Thread Number: 73899
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Market analysis at the begining of 2018 |
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Post# 976349 , Reply# 2   12/31/2017 at 17:00 (2,279 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Well, I generally do fairly large loads, 3/4 full at least. As for towels, I use them twice before they're "washed". I let them fully dry out before putting them in the hamper and let them accumulate. My Duet washer will hold a load of 13 towels, 15 wash cloths, and about 8 or 9 hand towels. I live in an all-electric house. I have a Whirlpool Energy Smart water heater. When time to replace, I've considered a heat pump, but for about 10 seconds. I don't want to be bothered with the maintenance and upkeep. Same for a heat pump dryer some day. But thanks to Tomturbomatic, I've become aware of how much climate controlled air is sucked out of my house when the dryer is on. I have a multi-speed air handler and 2 speed compressor on my heat pump. When the dryer is on, the air handler switches between a higher and lower speeds several times, depending upon cycle length. And conversely, the compressor probably switches from lower "maintenance" speed to the higher speed--which is more expensive. The current TOL Duet dryer has an Eco Boos option that lowers the drying temperature. It's an option only available for the "Normal" --default temperature being Medium. Eco Boos uses slightly lower temperature and increases drying time by 40 minutes. I wonder if the "slightly lower heat level" is low or ex low. Heck, I could just select one of the other auto dry cycles that uses low temp level and more dry. But not sure I'd want the dryer pulling climate controlled air out of the house for 40 additional minutes if it costs me more to run the a/c or heat. |
Post# 976392 , Reply# 3   1/1/2018 at 05:14 (2,279 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Regards to dishwashers ... I checked my 14-years-old machine again recently with a Kill-a-Watt meter on the designated Normal cycle which heats to 140°F main wash, 150°F final rinse. I cleared the supply line first but that's less than 105°F input. Total power usage clocked 0.57 kWH. True, that's one drawer running, which isn't the capacity of a traditional unit, but I typically run a load every 2 to 4 days, not daily, and rarely run both drawers together. |