Quick answer: Commercial laundry mesh belts used on tunnel washers need replacement when you see fraying edges, holes, tracking issues, or persistent tension loss. Replacement intervals depend on machine duty cycle and foreign items that are passed through.
Mesh belt wear indicators
Edge fraying or unraveling at the seams.
Holes or thin spots that catch on guides or rollers.
Tracking drift that requires constant guide adjustment.
Loss of tension that doesn't respond to take-up adjustment.
Visible contamination.
Where mesh belts are used
Tunnel washers, after the press membrane.
Sourcing the right mesh belt
Mesh belts are sized to the machine — width, weave count, and join type all matter. Always order by your equipment model. Tingue stocks mesh belts for every major brand and cross-references SKUs to your serial-plate model.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I splice a damaged mesh belt?
Field splicing is a short-term measure that often introduces tracking and wear problems. Replace at the next planned shutdown.
How do I find the exact part for my machine?
The fastest way is to look up your machine in the Tingue catalog by manufacturer and model number, or call our team with the model and serial-plate information. Browse by brand at tingue.com/collections or contact a Tingue rep — most orders ship the same day.
Tingue is a fourth-generation North American distributor of OEM and aftermarket commercial laundry parts, supplying flatwork ironers, washer-extractors, tumble dryers, and folding/feeding equipment for healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and on-premises laundries. We stock 23,000+ SKUs across every major brand — including Chicago Dryer, Jensen, Milnor, Unimac, Speed Queen, Dexter, and G.A. Braun — and ship same-day from multiple U.S. distribution centers.
Shop mesh belts
Tingue stocks mesh belts for dryers, ironers, and folder/feeders across every major brand.
