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Hydrogen peroxide is a biocide, thus it stands to reason it will destroy enzymes in laundry products if left sitting too long. Indeed common good accepted laundry practice calls for delaying addition of oxygen bleach or enzyme boosters for bit to give one or other time to work. My AEG washers...

From my stash. Nabbed bunch of these old Bendix bits years ago. They've sat sitting since, and really should move some of them on I suppose.

So why didn't h-axis washer take off in USA? That's a complicated query with many answers. First and foremost early front loaders that required bolting down just were a non starter for many American homes. Not everyone had a basement or other area that had concrete flooring or could pour...

One part of Europe that lagged behind front loading fully automatic washer revolution was UK. Post WWII UK had a war to pay for which heavily influenced many areas of economic policy. There was also fact economic situation of many households meant buying large appliances of any sort was a...

This bit from Wiki pretty much sums up why H-axis washers usually deliver superior results compared to top loading with central beaters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine#Front-loading Basically laundry can be done two ways; moving things through water, or move water through...

Blomberg recently begun selling appliances in USA, however they are long since in Europe building some amazing bit of kits.

When AVCO got their mitts on Philco they also owed Crosley as well. It's too long a story worth bothering with now, but though largely forgotten in USA Philco laundry appliances remained a steady player in Europe far longer. There were even "Philco/Crosley" branded units, something you didn't...

Innovations were occurring elsewhere in Europe as well. Still late as early 1960's Wascator was selling a semi-automatic front loader. https://pelletinen.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/ Late as 1950's Miele was still producing washers with coal or other solid fuel...

Meanwhile across the pond things were dramatically different. Countries were picking themselves up and dusting off horrors of WWII and moving on. By early 1950's Germany (West) was once again Europe's economic and manufacturing power house. In 1951 1951 engineer Peter Pfenningsberg came up...

Rather than hijack Chetlam's thread on improving top loaders thought it nice to start something new. Depending upon whom one chooses to believer Alva J. Fisher invented first electric powered washing machine in early part of prior century. Hurley Machine Company had both top loading washers...

It isn't so much amount of water used per se, but energy required to heat it be that from boiler or some other water heating system, and or washing machine heating water itself. Whenever anyone talks about energy use for washing machines (and dishwashers for that matter), it's hot water they're...

Vintage Bendix washer from 1950's. Load done and dusted in about 30 minutes.

Listen to the lads! Across the pond post WWII European appliance makers poured much R&D into h-axis washing machines refining and improving things in decades that followed. OTOH besides Westinghouse, IIRC no one was making front loaders in USA by 1960's.

If someone had invented a detergent or soap product that could work well in front loaders of old, then IMHO they would have taken off in sales for US domestic market. Soap is tricky in h-axis washers not only because it creates froth, but also there is fact you need plenty of hot and soft water...

First and foremost early domestic front loaders (think Bendix) required bolting down into flooring. That wasn't an option for many households so there was that. Since Bendix got there first in USA they had tons of patents related to H-axis washers tied up. Anyone else with ideas in that...

Have used both top loaders and H-axis washers in past. Have two top loading washers in my collection currently (Maytag WW and Haier portable with impeller). Am here to say quite honestly front loading washers on average blow top loaders out of water on many levels. For lightly soiled wash such...

Don't see many of these too often anymore. https://hibid.com/lot/249752510/frigidaire-over-and-under-washer-and-dryer?ref=lot-list

Anyone? https://hibid.com/lot/249025017/vintage-washing-machine-parts--great-for-use-as-a?ref=lot-list

Trust me, as one who owns a GE Mobile Maid DW no one is putting fine Royal Doulton (hand painted periwinkle or no) into these dishwashers. Mine has ruined nearly every bit of merely nice every day china and glassware with etching, scratching and marring. Things that were ages old and survived...

Last days! https://hibid.com/lot/247208425/washing-machine?ref=lot-list