portable washing machines

jake

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Does any one have one ?any advice on which to buy from some one that has one !thanks in advance
 
jake said:
Does any one have one ?any advice on which to buy from some one that has one ! thanks in advance
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In my first flat many years ago I bought one of these sit-on-worktop washers that filled from a rubber-connection from the tap and drained into the sink. It was fairly compact and maybe the size of a typical porta-potti? I could see that working in an MH when hooked up.
It actually worked very well and I was perfectly happy with it until I moved a year later and just bought a full-size washer/dryer in the next place.
I did have to get a seperate spin dryer that worked in similar way (sat on worktop and drained into sink) as the washer was a purely a washer.
 
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wildebus said:
In my first flat many years ago I bought one of these sit-on-worktop washers that filled from a rubber-connection from the tap and drained into the sink. It was fairly compact and maybe the size of a typical porta-potti? I could see that working in an MH when hooked up.
It actually worked very well and I was perfectly happy with it until I moved a year later and just bought a full-size washer/dryer in the next place.
I did have to get a seperate spin dryer that worked in similar way (sat on worktop and drained into sink) as the washer was a purely a washer.
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i have one abit like above talks about .its spanish and works great .have had it about 12 yrs now .
but four years ago bought a sunncamp twintub , that really makes things easy.
both work great in my camper . only ever powered by inverter and power from solar/battery bank.
havnt got a pic of the sunncamp but its a brown colour , it was second hand when i got it .
but works great.
is like being on the lost in space tv program . washing machines powered by the sun . in the 60,s as a kid it was fantasy now its reality.
 
i do about 3 loads of washing with one fill . thats two buckets of water . i usually use one hot taken from the shower and one cold .
i cheat and use a builders flexy big bucket for rinsing and use a posser to assist with the rinse .
wash ,spin then into builers bucket . water from spinner returns to wash tub . spin rinsed clothes . water returns to rinse bucket .
wash for about 5 minutes . if really grubby longer.
yes not really as good as a washing machine at home but works fine .
will take a sheet(cotton)and two pillow cases ,or a quilt cover alone . or a pair of jeans and two tshirts .
on a nice sunny dau its a great way to be out in the sun doing a job getting a suntan and often passing folk are amazed at the machine so you get away with it.
best in a nice quiet area away from locals though.
also near a tap/font ,or clear stream /river.
 
silverweed said:
What is the water consumption for a typical wash and rinse cycle to you know?
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Karen (TOH) tells me she uses about four buckets of water to wash and rinse a load, two hot two cold.

Bizarrely if I touch domestic appliances they tend to break in seconds, but DIY tools last for years???
 
I bought a secondhand one for 10 euros on a campsite is Spain 3 years ago, it is slightly bigger than a bucket and all the motor base drops inside for easy storage. It does not rinse, purely a washer and works very well , probably best to use it on a site for access to warm water and cold for swilling. It was a bargain.
 
rockape said:
I bought a secondhand one for 10 euros on a campsite is Spain 3 years ago, it is slightly bigger than a bucket and all the motor base drops inside for easy storage. It does not rinse, purely a washer and works very well , probably best to use it on a site for access to warm water and cold for swilling. It was a bargain.
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We have used one like this for the last 10 years. Simple, but effective. Works ok with cold water, and we put washing in, to swill about, whilst travelling, for several days, before connecting it up to the inverter for a washday.

I purchased this, instead of the twin tub versions, because it is only HALF the weight. Very important, for motorhoming.
 
We tend to wear light clothes when on holiday so a couple of large buckets and a bit of elbow grease works well. An overnight soak with modern detergents seems to get rid of most issues. Just needs a sunny day. :) If we had ample storage and battery power, I might change my mind but I still think I would use the space for things (Bottles) to bring home.

Richard
 
When travelling with our Defender used to put washing in a 10l plastic drum with powder strap to roof rack and drive, better on a sunny day going off road, others did the same. Did have to rinse out after.
 
vwalan said:
i do about 3 loads of washing with one fill . thats two buckets of water . i usually use one hot taken from the shower and one cold .
i cheat and use a builders flexy big bucket for rinsing and use a posser to assist with the rinse .
wash ,spin then into builers bucket . water from spinner returns to wash tub . spin rinsed clothes . water returns to rinse bucket .
wash for about 5 minutes . if really grubby longer.
yes not really as good as a washing machine at home but works fine .
will take a sheet(cotton)and two pillow cases ,or a quilt cover alone . or a pair of jeans and two tshirts .
on a nice sunny dau its a great way to be out in the sun doing a job getting a suntan and often passing folk are amazed at the machine so you get away with it.
best in a nice quiet area away from locals though.
also near a tap/font ,or clear stream /river.
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The big builders buckets/tubs are so adaptable can be used for various things, remember to have your washing powder with you.
 
