In alt.engineering.electrical Martin Pentreath wrote:

| wrote:
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| I cant think of any reason to do it though, especially as it'll give
| you poorer wash results.
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| Hi NT,
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| The reason would be to save money and energy by heating the water by
| gas rather then electricity.

Technically speaking, it's the same energy. One might argue that gas
heating more easily allows some heat to escape via the flue. The money
it costs, however, can be altogether different matter.

This assumes a utility energy supply. People with a natural free energy
supply make different choices based on the supply and storage capacity.
And usually, gas isn't among the free choices whereas electricity more
commonly is. And gas is usually a fossil fuel (hydrogen generated from
electricity of course is quite the opposite).


| I don't understand why you think the result would be a poorer wash. So
| long as the water in the machine during the wash phase is at the
| temperature required by the powder (say 40?C) it doesn't matter how
| you heat it.

If always a cold rince is OK, go for it.

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