A single machine to wash and dry clothes. What's the point of halfway through the laundry having to move the clothes from one machine to the other? Why can't the world have a machine where dirty (dry) clothes go in, clean (dry) clothes come out.
All you'd need is a standard washer, two diverter valves, heating element and fan, and a second timing circuit. After the wash/rinse cycle the water in could be switched over to warm air from the heater/blower, the water drain could be switch over to a moist air out tube to a standard dryer hose. It would use the same motor for spinning the clothes in both phases and you'd only need half the sheet metal structure that you would need for two machines.
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