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Very cute! I enjoyed it. Although one would think that 'electrically safe' would include having a high temp cut-off switch. True story?

Underlying point: "I couldn't figure out how to use it; therefore it is defective." OY! Love the control panel, especially the way the lettering is large enough to read without climbing onto the washer, lol. Also like that the words tell you what the function of the button is. No obscure...

I have super oily skin and that makes up most of the 'dirt' I have to deal with. I've found temperature is the single most important factor - Hot water - 1 part Borax to 3 parts detergent - Ammonia to the 'full' line in the bleach dispenser - Regular cycle The best pre-treatment I've found...

#18 Agreed. Given enough time the "danger" of flammable refrigerants will cause a shift back to environmentally less friendly ones.......

Thanks. I grew up in a late 60's development that had gas almost everything, even a driveway gas lamp. All the houses had 120v only. 240v had to be "brought in from the street" and was "very expensive". True or not, that was the verbiage consistently used. Sounds like a similar situation for...

I'm always interested in unusual appliances like this. Anyone know what it was in Canada that created the demand for this? Jim

Thanks all. His ideal is something very simple like the folding units in the link from #1 but in a rigid enclosure/cabinet like the Samsung and Asko units. He's aware of these extremes but thought (logically, IMO) that there must be something in the middle. Apparently not. I was of two...

My newest laptop is 9 years old. I use Linux Ubuntu. My Lenovo X200s (which is apparently the laptop equivalent of the old Nokia 3300) has 8GB of RAM, as does my Lenovo T430s and DellE6510. The X200s and the Dell both dual boot to Windows, which I rarely need.    The first thing I'd do is max...

My parents' septic system lasted over 20 years before it needed cleaning/pumping out.   They never had a garbage disposal; everything compostable went into the compost heap. Things like those mats in meat packages went into the garbage (as opposed to trash) bin.   As for grease, if it wasn't...

I did a search here and on google but have found nothing. Soooooooo............ A friend is looking for some/any sort of heated drying cabinet in which he can hand his shirts to dry. He's looking for something simple: Plug in (120v), maybe a timer that turns it off after a set time... and...

Gas lights: I've seen a few houses in which the gas pipes were disconnected, the fixtures removed and electric wiring and fixtures installed. So you had a lamp that looked exactly like a gas light, but the valve was actually now a switch. I'd imagine that was pretty labor intensive and...

UV Lights in Dryers #6 & 8 I'm trying to visualize this as well. I've looked on YouTube and it appears UV light dryers are all the rage, not that most of it makes much sense, lol. So rather than pepper everyone with questions, is there a vid somewhere that shows how UV lights theoretically...

I grew up in a late 60's development where every house had its own septic system. Ours didn't need pumping out until some time after the 20 year mark. All waste water from the house went into the septic system. We always used bleach when needed. In fact I'd never heard of bleach causing a...

#28 I was extrapolating from 20+ year old memories. So I could be way off, lol. Here's the data I recall - family of 4 - 2 bathrooms - 1 washer & 1 dryer ... both usual 24" undercounter size - 1 dishwasher, also appeared 24". Don't remember if it heats its own water - No problems with hot...

IIRC, patent issues limited GE (and all but one other company's) combos to 280 max rpm. I got a chance to use one once. IIRC is was a mixed load 2 or 3 pairs of jeans with T-shirts, socks, & underwear to make a full load. I recall everything including the jeans drying more quickly than I'd...

#18 Thanks for the info. I figured there must be a gas backup somewhere. My stereotypical northern latitude response was, "It can't be that sunny that consistently that he has an all-electric kitchen. Suppose it's cloudy a few days in a row and he needs to cook every evening!" I get it now...

#14 Late 60's and 70's development ('Builder's Showcase') type homes were very hit or miss in terms of quality, as far as I'm aware. A lot of things were done on the cheap. If there're any problems with the design/placement of the ducts and vents when built, those problems become more obvious...

You mentioned you used the extra power production to bake (banana?) bread. Your oven and/or hob are electric? Doesn't that suck a lot of juice from the batteries if you cook at night or on a cloudy day? Or is that not a factor? Thanks, Jim

Cauliflower Loaf/Casserole ??? Hi, A month or so ago someone posted a cauliflower loaf/casserole recipe that seemed a lot more interesting than mashed cauliflower but had only a little extra work involved. Now that I have the cauliflower, I can't find the recipe! I thought it was in this...

#3 My understanding is that they are more efficient than gas down to a particular temp that's determined by the unit and the heating demands. As the temp drops electric resistance heat is phased in bit by bit as needed. However, there does come a temp at which is is more efficient to use the...