I was wondering why some washers would need a 3/4 HP engine to operation properly and also most only need a 1/2 HP motor or smaller? For example I have a Crosley washer in storage and it has actually a 3/4 HP motor, the suspension and also pump are the very same as in a norgetag washer yet the transmission is a 100% norge transmission and underneath the is a 3/4 HP motor. Once I was using this device as my everyday driver the strength bills appeared to it is in a bit higher than normal, particularly if ns was doing laundry in hot water.Once I put it away and also brought in the norgetag with the 1/2 HP engine the power bills seemed to go ago down come normal. My concern is, why would a washer that is almost identical to the other need a 3/4 horsepower motor? Is the infection on a Norge more difficult to revolve or something? i don't get it, seems choose they just put that on over there so the washer had an ext power or something...Does anybody know why they would have actually used a 3/4 Horsepower motor on this washer? I just don't view the point...

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A small off-topic, yet this reminds me of as soon as I was in search of a WP straight drive for my bro. The higher models said something choose a 3.4 to a 4.0 cubic ft tub. I certain didn't autumn for that, but I'm sure others did.

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How would I switch the end the motors?Would the be possible to install a 1/2 horsepower in one of these washers? The 1/2 speech motors have the update connector the plugs right into the motor(whatever the called) so im not certain if there would certainly be any means of hooking that up but next time I put the washer back into use I would like to have it run quieter and also be a little much more efficient, I additionally read on one more post the the 3/4 HP motors brief out timers and also water level switches for this reason if over there is any method to put in a 1/2 horsepower motor id prefer to install one in the Crosley. Below is a pic of the 1/2 HP norgetag motor v the brand-new wire connector/receptacle. Energy overview ratingsWhen I very first bought the Crosley it still had actually the energy guide sticker top top it and also I mental it said 139 KWH a month. Below is a picture from the norgetag energy guide... Im virtually positiveIt said 139 KWH a month ~ above the power Guide label, right here is a photo of the stickers on both motors, look in ~ the amps and also tell me what you think... 1/2 HP .

Is virtually only the price of heating the water used, that's why there is such a large difference in between using the washer with a gas or an electrical water heater.

I to be not also sure they also measured power attract of the motor for these older ratings, however one thing is particular IT IS not THE motor that caused the difference in the rating tags.

For comparison utilizing the use numbers girlfriend gave, machine runs 8x week. 8x52 = 416 cycles per year. Round off to fifty percent hour cycles, 416/2 = 208 hours per year.

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Label #1, for every hour it runs (high rate for both) 120x10.8 = 1.296 kWh.1.296x208 = 270kWh per year. Average expense
12c every kWh, expense to operate the motor for a year $32.40.Label #2, for every hour it operation (high rate for both) 120x8.5 = 1.02 kWh.1.02x208 = 212 kWh per year. Average expense
12c every kWh, cost to run the motor for a year $25.44.Difference between motors, $32.40-$25.44 = $6.96 a year or $0.58 a month. Your nephew visiting you because that a week and opening the refrigerator door every 15 minutes provides a lot much more difference than $0.58. So perform longer/shorter job by season, no to point out temperatures.The motor labels room calculated by UL in a lab utilizing instruments. The government labels are "calculated" using data and formulas provided by manufacturers. Rather like auto mileage stickers. Execute you believe those?So if you might retrofit the smaller motor in a fifty percent hour (you can't) it would certainly take you 2 YEARS that "savings" off your bill simply to pay for your time
Other next of the 'Pond'Being native the U.K., I have actually never watched a U.S. Format toploader 'in the flesh', and also I to be fascinated by the summary of motors in this thread. 1725/1140 rpm corresponds to 4-pole/6-pole windings (which would be 1440/950 rpm here). Due to the fact that I know that toploaders have a 'transmission', surely a readjust of equipment ratio here would permit use of a solitary speed motor??Our FL washers (when they use an induction motor) usage a single belt/pulley combination, through widely differing motor speeds to accomplish wash/spin. Usual speeds gift 570rpm (10-pole) and 2880rpm (2-pole).Some launderette (laundromat) machines here (usually branded 'Rex' IIRC), offered an even more comprehensive ratio of speed in their larger and heavier motors. Something favor 14 or 16 pole and also 2-pole, come provide much better extraction.At least one manufacturer (no idea who, i just have actually a motor 'in stock') boosted the available ratio (and hence spin speed) by making use of a motor pulley with a built-in epicyclic palliation gearbox and also centrifugal clutch. In operation, in ~ the reduced speed the gearing reduce the rate still further, while at spin speed the centrifugal clutch locks (bypasses) the reduction gear to carry out a higher spin rate via the huge diameter pulley.I am considering fitting this motor to my WH818....Hope this is at least vaguely exciting to some of you.Dave T
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