[Greenbuilding] Spin dryer

[Nick Pine]

RONALD CASCIO writes:

> Our Sears front loader spins at a very high speed and wrings out about 95%
> of the water. The laundry feels almost dry when it comes out.

Wow. That sounds too good to be true. What's the model number? Have you 
tried measuring the weight of the clothes after the spin and subtracting the 
weight after they are completely dry and dividing by the dry weight to find 
the Remaining Moisture Content RMC = 100(Wspin-Wdry)/Wdry %? Fig 32 on page 
21 of this document:

http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/842014-FdebHg/native/842014.PDF

seems to show that GE is struggling to get a 65% RMC, ie Wspin = 1.65Wdry, 
eg 12 pounds of dry clothes would weigh 19.8 pounds right after the spin 
cycle.

The laundry alternatives spin dryer should do better at 3300 vs 400-800 rpm. 
They say it can handle 12.2 pounds of post-spin wet clothing, at 2-4 spin 
dryer loads per washer load, but they don't spec the RMC.

Nick