Being great fans of innovation in what is a largely static industry we love to see new concepts and ideas to invigorate the appliance industry. But some of them are, thankfully, bound to never be produced.
We came across one such product concept this week, the Washup which, we have a sneaky feeling, probably won’t catch on once you see what it is…
The Concept is described as follows;
“Washup” is a conceptual design integrating washing machine with toilette-flush. It suggests a sustainable water consumption by storing the wasted water in toilette-flush tank and reuse it with flushing. Moreover, “washup” brings a solution for the problem of location of washing machines in small bathrooms, overlapping washing machine usage space with toilette usage space. It is fixed on wall upwards toilette, so that loading of clothes would be easier for the user without bending or crouching. A special interface including three semi-sphere control units & two flushing buttons is designed for a practical usage of the product. “Washup” is a green product offering solutions for the problems of standard washing machines.”
This reinforces the point, it’s not easy being green!
We think it’s totally whacky.
You have to wonder about some small things though, like what happens if something gets through the filter and blocks the machine, will the toilet still flush? And, is there any chance that leaving the seat up and perhaps even wandering a little having been out of an evening, would it short something out?
We’d say, don’t expect to see the Washup on sale in the UK anytime soon.