Comments on: Tiny Washing Machine

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Try what we call a “camp washer”. Use a 5 gallon bucket with lid. Cut a hole in the center of lid. Insert a plunger (new). Now, water, soap, clothes. Put plunger in and through the hole in the lid. Snap the lid on and walllahhh! Agitate the clothes.

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By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:32:27 +0000

How about a wringer that costs little to no money? You can twist out excess water from your heavy clothes or blankets with a stick–like they used to in the olden days. You will need a friend or companion to help out. (Or attach it solidly to the wall.) Just fold the garment over the stick. Have a friend hold on to both sides of the stick-around the garment. Another person holds on to the two ends of the garment. The person with the stick twists the stick.

The only problem with this method is that it can be hard on certain kinds of fabric.

By: Sarah Jane

Sarah Jane — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:19:18 +0000

I bought a version of the Wonderwasher off of Amazon.com… BIG MISTAKE! I have friends who have the American made version, purchased from Lehmans which they were using for a while, not sure if they both still are. Mine was a flimsy, leaky piece of crapola. Cranking it felt like it would rip apart the weak plastic frame. It’s lid was broke when it arrived, and the second one still leaked so using it left you with a stripe of water down your front. If you buy this at all, go with USA made.

Instead of buying another one-use device, I bought a homer bucket and lid and a plunger (don’t get the pink one, it’ll fall apart eventually) and use that for most of my laundry. I should write a blog post to show how I use it. It’s just as easy as my crappy version of the wonderwasher. And it cost way less! I think I left the Home Depot spending less than $10. And a bucket is a multipurpose device. KEEP YOUR QUARTERS!

By: alice

alice — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:57 +0000

Washing is easy enough, it’s the wringing that drives me nuts. I ran across this ingenious device today http://peaceofpreparedness.com/Resource%20Library/Emergency%20Prep/Non%20Electric%20Laundry%20Press.pdf A bucket press to get the water out of your clothes that will only cost you 3 buckets, one lid and a bit of time. Haven’t tried it yet but it seems worth a look anyway.

By: Nerida

Nerida — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:22:28 +0000

thanks for that tip.

By: Nerida

Nerida — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:16:52 +0000

For winter drying, I have a rack (you might use for hanging your pots and pans overhead). There is a pully in the ceiling near our wood heater, the rack is attached to nylon cord which runs through the pully. Lower the rack for hanging the clothes and then hoist to the ceiling for drying. There is a cleat attached to the wall to anchor the nylon cord. Hot air rises and dries the clothes. When the heater is operating they dry even quicker.

Plug the shower or catch your shower water in a bucket and then hand wash in the shower/bath water what you took off before you got in. Washing each day means no pile of dirty clothes and you only need a machine for your linen.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:09:21 +0000

Hand laundry wringers are expensive items,a very effective and low cost alternative is the five gallon bucket wringer (this goes well with the five gallon bucket washing machine-for another post). Take two five gallon buckets, drill good sized holes,about ten to twenty, in one. Place wet clothes in bucket with holes, take second bucket (with lid on it) and place on top of wet clothes and SIT. Done. Not as good as an old fashioned mangle but this uses no power and gets most of the water out, which is the point. Gravity and sunshine do the rest.

By: Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:49:08 +0000

I have been using my wonder washer and spinner from laundry alternative for about 3 months and absolutely love it. I live a in a small studio and wash all of my clothes, expect the blankets and pillows. Its gratifying to be greener, save money, and very rewarding.

By: scott

scott — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:10:06 +0000

Well it seems to me if you wanna find something like this for a low price, then you should go to a 3rd world country where washing machines are too expensive to maintain. As the author said it was found in Thailand. I have an Aunt in the Philippines that has maid to clean clothes through a wringer because it saved on the water and electric bill.