
EcoPower: prevents over-drying to protect clothes and save up to an additional 15% of energy.
Reversing drum: changes direction to reduce tangling and wrinkles, helping clothes dry faster and more evenly.
Published: Axial Airflow saves up to 25% in gas; EcoPower up to an additional 15%; Wascomat dryers “dry 12% faster using 25% less gas” and run below 70 dB(A). Neither ceiling is added to this calculator’s dollar result. Source: D Series spec sheet · Wascomat Coin Overview brochure.
The Wascomat upgrade case
Your water estimate is only the first layer. A Wascomat retool can also address dry time, customer choice, throughput, and the ownership experience.
Automatic Savings (AS) weighs each load and uses only the water it needs — published as up to 50% water savings on half loads. The Flat Drain Valve cuts “dead water” waste by up to 97%.
Higher extraction removes more moisture before the dryer. Wascomat dryers are published to dry 12% faster using 25% less gas.
Faster wash-to-dry flow can free capacity sooner at peak times and help customers finish faster.
Programmable cycles let an owner shape the offer around delicates, bulky loads, rinses, and premium options — plus LaundryPay mobile payment and “load done” texts.
Wascomat proof point: the official sheets span 100G WLD, 130G WQD, 200G WED, up to 350G WUD, and 220–300G WSD extraction. Automatic Savings (AS) is published for WED and WUD, and for WSD765/WSD780; WUD is promoted as saving up to 50% on water automatically. Published gallons feed the water comparison and published G-force feeds the separate dryer scenario — no extra AS or Flat Drain Valve discount is stacked on top. D Series Axial Airflow is published as saving up to 25% in gas, with EcoPower up to an additional 15%; those ceilings are shown as proof points, not added to the dollar result.
Wascomat’s program “designed to offer the lowest cost of ownership to laundromat entrepreneurs,” backed by what Laundrylux calls “the industry’s best warranty.” Ask for current warranty terms in writing. Laundrylux: Tough Plus
Water savings compare your selected current-machine estimate with the chosen Wascomat model’s published full-load water figure. Dryer savings use the model’s published G-force in a clearly labeled planning curve — not a guaranteed dry-time claim.
Preset transparency: Small, mid-size, and large start at 18 / 32 / 55 washers, 90k / 180k / 340k gallons, and $1,200 / $2,400 / $4,500 monthly water + sewer bills. Dryer gas + electric starts at $800 / $1,500 / $2,700 a month. These are editable planning assumptions, not store benchmarks or quoted utility rates.
Current-side transparency: 28, 20, and 13 gallons per cycle and 70G, 90G, and 130G extraction are broad industry-typical planning estimates — not manufacturer claims for every machine in those groups. Actual use and extraction vary by model, capacity, cycle, programming, and condition. Choose a Wascomat model with comparable capacity.
Dryer planning curve: each 50G of additional extraction is modeled as 4% shorter dry time, capped at 22%. We apply that reduction to 80% of the entered dryer gas + electric spend to leave room for standby, heat-up, and other fixed usage. Example: 90G to 200G models an 8.8% shorter dry, then applies that to the variable-energy share. This is a transparent scenario assumption, not a Laundrylux performance guarantee; fabric mix, dryer condition, temperature, airflow, and customer behavior can materially change results.
Wash + dry race: current wash time uses a clearly labeled planning estimate by selected equipment type — 32 minutes for top-loaders, 35 minutes for older front-loaders, and 32 minutes for newer front-loaders. The W-series side uses a 30-minute planning wash. The dry portion uses the entered current dry time and the published G-force planning curve above. WUD’s official campaign headline is “wash and dry in less than an hour”; the race shows that line only when the selected WUD scenario itself models below 60 minutes.
Planning estimate only. The water side assumes the bill changes in proportion to gallons used, so fixed utility fees can reduce real savings. The live hourly drain divides the combined monthly utility opportunity by 720 hours. Cycle volume, load mix, local utility rates, capacity, and actual equipment specifications can change the result. 1 CCF = 748 gallons.
Your numbers put the gap in plain view: water, dryer energy, cycle time, and the annual utility opportunity tied to the equipment comparison above.
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By Devin Policastro, Laundrylux Area Sales Manager, New York & New Jersey
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