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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Probably not
I don't know the maths, but water has a high specific energy, meaning it will take a lot of energy to heat it up to a higher temperature.

In contrast, once your washer gets up to speed, it will require very little electrical energy to keep it spinning. This also removes excess water a LOT more efficiently than a tumble dryer - laundrettes, particularly larger and industrial ones, have dedicated spinners that reach some insane speeds because the spinning is so much more effective heating the water out - again, because of the large specific energy of water.
(, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:09, 1 reply, 16 years ago)
Ah
But you forget that the load isn't totally symmetric.

As such, you've got to force it round each turn.
This is why dryers have fucking great blocks of cement built into them.

If the load was symmetric then fine, it would spin like a wheel.
However, most dryers spin their loads round like a mong on a tyre swing.
I also suspect that heating the water (and clothes) would take more energy.
Maybe not by much though.
(, Fri 1 May 2009, 0:06, Reply)

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