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Post# 90176 , Reply# 1   10/22/2005 at 21:59 (6,732 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 90182 , Reply# 2   10/22/2005 at 22:43 (6,732 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Such systems have been around for ages, however are limited to commercial laundry vendors. Ecolab amoung others sells various systems for dispensing liquid and or powdered laundry and automatic dishwasher products. One can often find used units on fleaBay and other places where used commercial laundry/dishwashing equipment is sold. Such systems are used from everything to small front loaders to large 100lb or more commercial units. When you think about it, it makes sense for commercial laundries to rely on automated dispensing of supplies as it cuts waste, minimises employee error and speeds operation. Some systems are designed to work with a certian vendor's machine line, others can be fitted to work with most any machine. IIRC, some units are programmed from the washer's "computer", others take signals from the washer, others still are programmed at the dispenser and merely wait for the washer to reach certian cycles. Just as with commercial dishwashers like "Hobart" when used in residential settings, the draw back to using these dispensing units for washing machines is where does one store one or more large drums of laundry supplies. The chemicals need to be near the units so storing product say down in the basement, and "plumbing" up the tubing to reach a ground or first floor laundry would be a problem. IIRC Speed Queen's "Commercial Homestyle" line showed a front loader which could accomodate a dispenser system. Have the paperwork somewhere, think it was a unit marketed towards "light commercial" use rather than the home models on the Alliance SQ website. Launderess |
Post# 90194 , Reply# 3   10/23/2005 at 00:57 (6,732 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 90212 , Reply# 5   10/23/2005 at 04:43 (6,731 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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and don't forget that GE had a bleach storage system on some of thier combos and TL washers |
Post# 90333 , Reply# 7   10/23/2005 at 21:39 (6,731 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 90349 , Reply# 8   10/23/2005 at 22:59 (6,731 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I have never heard of the cartridge water softener from Bendix! What a great idea, do you know how long the cartridge lasted? The 1960 Lady Kenmore had a liquid detergent storage & dispensing system as well as the softener storage that I believe was also found on the '59 LK. Franklin TOL machines had a bleach storage system. |
Post# 90453 , Reply# 10   10/24/2005 at 13:48 (6,730 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The really interesting thing about the reservoir dispensers in the Philco Duomatic and, I believe John said that the LK used this also, was that the dispensers worked by a heater heating the air in the reservoir so that the expanding heated air forced the precise amount of softener or bleach out and into the tub. You have to wonder just who in the hell comes up with this kind of stuff. Oh my! No kidding! |
Post# 90460 , Reply# 11   10/24/2005 at 14:45 (6,730 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I had a beautiful yellow 1959 Lady Kenmore for awhile, and it had a bulk fabric softener dispenser. You'd open the top of the console and pour it into an opening. I still can't believe I got rid of that machine. It was so much like the 1960 Model 80 I grew up with. We all do stupid things (right? we all do, right?) and that one has to be one of my Top 3 stupid moves of all time. I also had a Frigidaire 1-18 and got rid of it at the same time. Had I known about this site back then, I would have had all of you to talk some sense into me!
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Post# 852895 , Reply# 12   11/20/2015 at 19:30 (3,051 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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GE has a bulk dispenser for laundry detergent and fabric softener for their higher end models. |
Post# 852897 , Reply# 13   11/20/2015 at 19:38 (3,051 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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The one on the left is for laundry detergent. The one on the right is for fabric softener. |
Post# 853207 , Reply# 15   11/22/2015 at 23:47 (3,049 days old) by whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 859872 , Reply# 16   1/3/2016 at 19:17 (3,007 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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GELaundry4ever -- Left and Right sides were for detergent, middle is for fabric softener... If you were talking about the profile front loaders.
The HE top-loader has a tank for detergent and for softener, but these are not fed by pumps but water pressure, from what I understand... They also had a smartdispense dishwasher as well. Whirlpool also has bulk dispenser cartridges. ... This is definitely an old thread. |