Some new stuff

We have started to pickup a few items that we'll need in the house, things that we didn't ship. This is our new washer/dryer combination. Pretty neat, huh? Thought you'd be impressed. Not only does it both wash and dry, it also dry cleans and makes it own hot water. Why does it make its own hot water? Seems as though here there are no central hot water systems in homes. Not sure why just yet but there is usually only one source of water to sinks, showers, basically everything. So, if y0u want hot water you install an on-demand electric hot water heater right at the source of your need. For example, there is one in each shower usually and one at the kitchen sink if you chose to have one there. But for clothes washers and dishwashers, the solution seems to be have hot water making capability built into the appliance. I guess the requirement is too much for the small on-demand heater. But I really don't know, this is all very new to me. The other day we tested out the new washer and it worked fine but the dryer is not drying, so we are waiting of the repair guy to come take a look today. Interestingly, there is no separate outlet for the hot air when drying, everything, water and exhaust air goes out the same line to the sewer or in our case the septic drain. The drain line (see photo) is only about 1.5 inches in diameter so I'm skeptical as to how efficient this can be when its drying. But we don't plan to use the dryer except in emergencies. We can usually hang the clothes outside and with the heat they dry pretty fast. But of course there is the monsoon season so we need a backup plan.