One 36 × 30 wood washer.
One 20-inch solid curb extractor, countershaft attached.
One 40-gallon galvanized steel soap tank, with circular boil pipe.
One sectional dry room, arranged to handle plain or fancy clothes, and complete with three metal trucks, ventilating fan, etc.
One 66-inch steam mangle.
One 30-inch reversible body ironer.
Two ironing tables.
One truck tub.
This outfit will cost about $1,100 to $1,200, including pipes, pipe fittings, valves, shafting, etc., and will require a floor space of about 24 × 48 feet. The accompanying diagram gives a good idea of an economical arrangement of such a plant.
In one institution having about one hundred patients, a plant similar to this is used. All the work is done with two women and one man, the man looking after the power and the washing. If the hospital employs a man who can look after the power for two or three days in a week, the cost for help may be reduced.