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Post# 209203   5/9/2007 at 19:14 (6,168 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)   |   | |
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I was at the doctors reading last summers Simple Magazine, and there was an and for a Samsung washer that disinfected clothes in cold water using silver ions I belive. 99% of Bacteria removed. Anyone heard of this process or this machine? |
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Post# 209235 , Reply# 1   5/9/2007 at 20:18 (6,168 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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The Samsung SilverCare been talked about MANY times here... |
Post# 209238 , Reply# 2   5/9/2007 at 20:25 (6,168 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 209271 , Reply# 3   5/9/2007 at 22:43 (6,168 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)   |   | |
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I just don't know the alchemy behind the design. It may well disenfect, but does it get out the underwear stains? I should go to the archives, I guess. Just wanted to get a read on if trusted members have used this appliance. |
Post# 209274 , Reply# 4   5/9/2007 at 22:49 (6,168 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Ewwwwwwwwww! Second, no, the silver will not remove stains of any sort, detergents and bleaches perform that function. Silver does have germ killing properties, hence silver nitrate which is still dosed to newborns (in eyes) to prevent blindess caused by veneral disease. Recently however the United States federal governent began to look into Samsung's silver washing machine in response to complaints from "tree-hugging" groups and others about releasing large amounts of the metal into waste water. By large one supposes if a significant number of households in a given area all had the same washing machine, that would cause substantial amounts of waste discharge contaning silver. L. |
Post# 209288 , Reply# 6   5/10/2007 at 00:44 (6,168 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Silver wasn't by injection, but via some type of bar that the water passed over. IIRC, the bar would at some point have to be replaced, but probably not for ages. As for the "Ewwwwww" comment, it wasn't meant as a personal attack, if I offended am deeply sorry. Speaking for myself, as someone who worked in nursing and changed lots of nappies (the cloth variety), best way to cope with that sort of thing is either a good laundry program using chlorine bleach or boil washing. Aside from the normal contents of fecal matter such as bile, much will depend upon what was digested. Many mothers new mothers soon learn which solid foods do not agree with baby, and result in very nasty bowel movements. Prunes, green veggies, and other foods can result in some very difficult stains. Hence the need for bleach. A good enzyme detergent or pre-soak can work wonders as well. If one has a top loader, try Dreft or any of the baby detergents. By their nature they are designed to remove common baby stains, including BMs. Hot water temps and or chlorine bleach will sanitise. L. |
Post# 209301 , Reply# 8   5/10/2007 at 03:23 (6,168 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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The Korean board of consumer's affairs tested these machines and found there is absolutely not difference to standard washers in the results...both left clothes hygenically clean. Whatever that means. It is just a marketing gimick. Oh, I don't doubt the effectiveness of silver for this purpose, I just find it interesting that an independent test has yet to validate the claims. As for the water concerns, it seems to me that the tree-huggers do more harm than good with their hysterical attitude. I care about the environment, but boy, by the time the "greens" are done telling me what a horrid person I am here, I always want to go right out and invest in BP. |
Post# 213445 , Reply# 12   5/31/2007 at 20:26 (6,146 days old) by ultramatic52 (Mexico City)   |   | |
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TOL model |
Post# 213704 , Reply# 15   6/2/2007 at 05:22 (6,145 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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All by itself is also toxic. Ag is pretty cool stuff and the only reason it doesn't do us in is 'cause of the old rule: "the dose makes the poison". The fact that Consumer Reports verifies effectiveness of the machine doesn't surprise me - they build good stuff. But whether the silver really plays a role here...hmm, I think I'll stick with the Koreans on that. The last few times I read CR in the 'States I wanted to cry. What on earth happened? It used to be, I'd buy an issue and spend the whole afternoon reading it and looking at all the explanations and tables...detailed descriptions of testing methodology. Do they even test themselves, at all? Rinsing - which this machine is really good at - and a well set up spin cycle - also a strong point of this machine - have at least as much to do with how clean things come out as anything else. Bronze, by the way, has been used for public contact (door knobs, banisters, etc.) for aeons because microbes find it impossible to live on it's surface. |