I came across this interesting video on youtube of a washer with no central agitator: Instead it has vanes around the outer periphery of the tub that move back and forth. It also fills by weeping through the tub perforations, which I found quite unique. Was there ever such a washer marketed in North America? I'm guessing this vid is from Brazil.
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How simple and yet
it appears to be very thorough.
Though it does not seem to have any water temperature options??
Austin
it appears to be very thorough.
Though it does not seem to have any water temperature options??
Austin
kenmoreguy89
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This is the kind of machines thet were sold in South america time ago, mostly in Argentina you can find alot of machines like that around in there.
Personally, I don't think these machines provides a good washing, anyway, even here in Italy there were some machines running on the same principle, some of these were Zerowatt and Castor, I'll post videos later-
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Personally, I don't think these machines provides a good washing, anyway, even here in Italy there were some machines running on the same principle, some of these were Zerowatt and Castor, I'll post videos later-
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Here is a type of this machine on the "mercadolibre" Argentina that is a kind of South American ebay:
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Countless in Argentina and some in South america countries nearby.
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The italian Zerowatt:
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Castor:
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In Italy these machines never catched up because they had the fame to do not provide good washing results so they were abandoned very early.
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Anyway returning to the lavinias, I always thought lavinia brazilian machines were made by westinghouse, do not think westinghouse made that one....
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Another westinghouse lavinia:
Hell how I dislike those indexing tubs! They would have been better without!
Hell how I dislike those indexing tubs! They would have been better without!
Romo twin tub
Reminds me of Hoover but the front instead of the back has the pulsator
Austin
Reminds me of Hoover but the front instead of the back has the pulsator
Austin
I chatted with the video poster
About this machine. The video is from Brasil and the machine is cold fill only. Although I do belive it was made in Argentina. Most people there do not do hot washes. The ground water can be as warm as 30-35C so it is warm enough for the detergents to work well. Unlike here in Minnesota where the water temp is around 3-5C right now.
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About this machine. The video is from Brasil and the machine is cold fill only. Although I do belive it was made in Argentina. Most people there do not do hot washes. The ground water can be as warm as 30-35C so it is warm enough for the detergents to work well. Unlike here in Minnesota where the water temp is around 3-5C right now.
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Right!
Most peole there didn't have water heaters in the past, as told having water actually warmed by the hot weather for most of the people that was enough, for this reason historically there was not the use of having heaters for current hot water over there, so most of the machines were not provided with hot fill, even most of the old Brastemp (whirlpool made) had only cold fill, in some istances machines were connected for the moment or manually filled for hot washes thanks to small gas insta-water heaters on purpose near the laundry area as told by my Brazilian Friend Rita, but some models of Brastemp had either hot and cold fill (TOL models) owned by ones having central hot water available of course.
In modern days there're more people owining a water heater so many modern brazilian machines does have hot and cold fill, some models have also an internal heater.
Most peole there didn't have water heaters in the past, as told having water actually warmed by the hot weather for most of the people that was enough, for this reason historically there was not the use of having heaters for current hot water over there, so most of the machines were not provided with hot fill, even most of the old Brastemp (whirlpool made) had only cold fill, in some istances machines were connected for the moment or manually filled for hot washes thanks to small gas insta-water heaters on purpose near the laundry area as told by my Brazilian Friend Rita, but some models of Brastemp had either hot and cold fill (TOL models) owned by ones having central hot water available of course.
In modern days there're more people owining a water heater so many modern brazilian machines does have hot and cold fill, some models have also an internal heater.
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Found a Brastemp thread just to see:
www.automaticwasher.org
Welcome to the Brastemp's new world
Hi people, i'm brazilian guy an interesting in washers, expeciality the brazilian washers Brastemp!! PS: Brastemp is a brazilian whirlpool!!
www.automaticwasher.org
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