SteveHGraham wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 10:54 am...And I live on a farm, using well water, so there is no reason for me to conserve water to begin with. ...
I'm not sure living on a boat would be entirely awful. I miss my days in the Navy.
Using well water doesn't mean you shouldn't worry about over use. Many ranchers in the midwest are fighting for access to more of the limited water available to them as aquifers dry up. The rain this year should help, I would think, but I don't know how long it takes for rain water to make it into the aquifer.
The smell isn't just a new washer issue. We used to have problems with our old water-hog of a washing machine with towels smelling bad. Vinegar is what we found to work then, too. The new washers do make the problem worse, though.
Back to the motor thing, I don't know how big a 10hp DC motor is, but the 3hp DC motor from my 10ee is pretty huge compared to any of my 5hp ac motors. The controls for that motor were pretty rudimentary - just a giant rheostat. Very inefficient, which for a machine powered off mains, is not a big deal. In a boat where power is limited, that would be a huge thing. There are DC control systems out there, but they are expensive, even in country. I can't imagine what it would cost to have to buy them from overseas. I don't know what systems exist in Europe, but surely there are some. As others have said, wait until it becomes more common and somebody will offer a kit. OTOH, maybe there's money to be made in being the first to offer one?
Dave