Interesting, although sad, Easys should not be plastic! I can tell by the lid it's a cheap-@$$ GE.
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So this is what happened to Easy?
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Cool!! I'm willing to bet that this Easy washer is a Canadian-made machine.
What's in a name?
Live and learn!
Live and learn!
¡Se habla español!
Well, the classic Easy twin-tub learned Spanish, moved south of the border, became a Mexican citizen, and is now known as the "SD820" with the agitador curvo (curved agitator, aka Spiralator)...
Well, the classic Easy twin-tub learned Spanish, moved south of the border, became a Mexican citizen, and is now known as the "SD820" with the agitador curvo (curved agitator, aka Spiralator)...
That is COOOOOL! zzzz
Who would have ever thought Easy spin dryers were still being made!!!!!!
jet
Who would have ever thought Easy spin dryers were still being made!!!!!!
jet
NEATO!!Too bad they don't import those here---There would be a market for them-the ULTIMATE TT machine.These could appeal to folks who want to save water-but like top load washers-and don't mind a non-automatic machine.Who is the manufacturer?Is it Easy?Many "Baby-Boomers" probably grew up with these-or their grandmothers had them.
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Well hot-damn!, they still make those! (And now we know where another market segment for TTs in the USA comes from: Mexican immigrants, as well as Asian immigrants.)
Zzzz, since you're in San Diego, you could effectively import those into the US. Just drive down, pick up the units from any appliance wholesaler or even retailer, and bring them back through customs. Once in the USA, they can be shipped anywhere a carrier will go.
I suspect that you could go across and get single units back into the US on the basis that you were importing them "for personal use," and hope you don't get hassled about why you went to Mexico & brought back a washer each day for a month.
Let's look into the prices of those. I'm seriously interested and I think there would be a small market for' em in the Bay Area as well as in LA/SD, in addition to folks here who want one and don't have the time or skill-set to restore an original.
They also make two other TTs (both of which have gravity drain, oh well), AND a centrifugal dryer! Aha, another source for spin-dryers!
I wonder what it takes to start importing these things from Mexico in any volume. I'll have to assume prices are reasonable since they're being made down there for the local market, and Mexican manufacturing has become every bit the equal of USA manufacturing in terms of quality.
Anyone up for collaborating on this one?
Zzzz, since you're in San Diego, you could effectively import those into the US. Just drive down, pick up the units from any appliance wholesaler or even retailer, and bring them back through customs. Once in the USA, they can be shipped anywhere a carrier will go.
I suspect that you could go across and get single units back into the US on the basis that you were importing them "for personal use," and hope you don't get hassled about why you went to Mexico & brought back a washer each day for a month.
Let's look into the prices of those. I'm seriously interested and I think there would be a small market for' em in the Bay Area as well as in LA/SD, in addition to folks here who want one and don't have the time or skill-set to restore an original.
They also make two other TTs (both of which have gravity drain, oh well), AND a centrifugal dryer! Aha, another source for spin-dryers!
I wonder what it takes to start importing these things from Mexico in any volume. I'll have to assume prices are reasonable since they're being made down there for the local market, and Mexican manufacturing has become every bit the equal of USA manufacturing in terms of quality.
Anyone up for collaborating on this one?
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WOW!!!!
The VW Bug of washing machines.
Yeah, Glenn, Austin, this is a job for you. Get some of these machines up to the US.
Merci. oops I meant, Gracious.
"Si, I meant, Oui"
The VW Bug of washing machines.
Yeah, Glenn, Austin, this is a job for you. Get some of these machines up to the US.
Merci. oops I meant, Gracious.
"Si, I meant, Oui"
golittlesport
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I was in Mexico years ago and saw these Easy TT's selling new in stores and was amazed. I wonder how well they are built? (I'm thinking about those "Speed Queen" wringer washers that are built in Saudi Arabia these days that can be found on some eco/survivalist web sites...) I bet that Easy (GE) automatic for sale on Ebay is from Mexico too. From the website you can click on Manuals and they have an instruction manual for the Easy (GE) automatic washer...even a model with a window lid.
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Easy Mexico website
If you can read Spanish check out "manuales de uso"
If you can read Spanish check out "manuales de uso"
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Looks like we could have a project or two to do here.
