My GE Mini washer and dryer

[brisnat81]

Hi Guys,

Over here 99% of all dryers are unvented and "Compact" by american standards.

Its unusual if you have a dryer in a garage for instance to end up with a steam room? If you had a bathroom with no windows, then its a distinct possibility, but usually only in winter.

We have a double garage with the dryer in there, and we run it with the doors shut. At worst the room warms up, but I'd never say that it gets humid or damp in there.

How well sealed are your garages etc? We seem to have enough ventilation in ours that the moisture vents?

I'm just curious to see whether they're more airtight than those in Australia.

Regards

Nathan

 

[Designgeek]

Okay, so if I understand correctly, the cycle is: fill, wash, drain, fill, 1st rinse, drain, fill, 2nd rinse, and then drain/spin?

Were any of these types of machines made, that would do an intermediate spin after the wash and before rinse? Or an extract/spin similar to some of the larger TLs, where water is sprayed into the tub during spin? The idea being, designed for a market where detergent was used more sparingly, so suds-lock during an initial spin wouldn't be an issue.

Dumb Question #2 in case I missed the answer above: how many pounds of mixed pants & shirts make up one load, and how many pounds of underpants & undershirts make up one load?

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Nathan,

I know most people think of a garage as storage or just where to put the car, however, I use mine to work on my other hobby, which are cars, so mine is built into the house, and the doors are sealed on all four sides to keep the hot/cold, in/out dependent on the season. When I dry my car wash towels out there, if it is cold outside, it sweats up all the windows, and even the inside of the doors at times, so I guess that is what you were asking. I have an additional garage separate from the house, that has more ventilation through the attic vents.

And yes Laundress, it is not a really hot dryer, so it works great for things you don't want to shrink. For some reason it also does a great job of pulling out the lint... don't know why other than the longer run times..

Scott