mickeyd
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Mother is getting ready to agitate
Mother is getting ready to agitate
CONVENTIONAL WASHING: A STUDY IN TEXT AND PHOTOS
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mickeyd
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Just look at that giant gout of water like a creamy white Po
Maytags and Kenmores are very entertaining washing machines. If they don't have any in Heaven, I won't be going.
Maytags and Kenmores are very entertaining washing machines. If they don't have any in Heaven, I won't be going.
mickeyd
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Promised this At Halloween; delivering today
Sister Mike and his machines. The coif is way to tight, but Hey, what ya gonna do?
Sister Mike and his machines. The coif is way to tight, but Hey, what ya gonna do?
mickeyd
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Rag load hung, but chores un-done
What else is new ?
and Robert wanted skin in the picture thread judging by his modeling, so here it is
What else is new ?
and Robert wanted skin in the picture thread judging by his modeling, so here it is
geoffdelp
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Hi Mike ...
WOW; that was a fun photo essay!! Thanks for posting!!
I have never seen a water inlet on a Kenmore Visamatic; was that only on special models? Did you add that water difuser yourself?
OK Mister ... what a load going through the wringer!! I would surely lose the challenge; I must be "elderly", huh?
Hmmm ... I can make a nice "chain" of clothing, though. My Maytag wringers are mighty fast but I don't stuff them full, either.
Aren't you worried about breaking the wringer head and not finding any parts? Are you still able to get parts for those machines? The Maytag parts are starting to become scarce.
WOW; that was a fun photo essay!! Thanks for posting!!
I have never seen a water inlet on a Kenmore Visamatic; was that only on special models? Did you add that water difuser yourself?
OK Mister ... what a load going through the wringer!! I would surely lose the challenge; I must be "elderly", huh?
Hmmm ... I can make a nice "chain" of clothing, though. My Maytag wringers are mighty fast but I don't stuff them full, either. Aren't you worried about breaking the wringer head and not finding any parts? Are you still able to get parts for those machines? The Maytag parts are starting to become scarce.
golittlesport
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That is a very cool water fill inlet you have rigged up on your Kenmore!!! Thanks for the photos. Did you say you have a Norge wringer also?
That is a very cool water fill inlet you have rigged up on your Kenmore!!! Thanks for the photos. Did you say you have a Norge wringer also?
mickeyd
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Hi Guys!
Rich got it; you probably did too, Geoff, but you're so pollite and wonderful that you didn't want to spoil the fun. That's the filter port, so I thought: why not a fill port?
I do not usually wring with such ferocity, merely showing the Lady's power.
And, yes, that is a kitchen sink spray faucet adapter from "the olden days." Sure works and looks just fine, eh Mister?
If any heads break, you'll be the first person I call.
Indeed, the Maytag wringer is faster, by 2.5 seconds for a king size bath towel. I clocked the M@ 8.5 seconds, and the Kenmore @ 11. I usually wring 3 towels at a time; it takes them very smoothly and with great ease.
Yes Rich, I have a Norge semi-automatic, an ancient war horse, with an open chrome wringer, though not quite as dramatic as the Visimatic.
Rich got it; you probably did too, Geoff, but you're so pollite and wonderful that you didn't want to spoil the fun. That's the filter port, so I thought: why not a fill port?
I do not usually wring with such ferocity, merely showing the Lady's power.
And, yes, that is a kitchen sink spray faucet adapter from "the olden days." Sure works and looks just fine, eh Mister?
If any heads break, you'll be the first person I call.
Indeed, the Maytag wringer is faster, by 2.5 seconds for a king size bath towel. I clocked the M@ 8.5 seconds, and the Kenmore @ 11. I usually wring 3 towels at a time; it takes them very smoothly and with great ease.
Yes Rich, I have a Norge semi-automatic, an ancient war horse, with an open chrome wringer, though not quite as dramatic as the Visimatic.
Thankyou! The Visa-Matic is so photogenic! Those diamonds of water such vivid bling! Wonderful!
Robert wanted skin in the picture thread judging by his modeling
I did, did I (hands on hips) LOL. Very nice pictures Mike, love the spray in the Kenmore Ringer, woops I mean wringer.
I did, did I (hands on hips) LOL. Very nice pictures Mike, love the spray in the Kenmore Ringer, woops I mean wringer.
partscounterman
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I am hyperventilating right now! (about the washers, silly!)
Thank You!
Thank You!
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Hi Mickey D. Great pictures of great looking machines.
