[GBlist] Re: Dryer Alternatives.

[Sarah Holland/David Foley <hollandfoley@acadia.net>]

on 04/29/2002 7:04 PM, Corwyn at corwyn@midcoast.com wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 
> I have a question for the assembled knowledge base.  Real Goods sells a
> spin dryer which they claim reduces or eliminates dryer time.  Has
> anyone used one of these?  Can I convince 'the-doer-of-the-laundry' that
> this is a replacement for a dryer?  Can the clothes be spun and then
> hung inside without dripping?
> 
> Thank You Kindly, As Always,
> 
> Corwyn

Dear Corwyn,

I have used a similar machine in laundries ("laundrettes") in Europe,
especially France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.  They're
centrifuges, essentially, and I found that they reduced dryer time from 30
to 40 minutes to 15 to 20 minutes.  The clothes came out of them damp, but
not dripping wet.  I really liked them, and wonder why we don't see them
here in Wasteland.

Cheers,

David
-- 
Holland & Foley Building Design L.L.C.
232 Beech Hill Rd.
Northport, Maine 04849 USA
p: (207) 338-9869 f: (207) 338-9859 e: hollandfoley@acadia.net


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