Installation Report

The WRI crews arrived at Maryland Linen Exchange(MLE) on Thursday, April 2, at 8:00 AM to begin installation. The unit had been delivered and unloaded by the engineering crews from the laundry on the day before.

The unit was transferred from one side of the building (upper level), to the other side (lower level), by the WRI crew and the chief engineer utilizing an MLE delivery vehicle and its hydraulic tailgate. A forklift was supplied by the laundry to facilitate this transfer.

The TEA unit was disconnected and removed from its location on that afternoon and the Ecoheat Model 80 was positioned for inspection. After inspection and approval by the engineering staff on the morning of April 3rd, WRI crews began the plumbing and anchoring of the unit. The unit was installed and ready for testing by Saturday, April 4, at 1 PM. The unit was tested for several hours that afternoon and left in the off-line position.

On Sunday morning, April 5, the unit was placed on line with WRI crews supervising initial operation. WRI began training MLE engineering employees on system operation at that time. The unit was left on line throughout the afternoon and evening with final acceptance and training completed on the morning of April 6, 1998. The unit featured twin feed systems for the washer extractor hot water system and a blended feed system for the tunnel washers with control panel selection of tunnel feed values. WRI crews departed Balitimore Washington Regional Airport on the afternoon of Monday, April 6, 1998. The unit had produced over 50,000 gallons of reclamation water during its initial run on Sunday and Monday morning.