Ross
Ross
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Great pictures, and I too am relieved to know you don't always wring the whole load in one pass! LOL
Love the pictures! Wringing race is it? Well, after I get to know my new digital camera better, I can do that only I will use the 1955 ABC wringer and see what you think about that? It has smaller rollers than the Maytag or Visa matic but does a good job too. Have fun. Gary
rinso
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Very exciting! I totally peed! If I could ever find an Easy Spin Dry Conventional (which has always been my fave) I think I'd end up using it more than my Hettie! I love getting involved with my laundry.
Did those two exposed buttons make it through OK? I thought that they had to be folded inside the garment before it went through the wringer, no?
Loved the presentation, but those of us who have done laundry in a wringer washer know that it is a lot of work, even if you are not rinsing in set tubs and hanging one load of laundry out to dry while washing another.
Tom
Loved the presentation, but those of us who have done laundry in a wringer washer know that it is a lot of work, even if you are not rinsing in set tubs and hanging one load of laundry out to dry while washing another.
Tom
Very fun washday pics, wringers are very interactive - you can certainly make sure the clothes are clean before they come out of the dryer!
mickeyd
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Hello Steve, Sam, Dave, Ross, Scott, Gary, Gene, Tom, and Gr
So glad you noticed the bling, Steve; sometimes the things the camera catches are truly astonishing.
Sooooooo, Brother Robert, If you didn't want skin, theeeennnn........why weren't you wearing your nun's habit instead of the "muskle" shirt ? : - D The spray made the day!
What a nice thing to say, you beautiful Hawaiian!
Thank You Ross, but you have a THOR, the ultimate conventional, and such a beautiful studio.
Have no fear, Scott I was just letting the lady play to the camera. Are you wringing or sitting? I see you fill to the top like Geoff does, and you have the Maytag Cadillac.
Gar, I'd love to see you collection, and maybe we could have a prettiest rope contest with Geoff--after the race!
Gene, you peed, Yippee, another load to do. And you made me laugh really hard.
I'll save my other less able Easy for you, indefinately. Maybe you can torque her up.
A lot of work AND a lot of fun, Tom. Once you get used to them, you enter an effortless flow. Like baking, wringing is very forgiving, and the rubber yields to the buttons rather than snapping them into your eyeballs.
Greg, waiting for the day when you get into Conventionals they way Combos are on the horizon for me.
Gentlemen, sorry for the delay; I was totally freaked out by Glenn. You know why if you've read the thread. I genuinely appreciate your taking time to talk to me. It is so nice to hear from people you've grown so fond of; that's the magic of this club.
So glad you noticed the bling, Steve; sometimes the things the camera catches are truly astonishing.
Sooooooo, Brother Robert, If you didn't want skin, theeeennnn........why weren't you wearing your nun's habit instead of the "muskle" shirt ? : - D The spray made the day!
What a nice thing to say, you beautiful Hawaiian!
Thank You Ross, but you have a THOR, the ultimate conventional, and such a beautiful studio.
Have no fear, Scott I was just letting the lady play to the camera. Are you wringing or sitting? I see you fill to the top like Geoff does, and you have the Maytag Cadillac.
Gar, I'd love to see you collection, and maybe we could have a prettiest rope contest with Geoff--after the race!
Gene, you peed, Yippee, another load to do. And you made me laugh really hard.
I'll save my other less able Easy for you, indefinately. Maybe you can torque her up.
A lot of work AND a lot of fun, Tom. Once you get used to them, you enter an effortless flow. Like baking, wringing is very forgiving, and the rubber yields to the buttons rather than snapping them into your eyeballs.
Greg, waiting for the day when you get into Conventionals they way Combos are on the horizon for me.
Gentlemen, sorry for the delay; I was totally freaked out by Glenn. You know why if you've read the thread. I genuinely appreciate your taking time to talk to me. It is so nice to hear from people you've grown so fond of; that's the magic of this club.
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Mickeyd, I am wriging. Roger, the owner of the washer, is sitting.
mickeyd
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Never brought it forward into consciousness, Phil, but it wa
It's a scrubber cap, or collar reamer, and you could hold your heavily soiled item up to the head and give it good rubbing. Originally, the Visi was missing her cap, and the uber-generous John, Coldspot66, had the kindness to send me a NIB Roto-swirl Scrubber Cap. I think of him every time I use the Lady.
Nice pix of both of you Scott. Is that our Roger? I almost know everyone now,
It's a scrubber cap, or collar reamer, and you could hold your heavily soiled item up to the head and give it good rubbing. Originally, the Visi was missing her cap, and the uber-generous John, Coldspot66, had the kindness to send me a NIB Roto-swirl Scrubber Cap. I think of him every time I use the Lady.
Nice pix of both of you Scott. Is that our Roger? I almost know everyone now,