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We had a washing machine similar to this, this one is a later model, we did not have all the bells and whistles on ours, just a simple turn timer switch, 10 mins max, it was a great bit of kit, and would take a king size duvet cover in it, you have to put water in it and drain it out after use but all very simple, we used ours on an inverter and it was only 150 watt s so no problem there, it was three parts, lid with drive motor incorporated , body and removable drum, all plastic, it does not spin.

In Spain and Portugal you can buy a washing powder called WHIP, it is for use with cold or warm water and is superb for washing clothes ,even in almost cold water the results are very good , we also have a domestic spin drier, which also runs off the inverter and is excellent for getting the excess water out of clothes etc thus making drying much quicker.
 
Tbear said:
We tend to wear light clothes when on holiday so a couple of large buckets and a bit of elbow grease works well. An overnight soak with modern detergents seems to get rid of most issues. Just needs a sunny day. :) If we had ample storage and battery power, I might change my mind but I still think I would use the space for things (Bottles) to bring home.

Richard
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space ?
fill your water tank with white wine or something .
mind i dont have a space problem .ha ha .
if your away for 6 months the washing machine is a real bonus .
mind i do also carry my grans old acme wringer and stand . used that for years before the twintub . i just leave it where it is for now ,never know might need it if the spinner packs up. but the big old posser that came from east germany is usefull i could really manage with out the machine but dont .
its strange people think africa are behind but i first saw big plastic washing machines in africa about 25 yrs ago. could never have had thenm in a vw t2 . they were powering them then off solar etc . my first solars came secondhand in maroc 14 yrs ago. then whole villages were being powered by solar . eu is years behind really.
 
roamingman said:
When travelling with our Defender used to put washing in a 10l plastic drum with powder strap to roof rack and drive, better on a sunny day going off road, others did the same. Did have to rinse out after.
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We had a basic porta potti, just a large bucket with lid, that we used to wash clothes in a similar fashion, left in the shower cubicle to slosh around as we drive. With biological liquid and agitating by hand before setting off it was quite effective.
 
vwalan said:
space ?
fill your water tank with white wine or something .
mind i dont have a space problem .ha ha .
if your away for 6 months the washing machine is a real bonus .
mind i do also carry my grans old acme wringer and stand . used that for years before the twintub . i just leave it where it is for now ,never know might need it if the spinner packs up. but the big old posser that came from east germany is usefull i could really manage with out the machine but dont .
its strange people think africa are behind but i first saw big plastic washing machines in africa about 25 yrs ago. could never have had thenm in a vw t2 . they were powering them then off solar etc . my first solars came secondhand in maroc 14 yrs ago. then whole villages were being powered by solar . eu is years behind really.
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Now that's what I love. Simple answers to a difficult problem. :)

Richard
 
vindiboy said:
Electric Itt Washing Machine Portablecamping For Sale in Kilrooskey, Roscommon from BSS

We had a washing machine similar to this, this one is a later model, we did not have all the bells and whistles on ours, just a simple turn timer switch, 10 mins max, it was a great bit of kit, and would take a king size duvet cover in it, you have to put water in it and drain it out after use but all very simple, we used ours on an inverter and it was only 150 watt s so no problem there, it was three parts, lid with drive motor incorporated , body and removable drum, all plastic, it does not spin.

In Spain and Portugal you can buy a washing powder called WHIP, it is for use with cold or warm water and is superb for washing clothes ,even in almost cold water the results are very good , we also have a domestic spin drier, which also runs off the inverter and is excellent for getting the excess water out of clothes etc thus making drying much quicker.
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We had one like that years ago. Useless bloody thing for washing anything bigger that wife's knickers. Drive belt went after a few washes and I could not get another one. I confess I did not try too hard

Richard
 
Tbear said:
Now that's what I love. Simple answers to a difficult problem. :)

Richard
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years ago filling your water tank with vodka etc was the normal thing to do if going to morocco etc .
at that time it was very hard to get alcohol in maroc never knew of anyone being found out . but clear spirits was the way.
mind you could soon get rid of 150ltrs of vodka .
that was the good old days . could only be half a dozen to ten campers on taghazoute beach .
 
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