Posted on 11/04/2007 11:30:22 AM PST by Fennie
Tomorrow should be okay, at least.
1,400!
Oops. Missed it!
I was looking over someone's shoulder as he checked an e-Bay listing for a combination front loader washer and drier.
Good price, and it fits in a small space.
Dryer, that is.
Here’s a generic description of such devices.
http://www.toolbase.org/Technology-Inventory/Appliances/washer-dryer-combination
ROFLOL!
NoOooooo!
The weather people are teasing us about a snow storm on Sunday. They say Sunday is too far away to tell for sure, but that it looks bad.
At my age, I know that when 'they' say we are going to get a big storm, it means one of two things.......
1. Snow fall may be in the range of 1-3 inches.
2. The Mother of All Storms is headed our way, and we will be lucky to join the human race again, by April.
Que sera, sera!
We had one in Germany, way back in — way back! It also heated the water to wash!
*blush*
Sorry. I couldn’t resist it.
I carry an umbrella, sunglasses and water in my truck, just in case the weather-wishers get something right, for a change.
Properly designed, such as by using cool water to condense the water extracted from the dryer,(this provides a “vent-free” dryer), and then using that now warmed water for the next load, could give an astonishing efficiency.
Decades ago, we had water-saver washers that used one load’s rinse water as the wash water for the next.
Have we stopped thinking since then?
I think we’ve stopped thinking “efficient” and headed off for “the easier, the more often it will become obsolete.”
I’m gone for the night!
last post....
Me too!
1414.
Sounds clever! I like the idea of extracting the heat and moisture from the dryer to use on the washer, too.
The county seat (Monroe) has enacted water usage limits with *large* fines if citizens go over the limits, which are set by household, no matter how many people are at the address. Fortunately, we're not in that situation here, yet, but I suspect it's coming.
For future planning, should the opportunity arise, it is possible to capture rainwater in a cistern for domestic use. One advantage of rainwater is its soft nature. That is, it does not have dissolved minerals as ground water has in many areas. Clothes come out better, and many people prefer it for hair-washing.
“This Old House” showed how to put a diverter in a rainspout to fill a barrel, which subsequently slowly irrigated a flower bed. The principle is the same, and the technology is hundreds of years old.
Many islands use the system of rain capture, because they do not have the water resources to ignore this bounty.
I think I remember reading an article on this when we got “This Old House” magazine. I’ll bet Bill could design and build something. Might even be a good idea for an Eagle Scout project, if he worked up a system for the church or a civic building.
It wouldn’t help us much now, though. We’ve had only about an inch of rain a month since spring.
Good Morning!
Maybe Bill could design the next phase of the Flying Castle.
It would certainly be interesting!
Howdy. Finally. I think I have the S-L-O-W-S today.
It’s overcast, and that always affects my brain.
TC, have your “fungus-faced” kids recovered?
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