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Thread Number: 37572
Just Something I noticed about Washer Dryer Combinations and Top Loading Dishwashers |
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| Post# 558737 11/23/2011 at 09:59 (4,536 days old) by verizonbear (Glen Burnie ) | ||
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Post# 558802 , Reply# 1 11/23/2011 at 15:38 (4,536 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Top loading portable dishwashers were made into the late 70s by Hobart & GE to name 2. | ||
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Post# 558846 , Reply# 2 11/23/2011 at 19:56 (4,536 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 558876 , Reply# 3 11/23/2011 at 23:02 (4,536 days old) by qualin (Canada) | ||
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Can't you still buy Combos today though? I saw an LG combo selling at the local appliance shop not that long ago.. | ||
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Post# 558922 , Reply# 4 11/24/2011 at 07:40 (4,535 days old) by JETCONE (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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IT WAS THE | ||
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Post# 558926 , Reply# 5 11/24/2011 at 08:35 (4,535 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Post# 559987 , Reply# 7 11/28/2011 at 18:09 (4,531 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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THE DEMIZE OF US MADE COMBOS Bob the last US combo rolled off the assembly line before anyone even knew that an energy crisis might happen and furthermore many US full sized combos used no more and even less total water, hot water, and electricity than the average separate washers and dryers at the time.
Jason many of the US built combos were EXCELLENT performers, CRs called the first Bendix an impressive achievement that performed as well as the best separate machines of the day. And in the 1960 report they said that many users would think that these machines were a gift from the gods. Many of these machines completed the entire cycle in little over an hour, and they were washing as big a load as any separate washer and dryer made at the time, and you never had to stop the machine and remove 1/2 the load.
There are many, many reasons why the first US combos did not make it some of which I have already gone over. I an not picking on you two, but neither one of the reasons you two stated would even make it on the top 25 reasons why combos failed the first time. Combos will come back in time, if you really think about it it makes little sense to have two separate appliances to do one job. [ anyone ever hear of having a dishwasher and a separate dishdryer ?], And now that huge FL washers are becoming common it really doesn't make any sense to not just let the washer finish the job, [ plus this will solve the mold problem once and for all LOL ].
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Post# 559998 , Reply# 8 11/28/2011 at 19:02 (4,531 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"...due to the 120V heater & condensing..."
IIRC most if not all vintage W&D combination units used gas or required 220v/230v/240v electrical power for heating.
I mean with an average final spin speed of 230rpms or so you're going to need heat and lots of it to dry that heavy wet laundry in any reasonable amount of time. Should larger combination models return don't think we would see gas units without tons of major safety desgins. | ||
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