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[frapdoodle]

wel in recent posts, there has been a website that has been selling newly-made speed queen wringer washing machines

im probably gonna go for that, but i ned to know if it has a drain pump.

if it has a pump, then its a "go"

 

[launderess]

No Pump

Lehman's has the "new" SQ wringer washers, called "Home Queen", and are built in Saudi Arabia.

While based on the old Speed Queen wringer design, the machines are from the old manual/gravity drain models. No pump is available.

Gravity drain wringers weren't a problem when units were located either in basements, or on a porch, or even outside (as when used on a farm). One simply lowered the drain hose into a floor drain, or onto the ground (to use the water for say watering plants, or even cleaning the porch). Failing either, one had to drain into buckets and dump the water where ever (slop sinks, up the stairs and out the back door, or god only knows).

As more homes began to have either dedicated laundry areas, and or women wished to do laundry in the kitchen by rolling the machine near the sink, pumps were added to drain wash water by force.

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Natura...nger_Washer___32901100?Args=&customField1=W9&

 

[toggleswitch2]

My understanding of "semi-automatic" is when one takes an ordinary automatic washer, (with a hot and cold fill-soleinoid) and puts a "Y" connector on it to make it usable from a faucet ("tap").

Requires no user intervention after starting EXCEPT to change the water temperature after it has filled up and started agitating/washing.

 

[brisnat81]

I've got a few different types of what in Australia we call a Semi Auto. Here it basically means any washer that you dont get your hands wet.

A Naco Front loader which has the following process.
Close Drain Cock
Put Clothes and soap in
Set Mechanical Control to Wash
Turn Power point on
Turn Hot and Cold Tap on until water reaches rim of tub, then turn off taps.
After 10 minutes Open Drain Cock
When Empty Turn cold tap on and flush for 1 min
Turn mechanical control to spin for 5 mins

Rinse Phase
Turn mechanical control to wash
Close drain cock
Turn cold tap on until water reaches drum lip
Tumble for 5 minutes
Open Drain Cock
When Empty turn on cold tap and flush for 1 min
Turn Mechanical control to spin for 5 minutes
Repeat rinse stage with a 10min final spin
Turn off Power Point

This machine has no timer, you control it all.

The Whirlpool Top loaders tend to have timers.
Turn Power on
Add clothes and Soap
Turn taps on until machine has the right amount of water, then turn taps off
Select Heat and set timer to Hold until water is hot enough
Select Agitate option and set Timer to start agitation
Select Pump and set timer
Select Spin and set timer
Turn tap on for a spray rinse
When spin stops
Turn taps on and fill
Select agitate and set time
Select Pump and set Timer
Select Spin and Set timer
Turn tap on and off for spray rinse.

The Spin Drain machines work as above, except there is no pump step.

The Solid tub Fridgidaires with Heaters require you to put the suds save ball over the end of the drain hose,
Fill the inner tub with water, spin the water into the outer tub.

Set control to heat and Timer to Hold
When the water heated light comes on pop the suds save ball off the end of the drain hose and place the hose into the washers tub.
Set the control to Agitate and the timer to hold.
Run until the tub is full, then follow steps as for the spin drain machines.

So lots of different varieties here, but as Ron said, if you have to get your hands wet, its a manual machine, not semi auto.

 

[mickeyd]

The Aussies have it.

Over the years, Leon has shown several true semi's: A Pulsamatic and Kelvi' wobbler come immediately to mind. So until the Supreme Washer Court makes its ruling, I'm laying my money with the Aussies. They have fleets of Semi's down under. My apologies if it is not Leon. A semi-automtaic looks like an automatic, and you do not have to move wet clothes around, but you have to tell the machine what to do. I have referred to my Norge and Visimatic as semi-automatic because they shut themselves off, after washing OR draining, but I've always known they weren't really semi's. In America, we had the Thor, and another machine which squeezed the clothes in a rubber collapsable tub, by Bendix, I believe. Everything being regional, we never called our Easy Spin's semi's, the most popular machine before the coming of the automatics. And that's all she wrote.

"how can...." Are you the young'un who wanted to see Maytag wringers. Here ya go, Buddy. It's my home-made Maytag Twin-tub semi-automatic ;'D ;'D ;'D

 

[mayfan69]

Semi auto's

Hey mickey

Yes, you're right.....both Nathan and I have semi-automatic washers. Here's a link to my 1968 Simpson Fluid Drive semi automatic in action.....a TRUE Semi automatic washing machine for those who don't undertstand the concept.

Cheers
Leon

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/ARCHIVE/VINTAGE/2009/19701x40.htm

 

[launderess]

Well I Don't Know Nothing About All That

*LOL*

But just as an aside, whilst reading my vintage box of "All" detergent (with Bleach, Borax and Brighteners), only top loading and front loading washing machines are referred to as "automatic". Wringer and spinner washing machines are called just that under the detergent dosing directions.

Pipe snap from a recent fLeaBay auction:

 

[mickeyd]

Indeed, Dearest

We never really experienced the semi-automatic wave here in America. Again, as far as this washophile knows, there was the Thor and the Bendix. The fact of their rarity is proven not only by your lovely ad, but by their lack among American club members, with only Ross having a Thor, and Robert (?) having the Bendi Squeezer. Forgive me for omitting anyone.

All the semi's are enjoyed by the Aussies. We English and Yankees had the twin tubs and spinners, after the wringers before the Automatics, with a lot of cross-breeding, of course. But isn't it all wonderful and interesting the way the Australian machines are as unusual as their flora and--mainly--fauna

Great thread, there, in your link, Leon. Thanks for such a nice treat with afternoon tea. So satisfying, and so nice to see you and Cimberlie again.

 

[chestermikeuk]

UK

If you mentioned Semi-Automatic here again its likely to be the Thor Parnall top loader type machines, look like a toploader but you control manually!!! Keith here (Keymatic) has the original Thor and the later model that looks very much like the Hotpoint Top Loaders!!!

Heres Keiths early Thor Spin Washer that takes the Dishwasher Basket!!!

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