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Washing machines
I just got done wringing out laundry so it would dry. We've been fighting the junk we have for 4 years and I've given up. I don't want to pay a lot
for another piece of garbage that won't hold up.
When we bought our present one I was tempted to get one of those cheap round Mexican washers but don't know how they work. Does anyone know if they
spin the clothes after washing? What's the drawback?
We catch the drain water for plants. And, we fill it with cubetas so the generator doesn't run so long. I don't care about 30 programs for our
delicates.
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nother option for you.
While driving off the highway to check out remote villages between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo I was amazed that nearly every village had a community gas
powered wringer washing machine. However, as far as I could tell, they were never used because the women preferred washing clothes in the river and
drying them on the rocks. Even more amazing were the crispy white school uniforms that the children all seemed to be wearing.
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washing machine
When I first mover to Ensenada over 12 years ago We went to Los Globas segunda and purchased a New scratch and dent Kenmore commercial grade washer
and gas dryer for 300.00 dls. its still working today.
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I used a 'Mabe' washer for 'maybe' 12 years... a good-sized top-loader that had all the ranges, etc...and also a good spin cycle. Like all things in
Baja, it just needed a little tweeking from time to time.
Mabe is a large Mexican company that makes all kinds of appliances. I replaced the old one with a new one from an appliance store in Sta. Rosalia.
The only downside was that buying the new trouble-free washer made my Mulege repairman, who we called, 'The Diamond', a little disappointed he was
losing a steady customer.
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Not ready to beat the clothes on a rock! I think Mabe is Whirlpool, or the other way around. So far no one knows what I'm asking about? They are round
and as tall as a regular washer....and when you think about it, that's really what a top loader is, just with a box around it. I just looked at a
Copel website that shows them but from the description I can't tell if they have a spin cycle. Here's the webpage
http://www.coppel.com/lavadora-iem-lic15tm-15kg/601748/4
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Not so strange at all. The old style wringer washer was pretty popular among a lot of folks where I was raised. For many seasons I used one of these
at my hunting cottage in ND. Just don't get anything personal caught in the wringer! There was no spin cycle...you needed to re-soak and put in the
wringer, then hang on the line. Whirpool - Mabe..all the same.
[Edited on 2-20-2015 by Pompano]
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I had a mexican washer, perhaps it was made in the far east...not round but an inexpensive one from Soriana that I had to hook up to a hose, turn the
water on to fill, start the generator to run (electricity would have been nice but I ddnt have it then), it washed well and spun the clothes very dry.
have seen them around, kinda rectangular with a see thru flip up lid. sold it when I left the beach and it's still going strong.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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ringer washer
I bought a SpeedQueen in the states. Ringer type comes with stainless steel tub. 12 years and still going strong. Believe they still make this
machine.
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Thanks for the help. Guess it won't work any better than the one I've got if I still have to wring out the clothes! I'm going to rip into it and see
if I can find where the connections are that tell the thing the lid is open.
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on mine it was the door or lid switch failed I just removed it and slpiced the wires taped em up real good and it's been working great the last 4 more
years I did have to replace the water removal pump and that could have been fixed as well with some epoxy. mcguyver it.
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Thanks bledito. I'm pretty sure it has somewhere to do with that lid switch.
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Mabe is a Mexican company and the favorite saying of the locals is Maybe it work and Maybe it don't. Acros is the division of Whirlpool that is made
in Mexico even though some Whirlpool products are produced here now as well.
I have a good friend who has gone to the front load Sears that was bought in La Paz and uses it commercially to do sheets and towels for a motel.
It worked so good that they bought a second one and have now had it in use for close to 5 years. Evidently the savings in amount of water is
substantial.
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About 10 years ago we bought a used Maytag Neptune washer from a segunda in La Paz, it has been the best washing machine we've ever had, not one
repair in all that time. The nicest thing about it is that the thing spins so fast the clothes dry in about 1/2 hour on the line. It's an older model
with a mechanical timer.
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The problem was somewhere with that lid switch. It has been defeated and I'm spinning again. Thanks for the help.
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Any body know how many gallons of water is used for one load of clothes in one of those round ringer type washing machines? Also, can you leave those
washing machines outside? in the rain? in the sun? on an ongoing basis?
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you nailed it now just make sure the cycle stops spinning before you try to get any clothes out of it next thing to go will probabally be the
discharge pump also an easy fix.
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Quote: Originally posted by MitchMan  | | Any body know how many gallons of water is used for one load of clothes in one of those round ringer type washing machines? Also, can you leave those
washing machines outside? in the rain? in the sun? on an ongoing basis? |
Newer washers use about 40-45 gallons of water, while the old-style wringer like the one below use only 8-10 gallons plus the two smaller tubs of
rinse water. Most old-timers I know swear the clothes get cleaner when using the wringer-style.
You can save even more water by using the old rinse water when you are ready to change your soapy water. And, old rinse water could be put on your
lawn or in the rainbarrel if you are using mild soap. My Duk Shak lawn looks green and great.
I left mine outside year-round in northern ND for about 10 years before a certain Co-pilot insisted on building an inside laundry. All I did was
cover it with a tarp when the place was unused. Try as I might, I couldn't kill it...and nobody would steal it. 
[Edited on 2-25-2015 by Pompano]
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Thanks, Pompano
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I have a water fetish and this is a pet peeve. A modern 15kg top load washing machine uses approx. 30 gal./wash and 30 gal./ rinse cycle. I know cuz
I drain the wash water into the garden and catch the rinse water to use for the next wash. The rinse water is perfect for the next wash. Why don't
they make a machine that does this automatically? How many washing machines are there in just California? Multiply by 30 gal./ wash savings and
we're talking a what-cha call a lake. Somehow I seem to remember something like this many many moons ago.
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present day high effeciency machines use less than half that amount. when the cost of water or scarcity of it commences you'll see a lot more folks
washings a lot less, clothes included
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