New waterless washing machine!
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
United States
July 14, 2008 7:16pm CST
Sanyo has come up with a machine that cleans clothes with air--ozone, that is. Takes out stains, dirt and odor. It uses only 1/5 of the energy your washer and drier use--and you won't need a dryer! Imagine how much longer clothing will last! 
It costs about $2,000 right now but the price will come down, I hope, by the time I need a new washer.
It costs about $2,000 right now but the price will come down, I hope, by the time I need a new washer.4 responses
@desertdarlene (8911)
• United States
15 Jul 08
While I like the idea of not using water, I don't think that ozone is good for the environment, either. That's why I don't want those air ionizers that use ozone, either. It's really bad for the Earth.
@desertdarlene (8911)
• United States
15 Jul 08
I used to think that too, but I know that when they tested air ionizers, they actually found out that it made the air quality in the room worse than if they used a regular air purifier.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
15 Jul 08
Ozone is bad when it's excessive, like anything else. They probably have a way for it to turn into oxygen, I'll have to look into it more. Our ozone layer protects us from the sun and when it got thin is when we got into trouble. Perhaps a little more ozone isn't such a bad thing? And water conservation is beginning to be crucial.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
16 Jul 08
Wow that is surely a great invention..i had never heard of this..we often face water shortages..and in flats we also run short of drying areas..this is surely a boon..the pricing is really very high ..i hope it comes down soon..i would love to have this machine..thank u so much dear for sharing this infomation
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
16 Jul 08
Actually, water shortages are water distribution problems. We can't run out of water because of the cycle of evaporation and precipitation but water has re-distributed itself because of the warming climate, they say. Thus, an area that formerly received enough water no longer does--it may rain in the desert instead of in the mountains, making less usable water.
Yes, this is a wonderful invention and I hope the price comes down by the time I need a new washer!
@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
wooow... That's great to hear. I'd love to have one like this but yeah, I'll wait for the price to go down. $2 thousand dollars is a little too steep. =)
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
15 Jul 08
These things are always expensive to begin with, to cover the research and development costs. I bet that we'll be able to afford one within 3 years!
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
15 Jul 08
If that replaces a traditional washer and dryer set, it's really not all that high priced if you think about it. It will still be awhile before I could afford it either way but I do like the technology. I do hope they come in larger sizes though. A machine that small wouldn't be saving me much energy at all since it looks like I'd have to run it 4 times to get through one normal sized load of laundry.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
15 Jul 08
Running it 4 times would still save money since your clothes wouldn't need a dryer and it's still less energy than using a traditional machine once. The U.S. is usually so slow to get things like this, due to the large corporations here that would lose money with these great inventions. Look at India--they've been running buses on compressed air since 2000, yet in the U.S. we still have everything running on gasoline!
