A Kissimmee inventor who has created what he says will be the first energy-efficient clothes dryer announced this week that he has reached a joint-development agreement with appliance manufacturer Haier America.
Michael Brown, a former appliance repairman who developed a hydronic heating element by tinkering in his garage, also said his 2-year-old Orlando company, Hydromatic Technologies Corp., has reached $1 million in private investment.
"We're looking pretty good," Brown said.
Hydromatic Technologies hopes to have a Haier dryer on the market in 2008. Haier America is the U.S. division of Haier Group, a multinational appliance and electronics manufacturer based in China.
Haier is interested in developing a 110-volt Hydromatic dryer for the apartment market, Brown said. "Our Hydromatic technology significantly reduces the time it takes to dry clothes using 110," he noted.
Hydromatic Technologies also is in talks with appliance manufacturers Electrolux and Bosche, which are interested in Hydromatic's technology for their high-end dryers, Brown said.
Hydromatic is the first company to adapt a hydronic heating system for use in a dryer.
The mechanism substantially reduces the amount of electricity needed to dry clothes by using heat transfer from a nontoxic, odor-free, food-grade fluid contained in a pipe.
Currently there are no clothes dryers on the market that meet the government's Energy Star rating for energy efficiency.
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