on a boat.
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This page updated:
August 2006
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The washing machine I just bought and am in the process of installing is
called a Staber
($1200, $107 shipping) and is made in Ohio. It is the most efficient washing machine sold
in America. It uses about half of the electricity and about a third of the
water of a conventional machine (it uses 16 gallons of water vs. 44 gallons
in the Maytag it replaces). It is said to wash clothes cleaner and more
gently than the agitator type. It is powered by inverters in thousands of
households. It uses a 90 volt DC motor under microprocessor control to vary
the speed and direction of the clothes drum. It has a separate motor-driven
pump. The moving and the stationary drums are both stainless. For an extra
$400 you can get it with a stainless cabinet too.
I am making major modifications to the unit, removing the cabinet and discarding it to reduce moisture damage. |
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