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Virtually Waterless Washing Machine Cuts Water Use by 90%

06/30/2009
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    Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a <b>LOT</b> of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year - the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools. Dang!
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  • Xeros Waterless Washing Machine Diagram
    Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a <b>LOT</b> of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year - the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools. Dang!
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  • Nathan Wrench with Beads
    Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a <b>LOT</b> of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year - the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools. Dang!
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  • Nathan Wrench with Beads
    Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a <b>LOT</b> of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year - the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools. Dang!
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Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a LOT of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year - the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools. Dang!

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