Morus Zero

Ultra-fast countertop tumble dryer for any home

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Ultra-fast countertop tumble dryer for any home

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Morus Zero - the world’s first countertop tumble dryer equipped with Vacuum+™ dehydration technology which dries clothes in a jiffy whilst consuming less energy.

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I hope that you can get your money back. This product is extremely inefficient, and SLOWER than regular dryers. Concept busted here by Thunderf00t:

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7yr ago

@galaxypuppet Hey, check the official response on the KS comment page: Hi Socrates, We watched the video, the physical principles described in it were not wrong, but there was a big misunderstanding about the drying process of Morus Zero. 1. The concept of vacuum drying is NOT a “SCAM” at all. In fact, in chemical processing industries like food processing, pharmacology, agriculture, and textiles, drying is an essential unit operation to remove moisture. (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va...) We clearly know that in a complete vacuum environment, it is almost impossible to dry anything without additional heat. 2. Morus Zero does not maintain a nearly complete vacuum (<0.1 atm) throughout the drying process. It can only use heat conduction and heat radiation to heat clothes under full vacuum. These may help dry flour, medicines well, but they are not efficient for insulation materials such as clothing. So in most of the drying process, we use a large-flow pump to maintain a relatively low pressure, while still having a hot air flow, which is why Morus Zero contains a lint trap. The rate of evaporation of water is affected by a number of factors, and detailed influencing factors can be seen here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ev... We mainly use lowering pressure to increase the evaporation rate of water. 3. There are also errors in the math of energy consumption and power. The evaporation of about 2266J per gram of water evaporation is correct, but it cannot be simply calculated as “at least 200 * 2266J of electricity is required to dry 200 grams of water.” The energy of evaporation is not only supplemented by the heating module, but the air from the surrounding environment that flows through also adds a lot of energy to the clothes. That is similar to the way you dry your clothes by hanging it out on a windy day. Morus Team

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7yr ago

@nelsonshuen Thanks for the reply. My immediate response is "Why didn't you explain it properly in the first place?" Whilst your video may give enough information (or lack thereof) for everyday people, sometimes people with the necessary knowledge may drop upon your videos and dissect them from a scientific viewpoint. Also "drying is an essential unit operation to remove moisture" - c'mon - really? I must admit, I'm only here because I watch a lot of Thunderf00t's videos where he debunks a lot of kickstarter projects. Although I of course want innovators to succeed and take risks, but the fact that Thunderf00t took time out to call you out caught my attention. I wish you well if you are indeed inventing a new way to dry clothes, but I must say though, Thunderf00t is a highly skilled and renowned scientist, and as far as I know has a 100% record for calling out unattainable claims on kickstarter campaigns. I'm all for trying to develop new techniques for day-to-day tasks - it's how we move forward, but please realise that this is peoples' real money that you are asking for. I also get that you're posting accolades from spurious websites about your projects. If I was the inventor of something I thought was amazing - I'd try and create as much noise about it as possible. From what I've seen from Thunderf00t's videos - the inventors rarely respond, so good on you for doing so. My honest opinion after watching his video is "Either you are trying to scam money out of people, or you are naively venturing into this project" Either way, I hope you can engage with thunderf00t and if your invention is as good as you say it is, and stands up to scientific scrutiny, you'll be onto a winner. I understand that there might be some "commercially sensitive assets", but he has a lot of experience. If you're genuine, all the best.

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7yr ago

@galaxypuppet

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7yr ago

In all the videos and gifs it looks like there's only like one shirt or a single pillowcase in there. Can I use this for my daily washing and drying needs or can I just do one sock at a time? What's the limit of how much I can put in this thing and still expect it to dry my stuff?

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7yr ago

@swyfe glad someone asked the right question !

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7yr ago

@swyfe According to their FAQ - "Its capacity is 3.3lb (1.5kg). It can take about four to five adult shirts. Which is perfectly enough for daily drying." For me, I'd be pairing this with a full-size washer, so it's more an issue in the mismatch of load sizes than it is the size of this thing alone. It'd feel silly (and probably energy-inefficient) to only put 4-5 shirts in a full-size washer.

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7yr ago

If this really works, Morus will be an overnight billionaire as every manufacturer will want to license this technology. Wow. Now if you can also make a 15 minute quick wash and spin cycle unit!

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7yr ago

I saw this project on KS yesterday and pledged immediately. As a bachelor living in a small 1br apartment with no washer/dryer, I hated having to go to the laundromat, so I bought a Haier HLP21N portable washer (love this thing!), but portable dryers are still of consider size and require venting so I opted for a dryer tent which gets the job done but typical dry times are 150min, it's a pain dealing with small items (sox, underwear, etc..) and clothes come out feeling brittle. This Morus Zero is small, doesn't require any venting and the tech is supposed to get clothes dry considerably faster...That's perfect for my situation.

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7yr ago