alt.energy.homepower

"Jim" wrote in message
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> "Trygve Lillefosse" wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:32:08 -0500, "Jim" wrote:
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>>> wrote in message
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>>>> On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:16:57 -0500, "Jim" wrote:
>>>>> Don't say that! I just bought the pair, washer and dryer. After a
>>>>> family
>>>>>of 6 using the washer for 212 hrs and about 50 loads of wash, it's used
>>>>>
>>>>>kwh.....
>>>> 75Wh per load?
>>> Roughly, yes; definitely <100. We just moved in and bought the thing
>>> and
>>>have done laundry non-stop. 4 kids in private schools wearing uniforms, u
>>>name it. That Neptune is so quiet you hardly know it's there... And the
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>> Does it have both cold and hot water connection?
>> Do you normaly wash with pretty cold water?
>> Are you sure the killawatt is correct?
>>
>> Sounds pretty amazing.:-)
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> I am only using the figures provided by the killawatt for the cord of
> the washer plugged into it; not including hot water costs, just energy to
> power the machine. It has a cycle that is 52 minutes long. And yes, it is
> stunning!
>

Frankly, 75 Wh per load and 52 minutes long, that's less than 2 watts.
Even a clock motor draws more than that.

I find your numbers 'incredible' ( . not credible). Even if the drum only
rotates half the time, it would still work out to less than 4 watts for the
drum motor, still 'incredible'.

Can you unplug the kill-a-watt to re-zero it then run just one load through
the washer? Just to check those numbers again?

daestrom