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This is too hard for me to implement by myself so I'm giving away this idea in hopes that some one runs with it. Well, I doubt anyone will, but what do you thi

by csmeder 17y ago

This is too hard for me to implement by myself so I'm giving away this idea in hopes that some one runs with it. Well, I doubt anyone will, but what do you think of it? I've had the idea for quite some time now, I'm curious what you guys think.

seldo 17y ago
A few problems: 1. It seems to ignore the idea that some clothes need to be put on hangers so they don't wrinkle. 2. Not everyone tumble-dries everything (some clothes shrink, and all clothes wear out faster when tumble-dried -- that blue lint in the filter is your clothes wearing out) 3. How does a horizontal tumble-dryer work? The "tumble" part requires gravity.
- csmeder 17y ago
  Once your clothes are dry you hang them as normal. The idea isn't a new way to store clean clothes. The main point of the idea is that you know when you need to do laundry (see through baskets) and you do it in one go (wash and dry).
damienkatz 17y ago
I see what you are going for, but I don't see what you save in practice. I've heard of something similar with dishwashers, where rich folk will have multiple dishwashers and just move clean dishes to the dirty washer, never actually putting them away and saving time. But in this case, if you leave the clothes in the baskets they just get wrinkled and look like crap. Rich people don't like to look like crap, so they still have to fold and put them away. So all it saves you is loading/unloading some clothes in and out of washes, and since highend machines are side loaders these days, it's pretty easy already.
- csmeder 17y ago
  The Idea is mostly have a machine that cleans and drys to save time. The whole multi basket idea is for storing dirty clothes -- not for storing clean clothes. Clean clothes would still need to be put away in drawers or hung up.
cwan 17y ago
These exist: e.g. http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/ http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/ The first time I'd ever seen one of these things was in Dubai at a hotel/apartment. I'm surprised they aren't proliferating through Asia given the limited amount of space but I figure give it time. Incidentally, the cost on these washer dryer combo's aren't excessively high... in fact probably just a relatively small premium above what a good washer or dryer cost.
- csmeder 17y ago
  Nice, this is 95% of what I was looking for.
- jws 17y ago
  Those LG washer dryer combos are condensing dryers. Possibly energy saving, but also consumes water to dry the clothes. Pretty slick technique. People living in deserts (Dubai excepted, SOCA included) probably don't want one. http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/pdf/condensing_dryers.pdf http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/pdf/condensing_dryers.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer#Condenser_dryers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer#Condenser_dryers

by csmeder 17y ago

seldo 17y ago

A few problems: 1. It seems to ignore the idea that some clothes need to be put on hangers so they don't wrinkle. 2. Not everyone tumble-dries everything (some clothes shrink, and all clothes wear out faster when tumble-dried -- that blue lint in the filter is your clothes wearing out) 3. How does a horizontal tumble-dryer work? The "tumble" part requires gravity.

csmeder 17y ago
Once your clothes are dry you hang them as normal. The idea isn't a new way to store clean clothes. The main point of the idea is that you know when you need to do laundry (see through baskets) and you do it in one go (wash and dry).

damienkatz 17y ago

I see what you are going for, but I don't see what you save in practice. I've heard of something similar with dishwashers, where rich folk will have multiple dishwashers and just move clean dishes to the dirty washer, never actually putting them away and saving time. But in this case, if you leave the clothes in the baskets they just get wrinkled and look like crap. Rich people don't like to look like crap, so they still have to fold and put them away. So all it saves you is loading/unloading some clothes in and out of washes, and since highend machines are side loaders these days, it's pretty easy already.

csmeder 17y ago
The Idea is mostly have a machine that cleans and drys to save time. The whole multi basket idea is for storing dirty clothes -- not for storing clean clothes. Clean clothes would still need to be put away in drawers or hung up.

cwan 17y ago

These exist: e.g. http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/ http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/ The first time I'd ever seen one of these things was in Dubai at a hotel/apartment. I'm surprised they aren't proliferating through Asia given the limited amount of space but I figure give it time. Incidentally, the cost on these washer dryer combo's aren't excessively high... in fact probably just a relatively small premium above what a good washer or dryer cost.

csmeder 17y ago
Nice, this is 95% of what I was looking for.
jws 17y ago
Those LG washer dryer combos are condensing dryers. Possibly energy saving, but also consumes water to dry the clothes. Pretty slick technique. People living in deserts (Dubai excepted, SOCA included) probably don't want one. http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/pdf/condensing_dryers.pdf http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/pdf/condensing_dryers.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer#Condenser_dryers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer#Condenser_dryers