Posted on 03/03/2014 9:33:33 AM PST by null and void
If only one cup of water is used to wash clothes, then I don’t think one has to worry about drying time.
How do these beads differentiate between dirt and laundry detergent?
Just what every housewife wants, a washer the size
of a garage.
...And tiny beads of “proprietary polymers” that the “proprietary process” failed to flush out, hiding in the folds of seams, pockets, and cuffs that melt when ironed. Not to mention the jockies.
my backyard clothesline uses zero energy (produces zero emmissions - LOL) and cost about $3 fifteen years ago /sarc
You think lint is a problem just pull your pockets out in the future and watch the beads fill out and roll around on the floor.
Imagine the pleasure of using hotel towels that have been “cleaned” with this process.
Who knew washing a load of clothes in a cup and a half of water wouldn't work?
Agree. The problem is when you go below the temp threshold and the resistance electric kicks in. (unless you have cheap juice - which Obama is working hard to eliminate)
I live in Phoenix, and a heat pump works fine for all my climate control needs, even in summer when I need it cooled by >40 degrees. My brother lives in HI, and he doesn’t have any kind of heater/cooler in his $1M house.
A heat pump is an amazing concept. With the control valve facing one way, you have standard A/C evaporator/condenser and flip it the other way, the evaporator and condenser switch functions, thus turning an A/C into a furnace.
I was discussing our energy policy with some pro-electric car people and our acrimony towards of any form of energy that might even have a chance at powering their electric car.
We basically have NO plan and only a bunch of feel good statements. And no, wind and solar are not going to power a million electric cars.
We bought our first washer and dryer at a garage sale. The dryer squeaked and we paid $75 for it. A $2 takeup reel fixed it. The washer leaked and they threw it in for free. That cost $19 to repair. Myself.
They lasted at least ten years. Been through 3 washers since then in 15 years.
If you are old enough you probably remember the Maytag repairman advertisement. We owned a Maytag dishwasher — it broke down on us several times. We kept the repairmen busy and well paid.
We finally dumped it and bought a Bosh. Figured that we'd buy foreign until American companies got their act together and stopped ripping Americans off. The Bosh was more expensive but we figured it was investment. Especially if lasts 20 years. Plus they threw in a free Tassimo coffee maker. :)
So far, the Bosh is doing really well. We have owned it for four years. The Maytag POS started giving us problems right after the first year.
Yup. The Carnot cycle. Pretty cool (pun intended) how nature works.
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