alt.energy.homepower

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

It's an LED readout.
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> I find your numbers 'incredible' ( . not credible).

I am familiar with the English language; having taught 12th grade...

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?

I am not certain how many loads have been done; this is an estimate. I
do know for certain that it reads an absolute maximum of 100wh per load.
Some cycles are shorter. I have considered doing a chalkboard tally of
loads, but my wife does not share my enthusiasm for the subject. She just
says I'm cheap!
HTH,
Jim
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> daestrom
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