I think we’re only talking about the dishwasher door, not the door of your house/flat.
If the air inside is that dirty I think you have bigger problems.
Or, I just realised, is this to do with having pets?
When I was a lot younger, pretty much every washing machine (here in the UK) had both hot and cold fill. It went away for three reasons.
Machines got more water efficient.
Direct hot water from a combi gas boiler became the standard (replacing big jacketed tanks in most houses).
New detergents led to a campaign to encourage washing at 30°C rather than 40-60°C
It’s more cost effective to heat a small amount of water directly at100% efficiency in the machine than drawing cold water out of the pipework and either heating it then rest of the way directly or pouring it down the drain until it ran hot from the 80% efficient gas appliance.
Interesting to hear it might be making a comeback. I can see the logic if there’s a source of hot water from a heat pump, provided losses can be minimised.
Personally I have PV so (weather permitting) electric is preferable to gas other than for space heating and bathing. That could change though.
As it is, the heat pump drier, efficient as it is, still accounts for the majority of the energy used for laundry, even with the washer doing an extra spin cycle.
Nah quite the opposite, same experience as the other guy, looking at washing machines in Italy and Australia, they used to have hot and cold intake but moving to cold only and leaving it to the appliance to heat up a small amount of water.
My newish washing machine is a bosch, the model is prolly from 5 years ago though i bought it more recently, and it’s got cold water intake only (unliken the ancient LG that was sold to someone who needed a cheap one)
I should have clarified I’m in America and my only interaction with appliances are from the country I live in.
Generally a heat pump is more efficient and better for many applications but here in the states they’re very uncommon. Basically everyone has hot and cold water connected to the clothing washer.
Dishwashers opening themselves is just a feature some of them have but it isn’t necessary or really useful. I’m glad you like it but ultimately it serves no real purpose.
Induction cooktops are among the worst appliances ever invented by humanity they are truly terrible. Again I’m glad that you like what you have and that’s all good for you but generally people are unhappy with induction cooktops and they are very unpopular here in the states. Also they’re hell in a handbasket to work on.
In terms of efficiency your dryer is pulling the exact same amount of power it has always pulled dryers have not become significantly more efficient over time the issue is a physics one we have to remove moisture from clothing and that requires a minimum amount of energy we’re never going to get around that. If you are experiencing less energy usage on your bill most likely that’s a placebo effect abd your dryer has nothing to do with it.
Moreover efficiency is a double edged sword for example washers use a lot less water per load but in reality they don’t they just use a small amount of water several times throughout the cycle. A washer back in the 70s had a maximum cycle of about 30 minutes that’s how long it took to wash clothes because they use a tub full of water nowadays they’ll use a quarter of a gallon four times throughout a load making the wash time almost 2 hours. Washers and abusing more electricity but a little bit less water which equals out to zero savings.
The price difference of energy costs per year on a refrigerator sold today versus refrigerator sold 20 years ago is like $10 not worth the savings definitely not worth the crappy technology they have put into those appliances.
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What’s the advantage of the dishwasher opening itself when it’s done?
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Does it close itself again after it’s dry? I don’t necessarily want the door open for hours
I think we’re only talking about the dishwasher door, not the door of your house/flat. If the air inside is that dirty I think you have bigger problems. Or, I just realised, is this to do with having pets?
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They’re not built to last nearly as long though, especially refrigerators.
Also, does that mean your old washer was cold water only?
Probably internal heater. Warm water connection probably saves having to connect up the gas.
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I don’t mean petrol if that’s what you think. But the actual gas people use to heat their homes and water anyways.
LOL, still.
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Our 40+ year old washer and dryer both run on gas, they indeed have an exhaust out the roof which they share with our boiler.
Electric replacements and heatpump are coming soon tho.
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When I was a lot younger, pretty much every washing machine (here in the UK) had both hot and cold fill. It went away for three reasons.
It’s more cost effective to heat a small amount of water directly at100% efficiency in the machine than drawing cold water out of the pipework and either heating it then rest of the way directly or pouring it down the drain until it ran hot from the 80% efficient gas appliance.
Interesting to hear it might be making a comeback. I can see the logic if there’s a source of hot water from a heat pump, provided losses can be minimised.
Personally I have PV so (weather permitting) electric is preferable to gas other than for space heating and bathing. That could change though. As it is, the heat pump drier, efficient as it is, still accounts for the majority of the energy used for laundry, even with the washer doing an extra spin cycle.
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Nah quite the opposite, same experience as the other guy, looking at washing machines in Italy and Australia, they used to have hot and cold intake but moving to cold only and leaving it to the appliance to heat up a small amount of water.
My newish washing machine is a bosch, the model is prolly from 5 years ago though i bought it more recently, and it’s got cold water intake only (unliken the ancient LG that was sold to someone who needed a cheap one)
I should have clarified I’m in America and my only interaction with appliances are from the country I live in.
Generally a heat pump is more efficient and better for many applications but here in the states they’re very uncommon. Basically everyone has hot and cold water connected to the clothing washer.
Dishwashers opening themselves is just a feature some of them have but it isn’t necessary or really useful. I’m glad you like it but ultimately it serves no real purpose.
Induction cooktops are among the worst appliances ever invented by humanity they are truly terrible. Again I’m glad that you like what you have and that’s all good for you but generally people are unhappy with induction cooktops and they are very unpopular here in the states. Also they’re hell in a handbasket to work on.
In terms of efficiency your dryer is pulling the exact same amount of power it has always pulled dryers have not become significantly more efficient over time the issue is a physics one we have to remove moisture from clothing and that requires a minimum amount of energy we’re never going to get around that. If you are experiencing less energy usage on your bill most likely that’s a placebo effect abd your dryer has nothing to do with it.
Moreover efficiency is a double edged sword for example washers use a lot less water per load but in reality they don’t they just use a small amount of water several times throughout the cycle. A washer back in the 70s had a maximum cycle of about 30 minutes that’s how long it took to wash clothes because they use a tub full of water nowadays they’ll use a quarter of a gallon four times throughout a load making the wash time almost 2 hours. Washers and abusing more electricity but a little bit less water which equals out to zero savings.
The price difference of energy costs per year on a refrigerator sold today versus refrigerator sold 20 years ago is like $10 not worth the savings definitely not worth the crappy technology they have put into those appliances.