Strangely enough this idea is being mooted around yet again that we can have a detergent free washing machine. And, once again, it’s Haier that are telling us that this is possible.
We’ve seen these things before, many times and to date not one has ever lived up to the expectations enough to be allowed out in the field let alone be put into mass production.
Haier obviously think they can do it and, no doubt, some people will buy into the idea that this can work but, somehow it seems to good to be true, which normally means that it is.
The only image that we have so far of this machine is the following one.
I have to ask though, if it doesn’t need detergent then why does there appear to be two soap drawers? Answers on a postcard please.
Engadget has reported that the detergentless WasH20 reputedly works by breaking down water molecules into OH- and H+ ions, this seems a bold claim to say the least and surely must use considerable energy.
Apparently, the stains on the linens are then “attracted and retained by ions of OH-, while the clothes are sterilized by the H+ ions.”
Reported to be on sale soon in France for around €699 (£499 or $957), but don’t be surprised if your clothes come out of the wash mutated, vaporized, or worst of all, smelling exactly like they did when they went in.
Still worse is Haier’s record of reliability which isn’t good, not good at all.