alt.energy.homepower

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 09:46:12 -0400, "daestrom"
wrote:

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>"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
>>>
>>> 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.:-)
>>
>> 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.

Or 86W...

>Even a clock motor draws more than that.
>
>I find your numbers 'incredible' ( . not credible).

I found a spec somewhere for the Neptune that indicated something like
135Wh per load, and considered that his 50 loads was a guesstimate
which could account for the discrepancy.

> 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?

Good idea.

Wayne