Roddzilla
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I wanted to share some data on a pretty new complete laundry solution. I know there are similar units, and lots of stuff from Europe, but GE is now making an all-in-one laundry center. The difference is that this one is full sized.
So, we picked one up.
I have no affiliation with GE or any reseller. I'm just a dude that loves alternative energy and is slow building an off grid home/shop -- Thus looking for comfortable solutions that can run on solar/batteries and make the place function and feel like a normal on-grid house so my wife (and guests) don't have to make major life adjustments. I also can't understand how I've reached a point in my life where I'm geeking out over a washer/dryer. I have no dog in the hunt as far as band names go, I just wanted to share my experience with this unit.
The new GE "one and done" is about the size of a standard front load washer, possibly a little taller. it has 4.8 cubic feet of capacity. It looks cool and has smart features and an app. It's also a little different in that it is a ventless and sealed heat pump model that expels the moist hot air out the water drain line, so no exhaust duct. it does not make our small laundry room hot, cold, or moist -- so it has not added to our HVAC load in any way. It also plugs into a standard 120V AC 60Hz outlet -- no need for 240V. The manual says that this outlet needs to be isolated so I guess the load can possibly peak up to near 80% an entire 15a circuit.
The unit works great and doesn't take any longer to wash and dry a load that a normal washer and dryer combo (but you don't have to remember to go move clothes to the dryer!). Clothes come out feeling a little damp but once they're in the air for a few seconds, that feeling vanishes. It's weird to describe, but it dries the clothes perfectly with very little lint.
Heres what I thought you off-gridders might be interested in:
using a kill-a-watt meter on the plug of the unit:
power "off" mode draws a standby 3 to 4 watts. I guess mostly the wifi. If you don't need to monitor/control the unit, turn this off or unplug the unit between uses as it boots fairly fast.
Load A - women's delicates. about 15 small items. used "quick cycle" setting. Cold water. This took 58 mins to wash and dry. starting kWh 0.06 cycle complete kWh 0.74. Total use 0.68 kWh
Load B - Mens clothes. 1 pair jeans, 2 khaki shorts, 4 heavy weight t-shirts, 2 pair socks, and 3 boxers. used "normal" setting w/ warm water. 1 hour 49 mins to wash and dry. Total electrical usage 0.93 kWh
Load C - 5 bath towels. 6 wash cloths, 1 hand towel. We buy the thick pure cotton stuff. When soaking wet, these towels weigh a LOT. used the "towels" setting and hot water and extra high longer duration spin. took 2 hours 26 minutes to complete the load. Total electrical usage for this load was 1.14 kWh
I would have no problem washing everything in cold water, negating any water heater load. The unit also automatically dispenses soap AND fabric softener from internal "tanks" and it tells you when you need to refill them.
I didn't pull peak watts per load or plot power curves or anything, but it is on a single 120V 15a circuit shared with a dyson vac (that was also charging during a 20 min portion of cycle B). Wash time and dry time are split almost evenly with the towel loads being maybe 60/40 with more dry time.
Maybe this data helps someone looking for a fairly efficient laundry solution that doesn't involve a creek, box of borax, a big rock, and clothes pins.
I'm not pushing any brand with this post. I'm just sharing my data on this new unit. If it violates any terms, I apologize in advance and please delete it.
Take care.
So, we picked one up.
I have no affiliation with GE or any reseller. I'm just a dude that loves alternative energy and is slow building an off grid home/shop -- Thus looking for comfortable solutions that can run on solar/batteries and make the place function and feel like a normal on-grid house so my wife (and guests) don't have to make major life adjustments. I also can't understand how I've reached a point in my life where I'm geeking out over a washer/dryer. I have no dog in the hunt as far as band names go, I just wanted to share my experience with this unit.
The new GE "one and done" is about the size of a standard front load washer, possibly a little taller. it has 4.8 cubic feet of capacity. It looks cool and has smart features and an app. It's also a little different in that it is a ventless and sealed heat pump model that expels the moist hot air out the water drain line, so no exhaust duct. it does not make our small laundry room hot, cold, or moist -- so it has not added to our HVAC load in any way. It also plugs into a standard 120V AC 60Hz outlet -- no need for 240V. The manual says that this outlet needs to be isolated so I guess the load can possibly peak up to near 80% an entire 15a circuit.
The unit works great and doesn't take any longer to wash and dry a load that a normal washer and dryer combo (but you don't have to remember to go move clothes to the dryer!). Clothes come out feeling a little damp but once they're in the air for a few seconds, that feeling vanishes. It's weird to describe, but it dries the clothes perfectly with very little lint.
Heres what I thought you off-gridders might be interested in:
using a kill-a-watt meter on the plug of the unit:
power "off" mode draws a standby 3 to 4 watts. I guess mostly the wifi. If you don't need to monitor/control the unit, turn this off or unplug the unit between uses as it boots fairly fast.
Load A - women's delicates. about 15 small items. used "quick cycle" setting. Cold water. This took 58 mins to wash and dry. starting kWh 0.06 cycle complete kWh 0.74. Total use 0.68 kWh
Load B - Mens clothes. 1 pair jeans, 2 khaki shorts, 4 heavy weight t-shirts, 2 pair socks, and 3 boxers. used "normal" setting w/ warm water. 1 hour 49 mins to wash and dry. Total electrical usage 0.93 kWh
Load C - 5 bath towels. 6 wash cloths, 1 hand towel. We buy the thick pure cotton stuff. When soaking wet, these towels weigh a LOT. used the "towels" setting and hot water and extra high longer duration spin. took 2 hours 26 minutes to complete the load. Total electrical usage for this load was 1.14 kWh
I would have no problem washing everything in cold water, negating any water heater load. The unit also automatically dispenses soap AND fabric softener from internal "tanks" and it tells you when you need to refill them.
I didn't pull peak watts per load or plot power curves or anything, but it is on a single 120V 15a circuit shared with a dyson vac (that was also charging during a 20 min portion of cycle B). Wash time and dry time are split almost evenly with the towel loads being maybe 60/40 with more dry time.
Maybe this data helps someone looking for a fairly efficient laundry solution that doesn't involve a creek, box of borax, a big rock, and clothes pins.
I'm not pushing any brand with this post. I'm just sharing my data on this new unit. If it violates any terms, I apologize in advance and please delete it.
Take care.
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