Cyclean, The pedal powered washing machine!

Daox · 11-19-09, 03:21 PM

I admit, I giggled a bit when I first read it. But, its really not a bad idea. I wonder how long you have to pedal for? Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of info on the site.

Cyclean - The pedal powered washing machine

Piwoslaw · 11-20-09, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Daox

I wonder how long you have to pedal for?

A typical European washing machine uses 0.75-1.25kWh per cycle, while a human can put out 150W(?) constantly. So something like 5-8 hours. I think the best thing to do is to make a DIY bike-generator and feed power into you house's grid while the wash is on.

BTW: I wonder what gear gets 1200rpm during the spin cycle?

Ryland · 11-21-09, 08:32 AM

If it's direct drive then I would think you would have to pedal until your cloths were clean.

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