[RE-wrenches] Front Loader Washing Machines and Modifiedsquare wave inverters

[The Office of Tom Duffy]

Over the years we have always use Maytag Neptunes with the OutBack inverters
and have never had a problem... no problems with the old trace SW's either.
We have had many washers burn out on square wave inverters like the old DR
series. I would upgrade to an OutBack or one of the Magnum sine wave
 
Tom Duffy
The Solar Biz
 
 
 From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Dana
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:22 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Front Loader Washing Machines and Modifiedsquare wave
inverters



I have a client that just purchased a Fisher – Paykel, F-P claim it is
“inverter friendly” and the washer has great specs, runs up to 1000 RPM in
the final spin. And it runs pretty fine on a SW4024.  Purchased @ a local
appliance center, so if it needs repair you are not your own repair person.
Cost was $600+ and is ½ of a Staber at $1200 plus freight, which I used to
sell. 

I will probably replace my Staber when it dies with one of these. I did not
run a watt hour meter on it but will at some point to get a usage and will
report back.

 

Thanks -

 

Dana Orzel

 

Great Solar Works, Inc

www.solarwork.com

E - dana at solarwork.com

V - 970.626.5253

F - 970.626.4140

C - 970.209.4076

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of R. Walters
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:07 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Front Loader Washing Machines and Modified square
wave inverters

 

I would not recommend it at all. The new Stabers are hard to get to work
correctly even on the SW+ inverters.  I love my Sears front loader, but I
have an Outback.

I recommend a top loader or sinewave inverter.

I have customers with relatively small systems (under 1000 watts) that are
running top loaders (with the simple mechanical dial control, no
electronics) on mod sine.

They have done fine for years.

 

Ray

 

On Aug 27, 2008, at 11:46 AM, flit at rockisland.com wrote:





Any current recomendations for a front loading clothes washing machine to

run on a modified square wave (aka mod sine wave) inverter?  Client is

using a Magnum RD3924.

 

John Mottl

www.rainshadowsolar.com

 

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