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My household just lately bought a GE Profile all-in-one washer/dryer that not solely saves area in your laundry room (with different advantages as nicely, and we’ll get to that), but in addition makes use of a warmth pump for the drying cycle to save lots of power. The value of this washer/dryer just isn’t low-cost, at $2300 at Greatest Purchase and different retailers on sale.

That mentioned, it’s meant to interchange each a washer and dryer, so you need to add up these separate prices. In our case, we had a washer that wanted a $1000 restore as quoted by Excelsior Equipment, and so restore wasn’t worthwhile. The dryer, then again, was in all probability a 30-year-old Kenmore by the appears to be like of it, which we inherited once we purchased our home. The dryer was nonetheless working advantageous, if very inefficiently, operating on 240 V and perhaps drawing 20 amps or so.

All in, the GE Profile price us $2800, together with the sale value, gross sales tax, set up, hauling off the outdated home equipment, and springing for the Greatest Purchase safety plan. We sprung for the safety plan as a result of GE Profile being relatively new with a not-so-great guarantee included. That’s not so low-cost, and contemplating solely a stand-alone warmth pump dryer is sensible when you don’t want a washer substitute and when you aren’t space-constrained.

Utilizing The GE Profile Washer / Dryer

Utilizing the GE Profile could be very easy. It comes with a guide that I admittedly haven’t learn, in addition to a get-started card. On this overview, I’ve run a mixture of garments via a “normal” cycle, which I solely needed to regulate to utilizing chilly water by way of a easy press of the “temperature” button, which cycles via obtainable temperatures. When including garments, I used to be cognizant of not overfilling it past ⅔ full, as overfilling would possible simply prolong the drying cycle.

That mentioned, I’ve run a number of hundreds, one lower than half full, a pair about half full, and a pair ⅔ full. All of those hundreds ended with good outcomes concerning acquiring a dry load on the finish of the cycle. The GE Profile will differ its drying time based mostly on the load measurement by way of its capability to sense how dry the load presently is.

As an added bonus, the GE Profile comes with “dog grooming mode!”  No, that’s simply my canine’s reflection, desirous to be shut at hand :-).

The time on the show reveals 2 hours, 11 minutes, which is the time it’s best to count on for a load that is a bit more than half full. This can be a draw back to an all-in-one, as with two separate home equipment you’ll be able to wash and dry in parallel. That mentioned, you additionally don’t should spend switch time, nor fear about letting a washer load sit, and when you simply chill and do different issues ready for the equipment to complete, you’re all good!

Power Utilization

I plugged the unit right into a Kill-A-Watt so as to monitor its power utilization. I used to be a bit fearful right here as I had to make use of an extension twine so as to truly be capable to see the readings on the Kill-A-Watt. I checked, by really feel, fairly recurrently to ensure the twine wasn’t getting sizzling! I don’t suggest utilizing an extension twine long run with out monitoring.

Throughout the dry cycle, I took an image of this energy draw. The utmost energy draw I famous was 1160 Watts, which at 120 Volts quantities to 9.7 Amps (P = IV).

On the finish of the wash/dry cycle (washing and drying is the default), I simply hit the “KWH” button on the Kill-A-Watt, which then displayed the entire power utilized in kWh. Drumroll please … this amounted to simply 1.25 kWh! Right here in Minneapolis that’s about US 20 cents value of electrical energy for a mixed wash/dry cycle. I believe that’s glorious, provided that an electrical dryer may draw 20 Amps at 240 Volts for an hour, which might quantity to twenty*240 / 1000 = 4.8 kWh only for drying!  My numbers for a typical dryer amperage draw and drying time are in all probability off, so let me know within the feedback if that’s the case.

How Properly Does It Dry?

After the top of the default drying cycle, which I like to recommend in order to not over-cook your garments, the declare by GE is that the atmosphere that your garments are sitting in is sizzling and humid, and that every merchandise of clothes deserves just a few shakes earlier than folding. I can affirm this, and because you possible wish to give your garments just a few shakes to get the wrinkles out, no worries!

Additionally, as I used to be washing garments in a clean-out-the-closet-get-rid-of-pet-hair train in order that mentioned garments have been appropriate for donation perhaps, one load sat in a single day. I discovered that the following day the garments have been ever so barely damp, however solely minimally so. So no worries if that’s the case, simply go away them within the laundry basket for just a few hours earlier than placing them away in a drawer. Or if hanging up, proceed.

The GE Profile additionally has settings for drying extra totally, however I haven’t explored that characteristic as that’s possible pointless and can simply use extra power and perhaps shrink your cotton garments.

Extra Advantages

The GE Profile has a few extra advantages, one apparent, and the opposite maybe surprising! First, it frees up area as you’ll be able to repurpose the area that the dryer previously occupied. However the second profit is a a lot greater deal.  If in case you have a 240 Volt circuit operating to the laundry room, now that circuit will not be devoted to your dryer.

Hmm… what else may that 240 Volt circuit be repurposed for? Maybe charging an EV! And with out having to give you an answer that switches between the 2 functions.

Worldwide Cooperation

GE home equipment are manufactured within the US. Nevertheless, the corporate was offered to Haier just a few years again. If the GE Profile washer/dryer proves to be dependable, maybe it is a mannequin for cooperation between China and the US going ahead. You personal a few of ours, we personal a few of yours, and we decide to native manufacturing!

There’s additionally a brand new related mannequin from Samsung if you wish to assist South Korean possession.

Two Suggestions

I like to recommend leaving the door open after a load to correctly dry out, though the time for that’s minimal as a result of heating cycle. Additionally, clear out the lint filter after each load and go away it open to correctly dry out. This can forestall mildew, and many others.

Abstract

Multi functional washer/dryers are a brand new factor right here in the USA. On condition that they’ve a warmth pump for the drying cycle, they solely must function on 120 Volts. My expertise is that the GE Profile washer/dryer works very nicely and is power environment friendly by maybe an element of three or 4 in addition! It saves labor and in addition power. What’s to not love?

By Matt Fulkerson