Equator Combo

[mixfinder]

I have an Equator combo with a condernser drying system. I am very pleased with it's operation. Last night I had an inspiration and wanted some feed back.
After the wash cycle has completed, if I removed the filter from the right lower panel of the washer, would the hot air, from the fan, exhaust through the filter and make it a regular vented dryer?
Kelly

 

[laundromat]

Equator

No,you'd have a flood.fresh cold water travels through this machine about every 1.5 minutes to condense the steam to a liquid and drain it out.If you remove the filter,the incoming fresh water will leak all over your floor non stop untill you replace the filter.I wouldn't recomend even thinking about trying that.By the way,have you checked out their new 220volt,top loading model

 

[toggleswitch]

If the water were to be manually shut off, (during the "Dry" phase) would the machine be damaged?

Would the clothes dry?

 

[tomturbomatic]

The machine might shut down on the high temp safety thermostat before damage was done, but if it is a true water condenser, the air path is not like in an air flow dryer. If the air that is blown through the condenser/filter during drying does not go back over the heating element, the dryer is not going to work. The fan moves heated air into the tub, pushes steamy air from the tub through the filter and condenser and then back through the heating element and into the tub. There is no provision for introducing outside air into the heater box which is the path you need in an air flow dryer. Actually, the closed system in a condenser dryer should not allow air to escape the closed loop except when the door is opened or if a little steam escapes at the detergent dispenser.

 

[mixfinder]

Tom Terrific

Tom,
Thank you for the information. I have looked at its innards and tried to understand how it flowed. I think I see the fan and heater on top of the drum and a flange leading the heated air into the top of the door baffle. But then I'm not sure if my guesses were right. After looking inside, seeing all the expensive materials and the zillions of wires and processors, I begin to understand why they are so expensive.
I appreciate your help, Tom.
Kelly