Every laundromat owner worries about their new digital washers and dryers being hacked or the credit card swipers being outfitted with skimming devices. The truth is that with a few parts from a hardware store and time alone with your machines, thieves can steal thousands of dollars from you without getting too high tech at all. If your laundromat machines need to be replaced due to a hack job, call T & L! We offer great prices for a commercial dryer or commercial washer in Greenville, SC.
The internet is loaded with videos on how to hack vended laundry machines to alter the settings on both coin operated and smart payment systems. After watching a few of these videos and having a little time to manipulate your machine and its parameters, many hackers can give themselves free or discounted washing and drying time.
Protecting yourself and your customers from these thieves is essential. While there is no foolproof way to keep an experienced criminal from hacking your machines, there are ways that you can reduce the likelihood of crime occurring in your laundromat and reduce your chances of being targeted by these sophisticated criminals.
Install a High-Quality Video System
It doesn't matter if your laundromat is open 24/7 or closed overnight, having a quality video recording system set up through your business can help deter potential thieves who may be scouting your business. It can also provide you with a clean, crisp visual of all the activity in your laundromat. This will help ensure that you can give police valuable evidence should a crime occur and it can also help you keep an eye on your facility and the daily occurrences. Be sure to post signs throughout your laundry that state there is a camera system in use. Vandals and hackers won't want to risk being caught on camera.
Routine Maintenance and Service Checks
Having your equipment regularly serviced by skilled professionals who are trained on the machines you are using in your business is essential. These service experts know how to troubleshoot your machine to have it up and running quickly, and they also see how the machine should be set up to operate on the fee schedule and hours that you have chosen. A qualified technician should be able to easily spot components of the machine that have been tampered with to alter the fee schedule or to bypass payment altogether. You and your employees should also be performing regular service checks on your machines to ensure that they are working correctly. Sometimes a malfunctioning machine can really be a hacked machine.
Go to a Cashless System
Many laundromat owners have been hesitant to make the change to cashless payment systems. However, these complex and secure systems offer you and your customers greater protection than the coin-operated systems do. Contactless payments, chip-and-pin transactions, and app-based payments all eliminate the risk of theft from your laundry. These systems also provide greater convenience to your customers who are less likely to have quarters on hand and more likely to have their phone or debit/credit cards.
Affordable Vended Dryer or Commercial Washer in Greenville, SC
Want to learn more about how to protect your commercial washer in Greenville, SC from thieves? Let the professional staff at T & L Laundry Equipment help you protect your profits and equipment. For more than 40 years we have been the area's leader in commercial and vended laundry equipment. We have the knowledge, selection and service your laundromat needs to be successful.
Call or come to the showroom today and find out why T & L customers are the happiest customers in the vended and commercial laundry industries.
