Laundry Rooms

Everyone has to do laundry at some point. (though some may try to avoid it to the discomfort of their roommate) But the process for washing your clothes can become a bit convoluted at Riddle. Here's what you do.

There are three laundry rooms at the Prescott comapus. One is located on the first floor of Hall 3 on the end towards Hall 4. Another is on the first floor between Halls 1 and 2. And the third is in Hall 9 next to Simply To Go.

Each laundry room has dryers and washers which you have to pay to use. Each room has about 2-4 machines which are coin operated and the rest are paid for and activated with your Eagle Card. YOUR EAGLE CARD MUST HAVE EAGLE DOLLARS TO USE THE MACHINES. Eagle dollars are different from the dining dollars which come with your meal plan.

You can add Eagle Dollars to you Eagle Card account at Manage My Eagle Card in students services of Ernie.

Before you go and try to wash your clothes you may want to use LaundryView to see what machines are available, if any. LaundryView is a website which give all the info on the status of a laundry room so you don't have to walk a mile and find out there is not a machine open.

When you are finally ready to use a machine, here is the process.

1. Pick the machine you want to use and put your clothes in it
1. If you have to push much to get the clothes in the machine it is too full
2. Note the Number on the machine
3. Go to the big black and green box on the wall with a keypad in it
1. Each machine looks like it has a card reader on it, but these are just dummies DON'T TRY TO USE THEM.
4. Scan you Eagle Card at the black and green box
5. When prompted enter the number of the machine you are going to use on the keypad
6. When display on box says "Use machine ##" you have finished the payment process
7. Go back to you machine. Its display should be blinking a single word
8. Of the six buttons on the machine choose the cycle you want. Dryers only have three options
1. When you press a button on a machine it will display the water temperature to you. If you don't want that temperature you can change the cycle without any problem
9. When you pick the cycle you want the machine will start running water through the soap dispenser, which is the small black door on the top of the machine.
1. Do not over do it on the soap. The machines will adapt to a lot of soap by washing for hours instead of 38 minutes
10. Now you can put in your soap
11. Go wait for your laundry to wash
12. When you are drying be sure you note the correct number on the machine (many people confuse the top machine with the lower)
13. Go through the same process as a washer
1. check the Dryers' lent screen which in the inside front bottom of the machine. These can be fire hazards
14. And now your laundry is done

Cost for a Wash

• Washing machine -- $1.15
• Dryer -- $0.75

There you go. Now everyone should be able to he clean for their first day of classes