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Water has a density of 1000kg/m3 whereas concrete has a density of 2300kg/m3. Your washing machine will end up a bit bigger if you want the same counterweight.
by jakobegger 9y ago
Water has a density of 1000kg/m3 whereas concrete has a density of 2300kg/m3. Your washing machine will end up a bit bigger if you want the same counterweight.
Some washers even have cast iron counterweights (7000kg/m3).
- lathiat 9y agoBecause of better electronic regulation can probably get away with this easier now. Also front loaders seem to have taken over a lot of the market which maybe affects things?
- rtkwe 9y agoThe current concrete counterweights don't take up the full extra volume available in machines so switching to a less dense counterweight doesn't mean they'll have to increase the size of the machine overall.
- trias 9y agowhat about sand? comes close to concrete but is easily (re)fillable.
- s0rce 9y agoand never gets moldy