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Thread Number: 95522
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
P.O.D. 3-20-2024 - DuoMatic |
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| Post# 1201867 3/20/2024 at 05:43 by crevicetool (Snellville Ga.) | ||
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Post# 1201870 , Reply# 1 3/20/2024 at 06:38 by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Cold water for drying in a Duomatic | ||
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Post# 1201871 , Reply# 2 3/20/2024 at 06:56 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Water cooled condenser combinations
And there were several standalone electric dryers, that also used water to condense the steam, and carry the heat and lint down the drain as well.
The duomatics and the Norge and Westinghouse ,Easy and Speed Queen combos used about 1/2 gallon of cold water per minute so one hour drying cycle would use 30 gallons of cold water for example. The Maytag combination washer dryer and their freestanding Maytag condenser dryer only used about 1/3 of a gallon per minute or maybe 20 gallons per hour they were a little more economical when it came to water use. In many parts of the country water was very cheap when these machines were made and plentiful so they didn’t worry about it too much however, people who were on Wells with septic tanks, etc. were often more concerned about water usage. So these machines were not favored. John | ||
| Post# 1201897 , Reply# 3 3/20/2024 at 12:53 by rpms (ontario canada) | ||
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Post# 1201912 , Reply# 4 3/20/2024 at 16:33 by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 1201931 , Reply# 5 3/20/2024 at 19:45 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Our home economics class in high school had a water cooled condenser dryer. Teacher hated using it because even during times of water shortages it still needed what was required to operate.
School was built in late 1960's or early 1970's (cannot recall) and there wasn't an easy nor effective way to give home economics suite of classrooms a vent to outside for a dryer. Board of Education must have thought that condenser dryer was a gift from the gods. Wonder if the thing is still there and operable..... | ||
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Post# 1201933 , Reply# 6 3/20/2024 at 20:19 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Water cooled US condenser dryers and combinations
If you tried to run the duomatic with the water turned off, it would just come up to temperature pretty quickly and continue tumbling, it would not overheat. It just would not dry very well at all it would take an extremely long time without cold water. it wouldn’t dry in the maximum allotted time that was available on the timer.
Hi laundress, do you remember what type of condenser dryers you had in home economics the last one made was Maytag in 1965 Hotpoint stopped a few years before that, these two companies were the only ones that ever made water cooled dryers in the US. Frigidaire of course made air cooled condenser dryers from 1952 through 1969 but they didn’t use water of course. John | ||
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Post# 1201939 , Reply# 7 3/20/2024 at 21:33 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Don't quote me (it was many years ago now), but believe W/D was made by Maytag.
Was chosen one day to bring unclaimed uniforms up to home ec teacher for laundering (they would then subsequently be given out to those who couldn't afford new), and was intrigued by a "washer-dryer". Having never seen such a thing prior nor even knew they existed found it rather interesting. Cannot speak to results or anything else as was instructed to take uniforms to home ec teacher and that was all. Was required to return back to class after running that errand. *LOL* Given what one knows now about combo units it likely was well over an hour before those uniforms were done. Just as well really, wasn't looking forward to folding a pile of laundry. Had enough of that chore at home.... | ||
| Post# 1201951 , Reply# 9 3/21/2024 at 05:32 by crevicetool (Snellville Ga.) | ||
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Amazing responses! | ||
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Post# 1201952 , Reply# 10 3/21/2024 at 06:21 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1201976 , Reply# 11 3/21/2024 at 14:56 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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