Work Begins on the Super Unimatic

[toggleswitch]

Fabulous spray rinsing! Halo of water.............

7-second spray?

I would have thought they'd be six-second interavls to be 1/10 of a minute.

Then the duration of same by the programer/computer/timer could be adjusted decimal-ly in tenths.

 

[gizmo]

Hi Brent

Most front loaders the heater doesn't actually run all the wash cycle - it cycles on and off by the thermostat. When the water gets up to temperature, the heater shuts off. Robert's washer will hold a lot more water than a front loader so it will use a lot more energy to heat all that water up.

But what fun...

Chris.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Although front loaders like my Asko which fill with cold water the heater can run for over 50 minutes to heat the water before it shuts off, where as in this machine it will fill with hot 140F degree water and run the heater as a booster for a maximum of 20 minutes. The heater will only be programmed to run during super hot wash cycles anyway, where as a machine like the Asko runs the heater runs on every cycle. I don't know about other places, but here in the Northland water is MUCH cheaper than electricity.

The new model of the Energy Star Rated GE Harmony now utilizes a 120 volt heater, and the Harmony fills with 12 gallons of water with medium size wash loads so I have to wonder how does it get its Energy Star Rating? If its just on well spun clothes, well than I'm ready for my star

 

[roto204]

Love it, love it, love it!!

That jet-circle spray is fabulous!

I can't wait to see what you've devised for the recirculation method :-D

Are you still planning to incorporate lint filtration, or are you opting for a strictly overflow approach?

 

[lightedcontrols]

I can't wait!!!

I can't wait to see the suds cake this baby makes!!! Mark

 

[Unimatic1140]

Are you still planning to incorporate lint filtration, or are you opting for a strictly overflow approach?
Yes, but not until phase 2 of the project. After I complete the first phase I want to wash in it for a bit and tweak the software here and there for performance. Once that is done I can add more features at my leisure. The most fun part about this machine is it will never be "done", I'm sure I will be adding and changing things for years to come.

Now look at this great recirculation nozzle, it was so simple its almost embarrassing to admit after trying lots of different things, and none of them I was completely thrilled with, I thought well heck let's try a WO-65 fill flume and sure enough it works perfectly...

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Yay Robert!
Correct me if I am wrong, but this almost looks like that Philco filling. (love how that comes out on the tounge)
Robert! This is so awesome!
Brent

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

So Mr. Wizard?
Where are you at on this invention of yours?
I bet you are having too much fun to post about it lately?
Brent