Cool! Thanks for the pictures. Wild that they are essentially the same machine. I can't imagine the circumstance that led to there being 3 in one spot like that. I wonder if they were all in an apartment building someplace.
I've found a piece of clear hose left over from my dishwasher project that fits on nice and snug to the drain outlet, so I am set on that. Its actually a little tough to get on and off and has been secure. Keeping an eye on it.
My plan for the machine was to slide it between the big 'tags in the laundry room. I do several colored loads a week, but usually only one white load, and the whites are mostly socks. The machine seems to be well suited to smaller loads of small items; thats where the most movement seems to be. It would be nice to do soaking in the machine, too. I was going to try to use it as a spinner too, to extract more water before the dryer. Unfortunately, I've only got an 17 inch space, and this guy is 20ish. I'm between a wall and a gas main, so I am out of luck. The machine is still small enough to roll to the laundry room door, and the hoses I have just reach to the second set of taps and drain I have set up.
Always a pleasure to meet new people from aw.org. I'm glad there are so many of us around here and that we're all getting to know each other!