{"id":5126,"date":"2023-09-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:07:43","slug":"heat-pump-washer-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/heat-pump-washer-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Pump Washer\/Dryer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My wife has recently been looking at scratch &amp; dent auction items on a site called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.k-bid.com\/\" title=\"\">k-bid.com<\/a>. It&#8217;s a midwest based auction site that handles everything from estate sales to scratch &amp; dent returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has purchased several things from it including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fancy AF\u2122\ufe0f dance bag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bed frame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cat wheel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dishes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her latest item is something that could be a game changer in multiple ways. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geappliances.com\/appliance\/GE-Profile-4-8-cu-ft-Capacity-UltraFast-Combo-with-Ventless-Heat-Pump-Technology-Washer-Dryer-PFQ97HSPVDS\" title=\"\">GE Profile Combination Washer\/Dryer with Ventless Heat Pump Technology<\/a>. We both wanted this thing for two different reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For her: Combination washer\/dryer (it does both)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For him: Heat pump drying &#8211; efficient electric drying that only needs a 120v outlet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This thing is getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=ge+profile+ventless\" title=\"\">a lot of press<\/a>. We watched several of these videos and decided even if we didn&#8217;t win the scratch &amp; dent model, we&#8217;d still get it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oBs8TFTK6v4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But she won the bid and we saved at least $800 over a new one. The dent? It&#8217;s in the back where no one will ever see it. Win-win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing to note is it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wbStc83X78E\" title=\"\">a huge bitch<\/a>. It&#8217;s 300 pounds and almost 4-feet tall. I had to rent a refrigerator dolly to get it down the stairs and into the laundry room. Where-as my old washer and dryer could be moved fairly easily with two people and no dolly \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the unit is wrestled into place, hook-up is a cinch. Attach the hot and cold water hoses, strap the drain hose to the laundry tub, and plug it in \ud83d\udd0c <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other features good &amp; annoying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;smart&#8221; connectivity stuff I could give or take. I found it annoying when it sent me my first push notification: fabric softener is low \ud83d\ude44 It was like the 21st century version of this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ly8nIJdJpzk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One feature I do like is the detergent dispenser. It&#8217;s similar to how you add &#8220;rinse aid&#8221; in a modern dishwasher&#8230; dump the whole bottle in and let the machine tell you when it&#8217;s out. It might be handy for the app to tell me about the detergent and forget about the fabric softener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any drawbacks? It&#8217;s a little louder than I expected, but not annoyingly so. Probably the same as our old standard machines, it just makes a different kind of sound so we&#8217;re just getting used to it. Definitely not like new dishwashers where you wonder if they&#8217;re running or not because they&#8217;re so quiet \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laundry of the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had heard about heat-pump dryers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/induction-cooking-try-a-portable-cooktop\/\" title=\"Induction Cooking \u2013 try a \u201cportable\u201d cooktop\">Fully Charged Live San Diego<\/a> when I went in September last year. Who knew that a year later we&#8217;d have one &#8211; the future is indeed now!<\/p>\n<div class='kindleWidget kindleLight' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-content\/plugins\/send-to-kindle\/media\/white-15.png\" \/><span>Send to Kindle<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife has recently been looking at scratch &amp; dent auction items on a site called k-bid.com. It&#8217;s a midwest based auction site that handles everything from estate sales to scratch &amp; dent returns. She has purchased several things from it including: Her latest item is something that could be a game changer in multiple&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/heat-pump-washer-dryer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casual"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5130,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126\/revisions\/5130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}