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low energy clothes washing
A couple of days ago, I posted about designing an off grid system, and ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
johnpalmer mentioned low-energy clothes washing.
Which, with two kids and three adults seems kinda crazy. But I thought I'd check it out. (goes to youtube)
I'd heardelissaann mention having something like this. Watching the video, I'm intrigued! I probably do one to two loads of laundry a day, mostly kids clothes. Even if it took an hour to do, I think that the savings would be well worth it!
I dunno, what do you think? Much less water, much less electricity, much less soap. More effort, but doable.
Simply Good Stuff review of Wonder Wash says "Does It Really Work? Yes it does. Our own testing has been quite impressive, but several other independent parties also agree. The loads come out exactly as clean as they do with a conventional washing machine, but it takes a whole lot less time. You won't be able to wash as many items at once, but your results will be great each and every time. It doesn't look like it would be able to wash clothing, but once you use it, the fresh and clean laundry will be proof enough."
And then there's drying the clothes. The Nina Soft Spin costs under $200 and spins the laundry almost dry. After spinning, you hang the clothes up to finish the process. Again, from Simply Good Stuff: "100 times more energy efficient that traditional dryers, this large capacity, portable version will pull water out of clothing in three minutes or less. It doesn't blow hot air at your laundry, or use a bunch of electricity. Instead, the drum spins at 1800 RPM's to pull moisture out via centripetal force. This gentle action is incredibly efficient, but way less harmful to your clothing."
This sounds amazing! I am intrigued.
johnpalmer mentioned low-energy clothes washing.Which, with two kids and three adults seems kinda crazy. But I thought I'd check it out. (goes to youtube)
I'd heard
elissaann mention having something like this. Watching the video, I'm intrigued! I probably do one to two loads of laundry a day, mostly kids clothes. Even if it took an hour to do, I think that the savings would be well worth it! I dunno, what do you think? Much less water, much less electricity, much less soap. More effort, but doable.
Simply Good Stuff review of Wonder Wash says "Does It Really Work? Yes it does. Our own testing has been quite impressive, but several other independent parties also agree. The loads come out exactly as clean as they do with a conventional washing machine, but it takes a whole lot less time. You won't be able to wash as many items at once, but your results will be great each and every time. It doesn't look like it would be able to wash clothing, but once you use it, the fresh and clean laundry will be proof enough."
And then there's drying the clothes. The Nina Soft Spin costs under $200 and spins the laundry almost dry. After spinning, you hang the clothes up to finish the process. Again, from Simply Good Stuff: "100 times more energy efficient that traditional dryers, this large capacity, portable version will pull water out of clothing in three minutes or less. It doesn't blow hot air at your laundry, or use a bunch of electricity. Instead, the drum spins at 1800 RPM's to pull moisture out via centripetal force. This gentle action is incredibly efficient, but way less harmful to your clothing."
This sounds amazing! I am intrigued.