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Post by joyinvirginia on Jul 30, 2015 16:17:23 GMT -5
Lesauletrouge, you can get enormous washing machines in the US and many of the newer models are energy and water efficient with fancy computer controls. Only problem is that cycles can take ninety minutes, but my washer has a quick cycle I use all the time. I can wash a dozen full size towels. Or two sets of sheets for queen size bed. Or an enormous dog bed the foster dog peed on yet again!
For illuminated mayhem, do you have a bathtub you could use? After rinsing, if you take a towel and squeeze the clothes in it, that can get out a lot of excess water. I have a drying rack I set up for things I hang dry, and sometimes drape things on back of chairs, usually dry overnight.
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Post by Blackswan on Jul 30, 2015 20:12:28 GMT -5
You can wash in the bathtub and stomp the clothes around to agitate them. The kids might enjoy this as well.
There is a way to wash clothes in a trash bag that the Boy Scouts use I think. You put the clothes in a trashbag and then double bag it. Then you put water and soap in. You turn the bag all around in the tub and that agitates it. You can let them soak too.
You also might want to purchase a table top hand cranked washing machine.
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Post by bluefrog on Jul 30, 2015 20:35:00 GMT -5
Illuminatedmayhem, can you get a washboard? Dollar stores sometimes have them, and Amazon has models in everything from plastic to galvanized steel. There's even a Japanese wash basin with a built-in plastic washboard. If you have to wash by hand and have dirt and stains to get out, it will make the work easier.
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Post by Di on Jul 30, 2015 21:27:10 GMT -5
I was looking around online and I saw a very small washer for $189 that has good reviews and free shipping. It only washes a few things at a time but it might be worth saving for.
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Post by lesaulerouge on Jul 31, 2015 1:32:50 GMT -5
Lesauletrouge, you can get enormous washing machines in the US and many of the newer models are energy and water efficient with fancy computer controls. Only problem is that cycles can take ninety minutes, but my washer has a quick cycle I use all the time. I can wash a dozen full size towels. Or two sets of sheets for queen size bed. Or an enormous dog bed the foster dog peed on yet again! For illuminated mayhem, do you have a bathtub you could use? After rinsing, if you take a towel and squeeze the clothes in it, that can get out a lot of excess water. I have a drying rack I set up for things I hang dry, and sometimes drape things on back of chairs, usually dry overnight. Thanks. My 'normal' cycle takes 2 hours 36 minutes... I sometimes struggle to make up a full load - I am a neurotic colour sorter. My house would permanently be full of dirty clothes if I had a machine that big to fill!
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Post by wynken on Jul 31, 2015 1:58:29 GMT -5
The thing about washing by hand is you need to do it often. Once a week won't cut it unless you have nothing else to do, and a lot of hanging space available. Expect thicker things to take a long time to dry.
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Post by joyinvirginia on Jul 31, 2015 7:35:25 GMT -5
Lesauletrouge, I can run a full load but the machine adjusts for small loads and I do wash smaller loads. I divide wash into whites and light colors done together, and dark colors together. Usually do all the jeans together also, the fabric is thicker and they are usually dirtier from us wearing them doing yard work, etc.
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Post by Blackswan on Jul 31, 2015 9:32:04 GMT -5
OP do you have hookups at home? What if you could find a free washer and dryer?
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