I've checked out the website in some detail:
One or two lines of TL automatics, most of which have clear (not tinted) windows in the lids and some of which have water-saving features. These appear to have stainless steel inner tubs and agitators with the corkscrew feature.
A line of "semi-automatic" TLs which appear vaguely similar to the old Australian semi-autos: probably an auto TL w/o the auto features, so you select the functions manually on a dial and set a timer.
A line of TTs, most of which are conventional TTs with, unfortunately for the US market, gravity drain (how many people in the US have floor drains?).
The classic Easy TT unit, which has a pump to drain the water. Quality assessment should be simple: someone who has an original oldschool Easy could get one of the new units and compare in detail. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the components are now plastic, e.g. the trapezoidal top piece between the washtub and spintub, but I'll bet that most of it is enameled steel.
Two stand-alone spinners, one of which is stainless steel on the outside, both of which are apparently stainless steel on the inside. These could fill a niche between the Pakistani units and the SpinX in terms of price & quality. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if they are the equal of current European spinners.
A couple of "lavados centros" for which the picture didn't come up but I'm going to bet these are auto FLs for laundromats, i.e. commercial strength.
All of these are rated for 127 volts AC at 60 Hz. Probably no trouble whatsoever to adapt them for USA house current, just change the cord & plug. USA voltage is supposed to be 120 but can vary from 110 to 125. The lower USA voltage would be compensated by higher current drain but overall power consumption (watts) would remain the same.
Re. the Saudi Speed Queens: Saudi Arabia is Not our Friend (17 out of 19 terrs on the 9/11 flights); consider that all Saudi companies must by law tithe to Islamic charities, and terrorist organizations have taken advantage of this as a funding source. And even aside from terrorism, do we really want to be funding a theocracy where women can't vote and gay people are stoned to death...? Mexico is obviously friendly, in terms of culture, personal relations, trade relations, and political relations. So the Easy unit is a drop-in replacement for the Saudi Speed Queen, with better politics. This could help get them established here in the off-grid, alternative technology, and survivalist market niches.
What's needed is for folks here to beta-test these things and see how they hold up. There shouldn't be any trouble obtaining volunteers for that!
(sign me up)
What we need first, is for someone here who's bilingual English/Spanish to telephone or email the company and say: We're looking at importing these units commercially, we want to obtain a small quantity of them for beta test, what do we have to do?
If the test phase goes well, set up a company, or someone here who's in the appliance business already could do this under their existing company. Ideal locations would be close enough to the Mexico border to enable shipping the machines in by truck to a local warehouse for inspection and shipping to other points in the USA. I would suggest operating at the wholesale level and selling to retailers; this reduces the issue of direct customer support and could provide access to a wide market more rapidly.
The mechanics of finance are straightforward: Cost of goods, plus transport and other costs (labor, overheads), plus markup to wholesale = wholesale price to retailers. The markup is the gross profit margin. Find someone who can fund the purchase of a truckload of units plus the warehouse costs. That investor would be in for X share in the gross profit margin, and the balance would be reinvested in importing more machines and/or distributed to other owners who are working on this according to a contractual agreement. It probably won't be a huge money-maker but it should be able to yield a moderate return on investment as well as paying for labor. I'll bet that these are retailing in Mexico for about $400, and the price direct from the manufacturer to a wholesale distributor would be in the range of $150 to $250 depending on quantity.
How does this sound so far..? Or do we just want to keep it to a one-shot deal to get machines for people here who want them?
I've checked out the website in some detail:
One or two lines of TL automatics, most of which have clear (not tinted) windows in the lids and some of which have water-saving features. These appear to have stainless steel inner tubs and agitators with the corkscrew feature.
A line of "semi-automatic" TLs which appear vaguely similar to the old Australian semi-autos: probably an auto TL w/o the auto features, so you select the functions manually on a dial and set a timer.
A line of TTs, most of which are conventional TTs with, unfortunately for the US market, gravity drain (how many people in the US have floor drains?).
The classic Easy TT unit, which has a pump to drain the water. Quality assessment should be simple: someone who has an original oldschool Easy could get one of the new units and compare in detail. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the components are now plastic, e.g. the trapezoidal top piece between the washtub and spintub, but I'll bet that most of it is enameled steel.
