Thread Number: 71894
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Washing Machines That Use Gas For Heating Water |
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Post# 951192   8/1/2017 at 22:58 (2,458 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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While common enough in Europe for both domestic and commercial use, outside of a few older units (Easy had a wringer washer one could equip with a gas heater, and of course some combo W&D machines no one bothered nor has since.
Seems to me in areas of the country where gas is favored over electric for heating say dryers, the same fuel would be useful in washing machines that self heated water. So why have American appliance makers largely avoided? Liability worries? Design issues? |
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Post# 951214 , Reply# 2   8/2/2017 at 05:11 (2,458 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Which had gas heat it was available in the early 60's from the Gas shop. I have never seen one in the flesh but have found the odd picture I believe they were made for people who did not have the wiring capable of running the 3kw heater but who had a gas tap in the laundry from say the old wash boiler we had a lot of gas ones back in the day.
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Post# 951221 , Reply# 3   8/2/2017 at 06:13 (2,457 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Why bother with a specific appliance with water heating capability when you had a 30 (40, 55, ...) gallon water heater 10 feet away using that same gas...and a nice knob on the bottom to raise the temperature. Believe one or another of the WH brands (AO Smith?) had Laundrymaster as the brand of their water heaters.
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Post# 951224 , Reply# 4   8/2/2017 at 06:33 (2,457 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 951232 , Reply# 5   8/2/2017 at 07:35 (2,457 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 951235 , Reply# 7   8/2/2017 at 07:48 (2,457 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I wish I still had the ad from the 1959 BH&G 'Kitchen Ideas' magazine because in it was an ad or a feature kitchen which showed a Whirlpool gas dishwasher. I have never seen another ad for one and I have a sneaky suspicion that the one I saw in the ad was a prototype that never really went into production.... Other than the Preway that John mentioned, I can't think of anyone else who actually made a gas dishwasher. |
Post# 951238 , Reply# 8   8/2/2017 at 08:08 (2,457 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Burning gas produces significant amounts of H2O. Mixing extremly high temperatures, steam and oxygen can cause rapid corosion. Thus proper venting would be verry important. |
Post# 951242 , Reply# 9   8/2/2017 at 08:16 (2,457 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 951260 , Reply# 11   8/2/2017 at 10:03 (2,457 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"I don't recall ANY automatic on the EU market sold for household use that ever used gas for heating. None. "
Well then dearie hang onto your hat, because their obviously was at least one such machine. Made by Phillips for the French market. http://www.ebay.fr/itm/I-Publicite-Adver... |
Post# 951261 , Reply# 12   8/2/2017 at 10:09 (2,457 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 951265 , Reply# 13   8/2/2017 at 10:16 (2,457 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Austin,
That Servis Twin Tub you are referring to was the Servis GasAire Mk31 - produced around 1964. Cheers Keith
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Post# 951308 , Reply# 14   8/2/2017 at 15:41 (2,457 days old) by Whispermatic (Guildford)   |   | |
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Hi Laundress,
I have a Hoovermatic heated by gas that my family had in France. It is model 3301G based on the Hoovermatic 3301L available in Europe and is the same except for the heating system installation. I posted about it last year. (link below) In fact I've just started the restoration again as I have been distracted by other machines and cars. My family used it in the kitchen - there was a gas tap on the wall that the rubber pipe was simply pushed onto. Seemed perfectly normal to me, even though I was given the fear of death (literally) if I should be caught touching that tap. Which of course made me want to... Oddly enough we also had the standard 3301L too which I still have. Later on that was replaced with the late 1970s one with orange details but that too was electrically heated. My grandmother said the 3301G was the best machine she ever owned. Certainly when it runs it is quieter than the newer ones and seems incredibly well made. Not sure why we had both types of the same machine! Apologies to those who replied to my original post to whom I didn't answer - I've only just found your replies when I copied the post! I will post the photographs of the heating system in the next few days when I find the card they are on. Be seeing you, Jensen www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... |
Post# 954367 , Reply# 15   8/24/2017 at 14:03 (2,435 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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