Thread Number: 71927
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
A simple weight reduction tactic - or fixing what ain't broke? |
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Post# 951528   8/4/2017 at 05:32 (2,428 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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Saw this on BBC News and wondered what you'd all make of it. Replacing concrete ballast on front-loaderes with a water ballast tank, to be filled on installation? Good idea or asking for trouble? CLICK HERE TO GO TO wft2800's LINK |
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Post# 951530 , Reply# 1   8/4/2017 at 05:41 (2,428 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 951533 , Reply# 2   8/4/2017 at 05:48 (2,428 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 951565 , Reply# 8   8/4/2017 at 08:45 (2,428 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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I think the weight concern is more about reducing fuel usage in transportation and thus the all-important carbon footprint... |
Post# 951570 , Reply# 9   8/4/2017 at 09:54 (2,428 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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I agree with that. It is surely more economical to transport a lorry load of lighter machines than the same load of heavier machines. |
Post# 951572 , Reply# 10   8/4/2017 at 10:30 (2,428 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Sure, transportation carbon foorprint would be smaller. Do most people worry about that when they buy a machine? No, they don't. That system would mean big and thus expensive engeneering changes, reduced drum sizes and probably liability issues for verry little gain for the company. |
Post# 951579 , Reply# 12   8/4/2017 at 11:36 (2,428 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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That's a timeframe of 30+ years. The lifecycle of a washer design is generally 20 years or less, for the most part. In 30 years we alread might be past the singularity... |
Post# 951663 , Reply# 13   8/5/2017 at 09:03 (2,427 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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everything from concrete to pancake mixes to paint so I can see the desire to attempt it - we're talking about a lot of mass, here.
I'm not an engineer, but my feeling is that their proposed solutions are, even with very intelligent circuitry, just not going to do what they want them to do. As for the water 'spoiling', lots of ways around that one. They could even have the machine fill and drain every time it's used...which would, of course, defeat the whole 'eco' aspect of the thing. If my suspicions are proved right, though, first seriously unbalanced load at spin and this machine will take care of the longevity problem by self-destructing, anyway. |
Post# 951688 , Reply# 15   8/5/2017 at 12:21 (2,427 days old) by splittub (Europe)   |   | |
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Yet another example of eco-hysteria leading to quality reduction. |
Post# 951820 , Reply# 18   8/6/2017 at 10:04 (2,426 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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and Kenmore combos were awesome. Many owners were upset when parts became obsolete for them. My dad used to repair them. He told me they also had an air compressor. |