If our Front Loaders sound like jet engines on a 1200-1600 RPM spin cycle, what must this sound like at 3,300 RPM? I know the testimonial states that it's quiet, but I'd have to see/hear it to believe it.
That price! You can buy a new dryer for that!
Early 80s AEG washer and dryer on the homepage of Spin-X!! My Auntie had a washer just like that!! :-D.
Whirlcool,
I saw a spin dryer operating when I was younger, and from what I remember all it made was a soft whirr. So not too noisy as far as I can remember, but then I am trying to cast my mind back to when I was 5 or 6 years old .
Used a spin dryer last year while staying at a campsite, and to reiterate what Jon said they are usually extremely quiet, in fact I would say almost silent. Also, unlike washers they are designed to be tightly packed, giving little opportunity for the load to whip across to one side of the drum upon startup, and once they hit full speed there should be little, if any, vibration.
On the rare occasion when a load does become unbalanced, it will be apparent as soon as you start the spin dryer up; it will begin to rock somewhat. If this happens, simply redistribute the load, packing it down as firmly as possible, and restart the spin.
Despite being such simple devices I think spin dryers are a lot of fun - it can be interesting to see how much water comes out of a load after it has already been spun in the washer, and feeling how dry the clothes come out has a certain element of "way cool" to it!
If they are quiet they may be a useful item. And I think it would be lots of fun to see how much water comes out of the clothes as stated earlier. But I'd have a problem with that price!
Maybe I'm just a cheapskate!
I don't think you're being a cheapskate - in the US, you guys are being well and truly gouged on the selling price of the Spin X, and I wouldn't buy one myself at that price. Somebody along the line is taking advantage of the fact that spin dryers are an unusual product in America, and is charging for them accordingly.
Here in the UK spin dryers typically sell for £90-£120, with models at the higher end of this price scale usually having a drain pump rather than a gravity outlet; IMHO these are much more realistic prices. Really they're little more than two metal cans and a motor, how expensive can they be to make?
The universe is scarily intertwined. Not two minutes after posting this I found a message in my other e-mail box that the re-stock is in..do I still want it?
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My Hoover TT extractor isn't much more noiser than the Miele at spinning. Well the motor can be, a tad, but not by much.
As the previous posted stated, there really isn't that much vibration once the unit hits speed. Starting up and powering down if the load is heavy an or unbalanced things can get a bit shakey, but otherwise if properly loaded things are fine. Honestly the extractor on the Hoover is more use to me than the washer tub at times. The extractor easily removes 1/2 to one cup of water from laundry spun from 800 to 1200 in the front loader. Towels come out quite dry (more so if warm water is used, don't ask me why), if extracted for say three minutes.
Would LOVE to find one of those GE spinners! If one ever turns up on fleaBay, am here to tell you guys am NOT going to share! *LOL*