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Thread Number: 10414
Anyone interested in a Speed Queen commercial washer?? |
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Post# 190810 2/13/2007 at 14:40 (6,281 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Used SPEED QUEEN 27lb Commercial Washers on eBay, in the Los Angeles. This could be a lot of fun!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO revvinkevin's LINK on eBay | ||
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| Post# 190812 , Reply# 1 2/13/2007 at 14:49 (6,281 days old) by thor (Buenos Aires) | ||
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Kevin, in case someone really wanted one of these washers (I would!), could you get residential 3 phase electrical service in the US? Emilio | ||
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Post# 190814 , Reply# 2 2/13/2007 at 14:58 (6,281 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 190821 , Reply# 3 2/13/2007 at 15:49 (6,281 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Seriously....anyone know how much a 3 phase hook up would be? I would love to have a commercial SQ like that in my house. | ||
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Post# 190829 , Reply# 4 2/13/2007 at 16:39 (6,280 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 190831 , Reply# 5 2/13/2007 at 16:47 (6,280 days old) by thor (Buenos Aires) | ||
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I don't believe these machines heat up their own water. In this case, the only major load would be their drive motor. What would be the cost for a new replacement motor for "standard" residential two hot wire, one neutral, 240 V? Wouldn't that be much cheaper than the cost of a 3 phase hook up? | ||
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Post# 190836 , Reply# 6 2/13/2007 at 17:34 (6,280 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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IIRC, the rationale for 220v/three phase motors is they are far more efficient and durable than standard 120v/single phase. Less chance of stalling and so forth. Even the small Wascomat machines at our local laundromat run on 220v/three phase power. Depending upon local regulations,codes and power supply one might be able to have three phase, 220v power put in, only a call to one's local power company would give the answer. However at the cost one probably could purchase a small "quasi" commercial washing machine like those sold by Solaris/ADC or even Miele for the same or less money. L. | ||
| Post# 190851 , Reply# 8 2/13/2007 at 19:03 (6,280 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 190853 , Reply# 9 2/13/2007 at 19:05 (6,280 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 191443 , Reply# 11 2/16/2007 at 00:51 (6,278 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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There are also solid state phase converters. They are less expensive than rotary models (generally) but they need to be more carefully matched to the applicance's power requirements. One might also consider the flooring and drain requirements of a commercial front loader. Many don't have drain pumps - instead they are designed to empty into a floor drain. And many don't have a suspension system, and must be bolted to a rather substantial concrete floor or even more substantial concrete block. Finally, most of them don't have internal water heaters, and many of them don't have the high spin speeds that make residential front loaders attractive from an energy conservation standpoint. | ||
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