Here is my idea for a dream washing machine:
The machine would be a washer/dryer combo which would be Top-Loading and Vertical-Axis. The machine would not have an agitator and would wash on a vertical axis by turning the tub back & forth while recirculating the wash and rinse water on top. The machine would then rotate the drum 90 degrees to a horizontal axis to do tumble drying complete with drum reversal ala Fisher & Paykel. The machine would be ventless and be a 120-volt machine. Instead of a lint filter, to catch lint while drying, the machine would use a root cyclone canister just like the Dyson vacuum cleaners. The lint would be puled in and swirled out of the air and then the clean air is blown back out into the room. When it comes time to empty it, just hold it over a wastebasket and press a button on top to cause the bottom to pop open and all the lint to fall into the waste basket. Obviously the lint during the wash cycle will get flushed into a holding tank and flushed down the drain. But That's not all. By pressing the "Horizontal-Axis Mode" button, the drum would rotate 90 degrees and wash like a Front-Loader! Whether you choose to wash like that or not, the machine will detect the size & wheight of the load, the type of fabric & garments in the load and the colors. Then it will automatically fill up with the right amount of water, configure the wash and rinse speed and intensity of the wash and rinses and the length of wash time, the number of rinses, the wash & rinse temp. the final spin speed, and the drying temparature and dryness level. It would also automatically dispense the correct amount of detergent, liquid chlorine bleach, colorfast bleach, and fabric softener. The machine would sanitize laundry using silver like the Samsung SilverCare.
The machine would be a washer/dryer combo which would be Top-Loading and Vertical-Axis. The machine would not have an agitator and would wash on a vertical axis by turning the tub back & forth while recirculating the wash and rinse water on top. The machine would then rotate the drum 90 degrees to a horizontal axis to do tumble drying complete with drum reversal ala Fisher & Paykel. The machine would be ventless and be a 120-volt machine. Instead of a lint filter, to catch lint while drying, the machine would use a root cyclone canister just like the Dyson vacuum cleaners. The lint would be puled in and swirled out of the air and then the clean air is blown back out into the room. When it comes time to empty it, just hold it over a wastebasket and press a button on top to cause the bottom to pop open and all the lint to fall into the waste basket. Obviously the lint during the wash cycle will get flushed into a holding tank and flushed down the drain. But That's not all. By pressing the "Horizontal-Axis Mode" button, the drum would rotate 90 degrees and wash like a Front-Loader! Whether you choose to wash like that or not, the machine will detect the size & wheight of the load, the type of fabric & garments in the load and the colors. Then it will automatically fill up with the right amount of water, configure the wash and rinse speed and intensity of the wash and rinses and the length of wash time, the number of rinses, the wash & rinse temp. the final spin speed, and the drying temparature and dryness level. It would also automatically dispense the correct amount of detergent, liquid chlorine bleach, colorfast bleach, and fabric softener. The machine would sanitize laundry using silver like the Samsung SilverCare.
