There are seven laundrettes on the campus and one at Chancellor's Wharf for residents only. Two laundrettes can be found on Alexandra Park, along with others in County Main, County South, Fylde/Furness, Grizedale and Pendle College. The launderettes are open throughout the day and the following are locked in the evening from 11pm:
- Cartmel
- Furness
- Pendle
A wash costs £1.70, with a tumble dry costing a further £1 for 45 minutes in the dryers.
To use the laundrettes you need a card which are available in each laundrette. You need to keep this card and follow the instructions in the PDF documents below to obtain credit.
The laundry equipment is maintained and managed by the external provider Circuit, who look after the machines and deal with any faults. If there is a problem with one of the machines, please ring Circuit on 0800 0924068. Quote your location, the number on the machine with a fault and give details of the fault.
- Circuit Frequently Asked Questions
- Students’ guide to the laundry and helpful hints
- Card Top-Up Instructions
- New Top-Up Process Poster
- Map of campus laundrettes
Alternatively, faults can be reported via the Helpdesk.
Refund Information
This information is copied from the external provider's frequently asked questions.
To receive a refund of part-used top-up credit, please send your Circuit Laundry Top-Up Card along with a copy of the original top-up code receipt to Circuit Launderette Services Ltd at Circuit Launderette Services Ltd, Victoria Court, Halifax Road, Ripponden, West Yorkshire HX6 4AJ.
No refund will be given on card balances of less than £5.00. Refunds will incur an administration charge of £3.00 that will be deducted directly from the refund value. Refunds will be made using the payment method used for purchase.
Refunds will not be processed for any free credit.
Service Information
| Laundrette | Faults Sep 2011 - Jan 2012 |
Faults Sep 2010 - Jan 2011 |
Increase / Decrease |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 13 | 44 | -31 |
| Lonsdale | 4 | 19 | -15 |
| Furness | 38 | 40 | -2 |
| Pendle | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| County South | 22 | 20 | +2 |
| Chancellor's Wharf | 1 | 9 | -8 |
| Grizedale | 19 | 16 | +3 |
Wash Price by University
- Manchester University
- £2.50
- Liverpool University
- £2.00
- Lancaster University
- £1.70
- Leeds University
- £2.20
- Warwick University
- £2.00
- York University
- £2.20
Wash Cycles per Resident
- Manchester University
- 12.85
- Liverpool University
- 12.48
- Lancaster University
- 12.84
- Leeds University
- 12.37
- Warwick University
- 13.99
- York University
- 13.84