Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Wayne Irwin
PM To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine I second Jerry's comments. Back in the 90s, we sold Sunfrost DC fridges, DC fans, CFLs, DC Pumps, etc. Just tons of trouble for very little benefit. Local fridge techs wouldn't touch them

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Ray
I too have a few Sunfrosts that are still with happy customers. We just had too many failures to justify the high cost overall. On the super efficient fridge topic:  I use the Backwoods Solar deep freeze conversion kit, which gets equally amazing energy numbers for about $500 total.  It just

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread toddcory
ahem... i need to correct this with my personal experience. perhaps this is an exception, but my 24 year old sunfrost RF-12 is still going strong, 100% problem free... and it gets better efficiency than advertised: it uses 390 watt hours/ day = 142 kWh/year while solar pv is less expensive

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Ray
I second Jerry's comments.  Back in the 90s, we sold Sunfrost DC fridges, DC fans, CFLs, DC Pumps, etc.  Just tons of trouble for very little benefit.  Local fridge techs wouldn't touch them, and frankly they weren't as efficient as advertised.  The closer off grid clients can be to normal,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Dana
2019 7:22 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine Hello Wrenches, For years, is seemed like the best off grid washing machine was the Staber. I've read of complaints about cheap plastic parts breaking. The price tag on this machine is very high for something t

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
Wrenches I have been in the renewable industry for a very many years and l dont quite understand why someone would spend way to much on a refrigerator or washer or even range when they have their own issues. I have always suggested that my customers to buy a name brand machine, efficiency always

[RE-wrenches] Off Grid Washing Machine

2019-09-18 Thread Drake
Hello Wrenches, For years, is seemed like the best off grid washing machine was the Staber. I've read of complaints about cheap plastic parts breaking. The price tag on this machine is very high for something that isn't mechanically solid. Are there any good options for an affordable, low