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<strong>FAIRMONT</strong> <strong>HOTELS</strong> & <strong>RESORTS</strong> · <strong>DESIGN</strong> <strong>STANDARDS</strong><br />

BACK-OF-HOUSE<br />

3. HOUSEKEEPING, LAUNDRY & VALET<br />

3.1. General Requirements<br />

The laundry will be an on-site, full-service facility including dry cleaning and a 24-hour<br />

valet service.<br />

The laundry facility should be located adjacent to the housekeeping and service elevator<br />

core and should be easily accessible from main service corridor.<br />

The valet dry cleaning equipment is to be in a separate room accessible from the dryer<br />

end of the wash line and by housekeeping for after-hours service.<br />

Provide a laundry chute to send linen directly from guestroom floors to the laundry's<br />

soil sort room. Allow for cart stacking at both the soiled sorting and folding areas.<br />

Linen chutes are to have the following features :<br />

a) A 2’6” (0.8 m) diameter, 18 gauge aluminium or galvanized steel<br />

linen chute is required to serve all guestroom floors and discharge<br />

into the laundry soiled linen area<br />

b) Intake doors shall be stainless steel and of the bottom hinged, selfclosing<br />

hopper type with a clear opening 2’0" x 2’0" ( 0.6 x 0.6 m)<br />

and complete with lock and bar support and name plate “soiled<br />

linen”<br />

c) The outlet door shall be stainless steel and of the top hinged type<br />

normally held in the open position by a fusible link set at 165 F<br />

(74 C)<br />

d) Bottom of linen chute (chute discharge point) shall be located at<br />

8' 6" (2.6 m) AFFL<br />

e) Door discharge section shall be supported on a pipe pedestal<br />

mounted on the floor or similar means<br />

f) The bottom “turning” section of the chute shall be suitably<br />

reinforced to resist damage caused by bottles or similar items being<br />

inadvertently dropped down the chute<br />

g) The chute securing brackets shall be securely fixed to the various<br />

floor slabs. However, the chutes themselves shall be isolated from<br />

the floor slabs to minimize noise transmission to adjacent rooms<br />

h) The chute itself should also be insulated to minimize vibration and<br />

sound transmission<br />

i) Provide vent and protected sprinkler heads as required<br />

j) Provide chute wash-down system including drain<br />

REV. MARCH 2006 160<br />

© 2002, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. All Rights Reserved.

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