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Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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celticninja wrote: post #190
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #144

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If you have city central radiated heating, then making the radiators less effective is just a bonus of getting your clothes to dry a bit faster.

I'm not sure how common that is, the only place I have heard of it is in some Scandinavian countries but if you know otherwise i would love to hear about it.

All of northern china is like this. I'm sure much of Russia is also, its a pretty common thing spread by the soviets (socialized heating....).

Re: Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer

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db48x wrote: post #188
uncensored wrote: post #184

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Yet it never does, unless maybe you have a $2000 microwave oven?

Yours doesn't toggle on and off when you use the power level controls? Maybe it's broken; this is a feature that all microwaves have, because it's so cheap to implement. Note that the lights and fans and things keep going; it's only the magnetron that turns on and off. You might hear a difference in the sound of the microwave, or a relay clicking when it toggles, but that's all.

I meant the food always comes out unevenly cooked. End result is usually super dry (almost dry burnt) on outside and not cooked enough on inside.
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