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Thread Number: 16640
the waterless dishwasher |
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| Post# 275154 4/14/2008 at 22:29 (5,847 days old) by vulcanchef () | ||
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the future is here soonish CLICK HERE TO GO TO vulcanchef's LINK | ||
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| Post# 275240 , Reply# 1 4/15/2008 at 12:19 (5,847 days old) by cvillewasherbo () | ||
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lost in space? looks like that old tv show. I was about 10 then, and in love with "billy mummy" and "angela cartwright." God I hope I got their names right. I saw them in the Rose parade in LA one of those years. | ||
Post# 275300 , Reply# 2 4/15/2008 at 16:51 (5,847 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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I don't get exactly how this system is supposed to work. Just last night I had occassion to use the restroom at a fast food place and they had a waterless urinal. I felt strange walking away from it without flushing but that was what I was supposed to do. I presume it's still connected to the sewer line. No evidence during the time I was washing and drying my hands of any response on the part of the urinal to what I had just provided it to process. Very weird.
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| Post# 275369 , Reply# 3 4/15/2008 at 23:42 (5,846 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Wow | ||
| Post# 275370 , Reply# 4 4/15/2008 at 23:45 (5,846 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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The system
Ralph, pressurized CO2 at room temperature exists as a supercritical liquid, meaning that it not only has some "oomph" like water (i.e., force to hit the dishes and dislodge crud), but also has a property similar to carbon tetrachloride fluid in that it can dissolve nonpolar molecules like fat and oil. So, it kicks but as "dishwasher fluid" in this design, because it not only performs like water (kind of), but also needs no detergent because it possesses an intrinsic chemical ability to dissolve things without additional cleaning agents. Crud is then removed from the CO2 cleaning fluid and is deposited into a greywater system (or, if you weren't environmentally correct, I guess down the drain). Dry-cleaning for dishes! (In the same way that dry-cleaning uses fluid that dissolves nonpolar molecules and, frankly, isn't actually dry.) | ||
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Post# 275455 , Reply# 5 4/16/2008 at 13:48 (5,846 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Hey Nate--Greenbrae? Since when? I thought you were in The City? Thanks for the explanation. I suspect the waterless urinals will be showing up more and more in our neck of the woods sooner than the dishwashers. Water is becoming too precious anymore in these parts and it's good to see some alternatives being considered. Ralph | ||
| Post# 275463 , Reply# 6 4/16/2008 at 14:52 (5,846 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Tee hee | ||
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Post# 275467 , Reply# 7 4/16/2008 at 15:09 (5,846 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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~Too bad the waterless urinals don't use supercritical CO2. Now that'd be cool! What waterless urinals? I'm not convinced there would be any significant water savings in my city even if standard urinals were to be replaced. Those that are flushable and DO get flushed use a scant cup of water it seems.... I'm thinking.... hand on winky, same hand on flush valve x 3,000 guys makes for a nasty surface. Isn't is not eco-friendly and green to be releasing unnecesary CO2 into the atmosphere? | ||
| Post# 275474 , Reply# 8 4/16/2008 at 16:02 (5,846 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Interesting- but it does not look like it has a lot of capacity, and even if it is easy and fast, I still want to do as few loads of dishes as possible. I do think it has a lot of potential, however. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 275506 , Reply# 10 4/16/2008 at 19:02 (5,845 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Needs a sign that says DOES NOT FLUSH | ||
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Post# 275608 , Reply# 12 4/17/2008 at 06:05 (5,845 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Resourcefulness is key! | ||
| Post# 275641 , Reply# 13 4/17/2008 at 08:51 (5,845 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 275642 , Reply# 14 4/17/2008 at 08:53 (5,845 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 275644 , Reply# 15 4/17/2008 at 09:04 (5,845 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Wasn't this thread about dishwashers? | ||
| Post# 275674 , Reply# 16 4/17/2008 at 13:07 (5,845 days old) by vulcanchef () | ||
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Angela Cartwright i think she was a realestate agent at one stage | ||
| Post# 275675 , Reply# 17 4/17/2008 at 13:13 (5,845 days old) by vulcanchef () | ||
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here she is CLICK HERE TO GO TO vulcanchef's LINK | ||
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Post# 275720 , Reply# 18 4/17/2008 at 17:29 (5,844 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I sure didn't mean to hijack this thread, but it's out of control now! Togs, the trough is the best part of attending a sporting event on the very rare occassion that I do. Amazing the numbers of sissy straight guys who can only use a stall. They are seriously hung up (no pun intended) if they can't even pull out their piece along with 20 other men without feeling insecure--not necessarily about what they're packing but about what they apparently think it implies about their preferences. All because there's no partition and the atmosphere is too chummy? Geez, grow up and act like a man already! | ||
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Post# 275725 , Reply# 19 4/17/2008 at 18:01 (5,844 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Remember the bars/clubs that would put ice in the urinals?
WHAT? It's a timed release flush and the refigeration keeps the aromas tolerable. ~Togs, the trough is the best part of attending a sporting event on the very rare occassion that I do. Personally, I prefer to get my drinks from the concession stand. *LOL* My mother's basement bathroom had a large mirror over the toilet. I knew that every time a guy emerged from there "green" he had seen his own winky from a heretofore unexperienced angle. What is 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20cm) long and the word for it in Greek means "all-meat"? PANCREAS. *LOL* Well we can say this for America; the Puritans sure left their mark! | ||
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Post# 275739 , Reply# 20 4/17/2008 at 19:04 (5,844 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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