In Vancouver, the hotel we're in has a (likely) inexpensive Danby washer/dryer in a closet. Just tried it on 5 long sleeve shirts and a king pillow case. Appeared to be a water condenser system. The Heavy Duty auto cycle showed up as 4:27 (lots of other options didn't seem to have a wash into dry programming) and I've never used one. One Tide pod (interestingly cheaper up here on promotion at Shoppers Drug Mart---same price CDN (4.99) as the promo price in USD)
The programming had water temperature, soil level and spin speed overrides possible.
It washed for about 20 minutes, seemed to rinse 2x and spun thoroughly---took about an hour, then the dry cycle churned for a good 3 hours. It would tumble one direction for about 15 sec, then seem to run water for about 5 sec, then tumble the other direction for 15 sec. After about 1 hr the drain hose was definitely emitting warm water and the cold water hose was definitely running (so cold to the touch). The door was locked so I could not take out anything (and I could not figure out how to unlatch the door. As the timer ticked down, it shut down right as scheduled, unlocked and played a tune.
The shirts and pillow case were done perfectly---they seemed to do quite well in the tub and were fluffy and perfectly dry. There was that slight dewiness from condensing dryers, but it dissipated quickly. A little more Tide aroma than you might get from a similar load in an airflow dryer, but seemed well washed/rinsed.
Definitely a different laundry pattern than I'm used to, but one could get used to it without a problem (put in a load a night kinda thing).
The programming had water temperature, soil level and spin speed overrides possible.
It washed for about 20 minutes, seemed to rinse 2x and spun thoroughly---took about an hour, then the dry cycle churned for a good 3 hours. It would tumble one direction for about 15 sec, then seem to run water for about 5 sec, then tumble the other direction for 15 sec. After about 1 hr the drain hose was definitely emitting warm water and the cold water hose was definitely running (so cold to the touch). The door was locked so I could not take out anything (and I could not figure out how to unlatch the door. As the timer ticked down, it shut down right as scheduled, unlocked and played a tune.
The shirts and pillow case were done perfectly---they seemed to do quite well in the tub and were fluffy and perfectly dry. There was that slight dewiness from condensing dryers, but it dissipated quickly. A little more Tide aroma than you might get from a similar load in an airflow dryer, but seemed well washed/rinsed.
Definitely a different laundry pattern than I'm used to, but one could get used to it without a problem (put in a load a night kinda thing).
