Richmond Hill's Best Cleaners

Beginning Monday May 11th, the hours will change as follows: Ford Plaza location Mon-Fri 7am to 7pm Sat 9am to 3pm... The Richmond Hill's Best Cleaners at JF Gregory Park location will remain the same as follows: Mon-Fri 7am-7pm Sat 9am-3pm

Hours at the JF Gregory Park location will be 9a-6pm Mon-Fri and 10-2p on Saturday. This location also has a drive-thru!! Hours at the Ford Plaza location will be the same as it has been. 10a-6pm Mon-Fri and 10a-2pm on Saturday. We will be cleaning and pressing clothes on Tuesdays and Fridays this week, so clothes brought Friday, Saturday and Monday will be ready on Tuesday around 3pm and clothes brought in Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be ready on Friday around 3pm.... We hope to be back on our regular schedule as soon as possible!

Do you need a mask? If so, please LIKE and SHARE this post, so we can get the word out, and comment below and let us know how many you need. We’ll let everyone know when they can pick one up for free. We are lucky to have had a very talented seamstress at Richmond Hill’s Best Dry Cleaners for many, many years. Now that hours are cut and business is slow, JoAnna, is donating her talents to help create cloth face masks for those who need them. My mom, Song Kuharik, her husband, Konsik Lee, my sister-from-another -mother, Siok Williams, and my sister-in-law, Elizabeth Ward have all pitched in to make the masks. The community has supported our dry cleaning business nearly 20 years, so it makes our hearts happy to finally be able to give back!

Due to COVID 19, our temporary hours have changed to the following: Ford Plaza location Mon through Fri 10a-6pm Saturday 10am-2pm... Gregory Park location Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri 9a-5pm WED 5a-5p Sat 10a-2pm There is no same day service at any location. Whichever day you drop off, the clothes will be ready the next Wednesday by 3pm. We are assessing the activity at all stores on a day-to-day basis, and we will continue to keep you updated. Last updated 4-4-2020

Here's Why Dry Cleaning is an essential service. Dry Cleaners have long touted our secret weapon in the battle against disease and promoting sanitization - heat! We use high heat in both the dry cleaning dry cycle and in the pressing and ironing process as being sufficient to kill most viruses and bacteria. We already know that the GreenEarth Dry Cleaning process reaches drum temperatures of at least 158F / 70C for 25 to 30 minutes, which, according the World Health Organizat...ion, is sufficient to kill all but the most hearty of organisms. But what about the pressing temperatures? Our friends at Sankosha have shared some very interesting data on the temperatures achieved during the finishing and pressing phase. The heat is generated by the live steam passing through the press buck or when injected through the fabric on a form finisher. They used a heat-sensing camera to record the air temperature on pieces of clothing during the finishing process. This revealed a minimum temperature of about 125F / 52C on tensioning equipment, however the temperature increases to 158F / 70C when the fan blower speed is reduced to the minimum speed. Hot head equipment such as a single or double-buck shirt machine is able to reach 194F / 90C While we agree that high heat is generated in the pressing process, it's possible that the heat is not generated for sufficient time to kill all viruses and bacteria on the item. That's why as Professional Dry Cleaners we rely on all the tools in our toolbox - we rely on professional wet cleaning and laundry using purpose-built detergent and temperature-controlled water, which is confirmed by the CDC and WHO to break the lipid bond on COVID-19. We also rely on the gentle ramp-up of high drying heat for 25 to 30 minutes in the GreenEarth Cleaning Process, as well as professional finishing with live steam. Most garments go through at least two of these three processes every time they are cleaned, so take pride in the fact that we are providing an Essential Service in this great time of need.