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Energy saving systems for a commercial laundry utilizing a plurality of machines wherein a simple diverter valve directs the effluent from the machines to either a waste area or a recycle tank. In one embodiment a system of troughs in the floor of the laundry are provided to collect the effluents fr

Energy saving systems for a commercial laundry utilizing a plurality of machines wherein a simple diverter valve directs the effluent from the machines to either a waste area or a recycle tank. In one embodiment a system of troughs in the floor of the laundry are provided to collect the effluents from the different machines are directed to one or the other by the diverter valve. In the second embodiment, a self-contained modular device is provided, but again with separate diverter valves to control the effluent of each machine. Numerous optional features and many combinations of the features are possible.

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A water and heat energy conservation system for a laundry of the type which comprises a plurality of individual automatically operated washing machines and a single hot water supply for all of said machines, the combination comprising a modular substantially self-contained system comprising an array

A water and heat energy conservation system for a laundry of the type which comprises a plurality of individual automatically operated washing machines and a single hot water supply for all of said machines, the combination comprising a modular substantially self-contained system comprising an array of a hot water storage tank, a recycle water tank, and a waste water storage tank, diverter valve means associated with the water effluent exit of each of said washing machines for selectively directing the water effluent from every bath during the cycle of the operation of each of said machines into either said recycle water tank or said waste water tank, said diverter valve means comprising a housing positioned over and overlying portions of both of said waste water tank and said recycle water tank, said diverter valve means further comprising an “L”shaped diverter valve member which in one position directs the effluent flow from the machine into one of said tanks and in the other position of said valve directs the effluent flow into the other of said waste water tank and said recycle water tank, means to supply water from said recycle water tank to said hot water storage tank, and means to supply hot water from said hot water storage tank to each of said washing machines.