Non-toxic polymer beads are mixed with just a
cup of water (using 72% less water)
and detergent in a prototype washing machine; now being tested at Hyatt hotels,
a few select commercial cleaners and athletic clubs.
The polymer beads are recaptured for reuse.
The company plans to have machines ready for homeowners in two years.
http://www.smithsoni...ance-180949659/
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(Almost) Waterless washing machines-coming soon.
Started by Shortpoet-GTD, Feb 10 2014 05:18 AM
water saving energy saving prototype
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Posted 23 July 2014 - 03:11 PM
MattBnB, on 23 July 2014 - 07:01 AM, said:
I am amazed. Just found this site and didn't know half of the aweesome things on here even existed or were possible
Keep reading....................
older stuff too. Tons of good info; many with links.
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Posted 24 July 2014 - 09:28 AM
I bought a Staber 2000 in 1998, and with a little maintenance it has served us very well. It uses one ounce of regular liquid detergent and 15 gallons of water for a large capacity. I got 3 "Green Balls" for $15 on ebay years ago and we use one of them, too. Before that we used a little hand crank job.
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Posted 24 July 2014 - 01:32 PM
Dustoffer, on 24 July 2014 - 09:28 AM, said:
I bought a Staber 2000 in 1998, and with a little maintenance it has served us very well. It uses one ounce of regular liquid detergent and 15 gallons of water for a large capacity. I got 3 "Green Balls" for $15 on ebay years ago and we use one of them, too. Before that we used a little hand crank job.
#6
Posted 31 July 2014 - 11:58 AM
The Green Balls are up to $16 apiece now. They do work, although not as well as detergent sometimes. The Staber Washing Machine runs off of modified sine wave (regular inverter 800 watts or larger), and uses two tablespoons of detergent, one if it is 'ultra'. The hand crank $47 one only holds 2 lbs. of clothes and used one teaspoon of detergent.
The Staber machine is a large size top loading but horizontal axis easy to maintain, high efficiency, and now is up to around 2100 plus freight.
I tend to not like anything with little plastic beads in it.
http://ecowatch.com/...an-do-about-it/
The Staber machine is a large size top loading but horizontal axis easy to maintain, high efficiency, and now is up to around 2100 plus freight.
I tend to not like anything with little plastic beads in it.
http://ecowatch.com/...an-do-about-it/
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