Gas Dryers and Washing Machines [RE-wrenches]

[allan]

The Gibson Tumble Action washer (GWT445RFS as of 1997) and the Frigidaire
FWT445GE are the same front-loading unit, with different name plates.  Don't
tell 'em it's an inverter...
    One of our best clients (grid-backup, as he thinks of it, to 2.4kW of
PV, 20kW Kohler, SW5548/D) put in the Frigidaire last year and it wouldn't
work when on Trace power.  At Tony Boatwright's suggestion, we added a BIG
electrolytic cap--still no go.  We plugged it into another nearby receptacle
that was tied to the other stacked inverter, and it's been fine since.  Who
woulda thunkit?

Allan at Positive Energy
-----Original Message-----
From: jay peltz <jay at asis.com>
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Date: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Gas Dryers and Washing Machines [RE-wrenches]


>Dear Jeffrey,
>
>I have seen many here used locally, and some of the folks have large $ and
very picky.  They are really happy
>and the units seem the same quaility as the any other.  And yes David Katz
ran one on a Trace 612.  Worked fine.
>He went to the store with a 2 golf cart batteries, a 612 and hooked it up
and ran it.  Hes been using it ever
>since on a SW, works fine.
>
>
>
>jay peltz
>
>"Jeffrey Wolfe, Global Resources" wrote:
>
>> No first hand experience, but I have heard nothing but bad news on the
Gibson units. Poor construction, etc.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Jeffery D. Wolfe, P.E.
>> Global Resource Options, LLP
>> A Woman-Owned Vermont Limited Liability Partnership
>> 4 Kibling Hill Road
>> P.O. Box 51
>> Strafford, VT 05072
>> 802/765-4632
>> 802/765-9983 (Fax)
>> global at sover.net
>> www.globalresourceoptions.com
>>
>> ----------
>> From:   Steve Willey, Backwoods Solar[SMTP:steve at backwoodssolar.com]
>> Reply To:       RE-wrenches at topica.com
>> Sent:   Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:58 AM
>> To:     RE-wrenches at topica.com
>> Subject:        Re: Gas Dryers and Washing Machines [RE-wrenches]
>>
>> Someone here reported a Maytag washer cousin called "Gibson" of
conventional
>> design would start and run fine on a UX612 inverter.  If so
(confirmations?)
>> this might be a good priced alternative.  Anyone know where these are
>> available from?
>>
>> Steve Willey   www.backwoodssolar.com
>> Backwoods Solar Electric Systems
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