Why hasn't anyone come up with a washer that is also a dryer?

[her209]

Think about it.

EDIT: Apparently someone HAS thought about it.

 

[BigJ]

Probably wouldn't be cost efficient.

 

[thecrecarc]

there's a perfectly good explanation for it

 

[bctbct]

if one broke you would have to fix it, now you just throw them away.

 

[wedi42]

like this:
http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP....ng/product/CW1200.htm?mtcCampaign=1501

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: johngute
like this:
http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP....ng/product/CW1200.htm?mtcCampaign=1501

Wonder how well something like that actually works.

 

[mugs]

Yeah

It's called a dishwasher.

 

[imported_Mike]

Ouch, look at those prices for the all in ones.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Probably wouldn't be cost efficient.

...and reliability would be difficult.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: johngute
like this:
http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP....ng/product/CW1200.htm?mtcCampaign=1501

machines like that are common in the drycleaning industry. we used to use one before we went to separate washer/dryer units.

reading the description it sounds well designed (ive had to take apart our former washer/dryer and our current washer and separate dryer enough times to be familiar with something like this).

repairs would probably be a bitch to pay for once the warranty runs out. its not as simple as a normal separate washer and dryer.

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: BigJ
Probably wouldn't be cost efficient.

...and reliability would be difficult.

perhaps not too bad, though. everything ive worked with like this relied on steam (@ 85psi) for heat (which means replacing the condensor coils every 18months or so, a bitch to do) and air @ 120psi for the valves (which is something youd rebuild, rather than just have replaced).

with just cold water and simple electrically operated valves it may not be too bad, or at least not worse than a normal washer or dryer.

still, id hate to have to work on it, the inside of that thing is probably cramped as hell.

 

[KarenMarie]

i owned one when i lived in england. i HATED it.

the washer part was fine. but unless we dried the clothes two pieces at a time, they took hours to dry and came out wrinkled.

a dryer drum should be bigger than a washer drum.

 

[dandruff]

... pretty common in countries where space is at premium .. all-in-one outnumbers seperates ... 100,000 to 1 in india ... i would assume same is true for europe and japan ...

Bosch and Whirlpool in India both make good ones atleast for the indian market ..
http://shopping.indiatimes.com/ism/faces/tiles/category.jsp

http://shopping.indiatimes.com/ism/face...02&categoryID=829238&parentCategoryID=
click on washing machines tab to see others ...
hth!

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie


a dryer drum should be bigger than a washer drum.

always important.

the equipment we used to use was rated to clean/dry 30lbs, but you could easily put 45lbs in there.

but you didnt. if you put much over 30, drying the clothes went horribly wrong. and since we were using solvent, it meant removing some, and starting over. (solvent wont just eventually evaporate the same as water, it can leave rings if the drying isnt thorough and even, which only come out if you clean them again)

most studies ive read suggest filling to 80% capacticy is optimum for washer and dryers, which ive found to hold true. which means at 12.1 lbs, 9.68 would be ideal, id probably stick to 8 or 9. if youre doing something like jeans or towels, less, since something thick and heavy like that always takes longer to dry.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Same reason no one has come up with a microwave refrigerator.

 

[KarenMarie]

xSauronx,

if i did 1/2 a normal load, the drying was fine. but who wants to wash four towel at a time?

hahaha...

in the end, i just bought a dryer and only used the washer.

by brother in law used to own a laundromat and companies used to try and sell those to him. He stuck with his Wascomats and was happy with them. He was even happier when he finally sold the laundromat.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Same reason no one has come up with a microwave refrigerator.

Actually GE used to make a freezer/oven.

Put your "meal" in the freezer, then set it at say 2:00pm, it starts to thaw and then cooks your dinner when you walk in from work at 530.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
xSauronx,

if i did 1/2 a normal load, the drying was fine. but who wants to wash four towel at a time?

hahaha...

in the end, i just bought a dryer and only used the washer.

by brother in law used to own a laundromat and companies used to try and sell those to him. He stuck with his Wascomats and was happy with them. He was even happier when he finally sold the laundromat.

so did we. i prefer the separate units we have now, as opposed to the washer/dryer we used to have. maintenance is alot easier and our capacity is much higher. drying takes longer, but its a different solvent we use now. the old stuff was so volatile it would evaporate within moments if you spilled any on the floor. but its hard to beat drying a pair of jeans in 5 minutes.

as for the laundromat, theres one across the street from us. the same guy owns over a dozen in this part of the state and seems to hit them each up once or twice a month or so. does *very* well on them.

at home, i just throw whatever i have in the dryer...and if its not dry, i turn it on again.

screw playing around with it, i do this all week and prefer to just...well, grab stuff out of the dryer when i need it

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Same reason no one has come up with a microwave refrigerator.

That'd be sweet!

 

[BlancoNino]

Because Clyde Crashcop hasn't drawn it on his chalkboard yet?