Mansfield laundromat continues to serve in time of pandemic

Pandemics cause cleanliness to be on the forefront of people minds. 

But when many businesses are closed due to a stay-at-home order, people who don’t have laundry machines at home may question where they will clean their clothes. 

Laundry is recognized as an essential service, and the laundromat located at 114 N. Jefferson St. Suite B. in Mansfield has been providing a place to clean clothes for 16 years.

Owners Jonathon and Tina Manuel are continuing to provide that opportunity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even as many other businesses have had to close their doors. 

“The laundromat gets used by a lot of people that do not have washers and dryers, as well as people that need to wash blankets and other items that would not fit into a normal washer and dryer,” Jonathon said. “A lot of businesses and farmers use the laundromat as well.”

“Even with us staying home people will still have dirty clothes.  Plus if someone goes out they should wash the clothes they wore just to be safe. Just like many things the need for clean laundry does not stop.”

The Manuels are making sure that their facility is a safe place for people to be. 

“We are cleaning more frequently as well as changing up what we use to clean the surfaces with each time,” Jonathan said. “We will use bleach once, then cleaning wipes, next time we will use vinegar. This is all done to try and keep everyone safe and keep the place clean.”

It is recommended that not too many people go into the laundromat at one time, though. 

“We do have a bench outside for people to enjoy the nice weather,” he added. “I would also just recommend washing hands before and after opening doors on the machines, just to be safe.”

The Manuels have installed cameras on the premises.

The Laundromat has five regular washers that charge $1.50 a use and two large capacity washers that charge $4.50 a use.  They only take quarters.

It also has four dryers that charge $.25 cents for five minutes.

There is a small selection of soaps in a machine.  

There is also have a change machine that will take $1 dollar bills and $5 dollar bills.