Big Question Of The Day - Twin Tub or Wringer Washer?

[launderess]

Have sat here thinking about which machine would be best to handle either A: a large amount of washing quickly, or B: large bulky items that need not only a good amount of water to wash such as quilts or blankets but can prove tricky to spin in a standard front loader.

Hoover twin tub *might* cope with washing a heavy cotton blanket depending upon size, but that spin can is really to small for anything other than a single sized blanket. Forget the Maytag Porta washer.

Now a decent sized wringer machine wouldn't have any problems with washing the largest sized blanket. Wringing would be tricky and depend upon one getting the folds just right to go through the rollers.

In fact am leaning towards thinking a wringer washer would prove far more useful than a twin tub.

Talk among yourselves.

 

[lordkenmore]

Well, I know this much: I've had fantasies of a wringer machine since I was a wee lad, and have always wanted one.

On a practical level, I toy with the idea of a wringer machine if/when I live someplace with no washer hookup. Although I have to wonder if a twin tub wouldn't be more practical as a daily driver.

I might as well pretend to have advice, Launderess, so I'd say it might be worth getting a wringer machine to try if you can get an acceptable deal (meaning not life savings on something that might sound good now, but turn out not to be so satisfactory later!).

 

[wayupnorth]

I prefer a wringer washer and are bummed mine died. I've called on some local ads for one but nothing worthwhile. Chances of finding either in NYC would be slim to none Laundress. Ultramatic may be your closest person that can find it all.

 

[launderess]

Oh I can *find* a wringer washer

Problem is where to put the thing. *LOL*

For some reason you can find tons of them up north (Canada) in very good condition and quite modern.

 

[abcomatic]

I have 9 wringer washers of different vintage. I would and have washed blankets in them and they all come out as clean as a whistle. Wringing can be done if you fold them so that they will go through evenly. You don't want to bunch them up and have a big hump of material in the middle. Maytag, Speed Queen and ABC all have self-leveling wringers. GE and Dexter have wringers that you can adjust the pressure.
I think you can do more laundry in a wringer machine than you can in a Hoover twin tub; less time to do the same amount of clothes. Hope you find a wringer machine.
Gary

 

[stan]

Dear

I Have one heavy wool blanket that I always wash in the Maytag E.
Reason I do it because I'm afraid of a off balance situation in the Standard Top Loader.
And more importantly don't want the lint and fuzz getting caught between the two tubs. With the wringer it can be cleaned out after wash and after rinse.
With a twin tub there's a inner and outer spinner that stuff can get caught between.
Something to consider depending on what your washing.

 

[lordkenmore]

>For some reason you can find tons of them up north (Canada) in very good condition and quite modern.

Modern? Modern? But a wringer should be vintage!!!

[Lord Kenmore feels faint at the idea of a modern wringer. He revives himself by sniffing smelling salts, er, an open jug of Tide.]

LOL

 

[launderess]

Calm down luv!

Modern as from the 1950's or 1960's, not the 1980's or 1990's. *LOL*

 

[wayupnorth]

Thats why I want a working wringer washer, for blankets, curtains and what I dont want to dump in my septic system with my Maytag automatic. Since Canada is closer to me than any other state, I will look. I'm sure the Customs would trace every inch thinking drugs were there because why would you be importing this thing.

 

[launderess]

Well if you do go up North let me know

Maybe you can bring back a job lot! *LOL*

We *REALLY* need to work on getting some sort of north/south transport going. Not sure if U-ship allows cross border bidding/transactions.

Don't think Canadian customs would bother much about you bringing appliances back to the States. I mean persons have been moving house between the two ever since roadways went up. As for duties that would be another matter.

 

[ea56]

From 1977 to early 1981 I owned a Maytag A50 twin tub that I used exclusively for all my laundry. I only had a double bed during that time, but I washed all my bedding in this A50 with no problems. I didn't have a comforter then, but I did have a handmade quilt that I washed, also chennile bedspreads and an electric blanket. Some of the larger items would be a tight squeeze in the spin tub, but I got them in there and spun them out very well. I also had a Maytag model N wringer in the early 70's. Again, I managed to wash all my larger bedding articles with no problems. When I was a teen still living at home we had a Maytag model E wringer, I recall helping my Mom get her double size down comforter through the wringer. We got it through, but as it reached the end water shot all over the kitchen LOL, but the comforter was really clean! I do think that trying to wash kingsize comforters in a twin tub would be a no go, but maybe possible in a wringer.

 

[wayupnorth]

Its the US customs coming back in to this country that is so strict. Canadian side would say send it there, one less thing we wont have to deal with.

 

[maytagbear]

For a daily driver

--if for some reason I could not have a fully automatic washer, I would definitely want a twin tub, they are safer than wringer washers.

Lawrence/Maytagbear