Whatever happened to DIY dry cleaning.?Someone mentioned they have a box that looks like Dryel but is genericso one can do dry cleaning in his own home.Good idea?I never knew or don't remember why do it yourself dry cleaningmachines at laundromats disappeared.

Two words- toxic waste. Any commercial use of those chemicals is called a 'point source', IIRC, and there are all sorts of permitting and inspection hoops to jump through. Same reason that almost all ma'n'pa dry cleaners, the few that are left, have outsourced their cleaning to giant industrial plants. And in a city where the person who owns the store almost never owns the building, the landlord won't rent to anyone who uses chemicals, at least not without a lot of extra money changing hands. The possible downside for the property owner is just way too steep.

Whatever happened to DIY dry cleaning.?

Feb 02, 2011 21 Replies

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mm 15 years ago

What is my original premise? And what kind of kits can I buy?

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mm 15 years ago

Thanks, and thanks all. John's was particularly interesting.

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