maytag wringer washer questions.....

[yogitunes]

helps sometimes to use a towel as a so called conveyor belt when running things thru the wringer...like socks, unmentionables, washcloths, and any small items....just makes it easier to slide things thru without the chance of pinching fingers...

jeans usually aren't a big deal, sometimes you run it thru, snaps upward, and then shake them out, and fold neatly, and run thru again......

I found for most items, to run thru, then shake and fold into a 'Z' pattern into my basket, once out by the line, you can grab one piece at a time to shake and hang, without fumbling thru and having items fall onto the ground...

a little practice, and you'll get the hang of it in no time....

 

[hippiedoll]

all hot & sweaty.....

ok so, i just came in from being out in the sun, washing & wringing the jeans out. i decided to just rinse them in the automatic. LOL.....

yes, i had splashy wet fun out there with the wringer washer, but it seems like it's just a little bit more washing interaction, than it is, with using a twin tub washer.

i've got pictures to share. so stay tuned....

 

[hippiedoll]

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filling the washer with the garden hose #1

 

[hippiedoll]

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different angle of almost full washer

 

[hippiedoll]

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there! a full tub of water, agitator turned on & waiting for the laundry soap...

 

[hippiedoll]

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laundry soap in hand and ready to pour it into the agitating water below...

 

[hippiedoll]

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out pours the gain laundry soap, into the agitating water below...
(you can see the water starting to suds up with the soap & agitation)

 

[hippiedoll]

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a washtub full of suds & waiting for the jeans to join in....

 

[hippiedoll]

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got the washtub full of dirty jeans washing away in the maytag wringer's waves...
(see the galvanized tub, full of water behind the washer, waiting for the jeans to be wringed out?)

 

[hippiedoll]

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first pair of jeans to be put through the wringer...
(and my very first time ever putting jeans through a wringer)
LOL....

 

[hippiedoll]

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look at that soapy water getting squeezed out of them pants, going through the wringer....

 

[hippiedoll]

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the pants taking a dive from the wringer, into the waiting water of the rinse tub below....

 

[hippiedoll]

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ok, confession time here....
i overloaded the washer with all the jeans i had to wash and had to separate the jeans into 2 loads. this here is the 2nd load of jeans washing in the wringer washer.
(you can see the suds in the rinse tub behind the washer, from the first load of jeans)
{for those wondering how many jeans i put into each load, i had 5 pairs of jeans for each load [anymore than 5 pairs of jeans and i didn't get much turn over of the clothes in the washtub. that's why i had to wring out about 3 pairs of jeans from the 1st washload.]}

 

[hippiedoll]

just an observation i made....

when the wringer washer was agitating with the jeans in there, i noticed that the agitation seemed, to me, to be pretty gentle. in fact, i would say that the wringer washer's agitation speed might be in between the "REGULAR" & "GENTLE" agitation speeds on my A208???
this is just something that i seemed to notice with this wringer washer. the agitation didn't seem as fast as the "REGULAR" speed or it didn't seem quite as slow as the "GENTLE" speed on the A208.
has anyone else, noticed a difference in the speed of a wringer & tried to figure out if it is actually in between the 2-speed automatics???
just wondering.....

 

[ovrphil]

I scanned this thread, but Christina - way to go....awesome group here.

 

[yogitunes]

you may just have a loose or worn belt.....you may just have to loosen the motor and pull back some to tighten it up, there should be a small spring under the motor that will compensate for the belt as it wears

this doesn't have a slip-clutch-tension for the belt like your automatic......actually it should kick ass in agitation compared to it!....with proper tension, it should not give into the load

thats why the automatic has the lid switch to shut off while the lid is open, so you don't notice the belt slippage...

 

[hippiedoll]

thanks ovrphil....

)

but i think i've had my "fun" with wringer washers for now!!
LOL....

D

i sure do feel for my grandma's that had to use these wringer washers back in the day. even though the washing does it self, having to put the clothes through the wringer, into the rinse tub, then dunk the clothes in & out of the rinse water to rinse them. then rinse out the washer's tub and fill it for rinsing. i didn't even get that far, when i was outside playing the the wringer washer & 2 loads of jeans/pants!!
hm hm hm......

but when i got as far as i did, i was hot & sweaty!!!
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but i bet if i did laundry like that all the time, i would probably lose some weight!!
(motivation??)
LOL......

;oD

 

[hippiedoll]

thanks yogitunes...

for the tip about the belt maybe needing to be tightened.

i did also notice that when the pump wasn't turned on, the water was gushing underneath the washer. and i took a look under there and i seen the water was gushing out from the hose that goes from the tub to the drain pump. and the water was gushing on the end that the hose connects to the washtub.

so, i am guessing i have to tighten the hose clamp on that hose.
i'll have to do that for my aunt, before she takes the wringer washer home with her.

i'll see about tightening all the hose-clamps under there. and maybe i'll try to wash another load of clothes ibn it, just to see if it still is leaking...

;o)

 

[akronman]

Hey hippiedoll

it took me a minute to figure what was so weird about your pictures------there is sunlight and shadows!!! We don't see that much yet this year in Ohio.

It looks like you got a good machine and good fun going!

 

[hippiedoll]

there is sunlight and shadows!!!

yup!!!
there is definitely SUNlight here. i think we hit the 100 degree mark, here in tucson maybe yesterday??

it is definitely HOT here!!
in fact, it is 6:53 in the evening here & the sun is still out & it's warm outside. i am actually washing the rest of our laundry in the maytag 208 and hanging the clothes out on the clothesline.
believe it or not....

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