# Perc phase-out

A term used when buying dry cleaner.

The federal rule retiring perc machines, on two clocks set by machine generation.

The rule runs on two clocks and a third-generation plant is on the short one. Using perc in a third-generation machine is prohibited after December 20, 2027, while fourth and fifth generation machines run until December 19, 2034. A separate line closes the back door: perc may not be used at all in any dry cleaning machine acquired after June 16, 2025, whatever its generation. So the equipment list is a countdown with dates on it and the buyer inherits the replacement bill. Read the generation of every machine and the date it was acquired before agreeing a price, because a plant with sixteen months left is not the same asset as one with nine years. Alternative-solvent and wet-cleaning plants sell this as an advantage; perc plants sell it as a discount, stated or not.

Part of: Buying a Dry Cleaner (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-dry-cleaner)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-dry-cleaner/terms/perc-phase-out
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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