Two stand-alone spinners, one of which is stainless steel on the outside, both of which are apparently stainless steel on the inside. These could fill a niche between the Pakistani units and the SpinX in terms of price & quality. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if they are the equal of current European spinners.
A couple of "lavados centros" for which the picture didn't come up but I'm going to bet these are auto FLs for laundromats, i.e. commercial strength.
All of these are rated for 127 volts AC at 60 Hz. Probably no trouble whatsoever to adapt them for USA house current, just change the cord & plug. USA voltage is supposed to be 120 but can vary from 110 to 125. The lower USA voltage would be compensated by higher current drain but overall power consumption (watts) would remain the same.
Re. the Saudi Speed Queens: Saudi Arabia is Not our Friend (17 out of 19 terrs on the 9/11 flights); consider that all Saudi companies must by law tithe to Islamic charities, and terrorist organizations have taken advantage of this as a funding source. And even aside from terrorism, do we really want to be funding a theocracy where women can't vote and gay people are stoned to death...? Mexico is obviously friendly, in terms of culture, personal relations, trade relations, and political relations. So the Easy unit is a drop-in replacement for the Saudi Speed Queen, with better politics. This could help get them established here in the off-grid, alternative technology, and survivalist market niches.
What's needed is for folks here to beta-test these things and see how they hold up. There shouldn't be any trouble obtaining volunteers for that!
(sign me up) What we need first, is for someone here who's bilingual English/Spanish to telephone or email the company and say: We're looking at importing these units commercially, we want to obtain a small quantity of them for beta test, what do we have to do?
If the test phase goes well, set up a company, or someone here who's in the appliance business already could do this under their existing company. Ideal locations would be close enough to the Mexico border to enable shipping the machines in by truck to a local warehouse for inspection and shipping to other points in the USA. I would suggest operating at the wholesale level and selling to retailers; this reduces the issue of direct customer support and could provide access to a wide market more rapidly.
The mechanics of finance are straightforward: Cost of goods, plus transport and other costs (labor, overheads), plus markup to wholesale = wholesale price to retailers. The markup is the gross profit margin. Find someone who can fund the purchase of a truckload of units plus the warehouse costs. That investor would be in for X share in the gross profit margin, and the balance would be reinvested in importing more machines and/or distributed to other owners who are working on this according to a contractual agreement. It probably won't be a huge money-maker but it should be able to yield a moderate return on investment as well as paying for labor. I'll bet that these are retailing in Mexico for about $400, and the price direct from the manufacturer to a wholesale distributor would be in the range of $150 to $250 depending on quantity.
How does this sound so far..? Or do we just want to keep it to a one-shot deal to get machines for people here who want them?
laundromat
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Looks to me like their automatics are made by GE
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Ah, but look in the animated parts of the web site on the home page for example, and you see interior views of the auto washtubs. Those drums and agitators do not look like GE.
Meanwhile, anyone up for a trip to Mexico to bring back a few...?
Meanwhile, anyone up for a trip to Mexico to bring back a few...?
Easy Spin Driers
What I would like to know is can I purchase one of these washing machines and for how much? Could I get it direct shiped to my door step?
What I would like to know is can I purchase one of these washing machines and for how much? Could I get it direct shiped to my door step?
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Norgeman: I can't see what's on your link there; requries some kind of account to log in.
If you're responding to the part of this thread about getting the Easy imported to the US: The key here is we need to find someone in this group who's bilingual English/Spanish, who can do email & phone calls with Easy's sales department in Mexico and possibly with appliance dealers there also.
I have to believe Easy would like the opportunity to start selling machines in the USA market, even if that starts with an informal arrangement.
If you're responding to the part of this thread about getting the Easy imported to the US: The key here is we need to find someone in this group who's bilingual English/Spanish, who can do email & phone calls with Easy's sales department in Mexico and possibly with appliance dealers there also.
I have to believe Easy would like the opportunity to start selling machines in the USA market, even if that starts with an informal arrangement.
Norgeman is posting his emailaddress in the link section with every post. That doesn't work. We asked him several times to not do that, but I'm afraid the messages didn't come through.
i too,would like to see Norgemans links-they don't work for me either.Pictures are worth a thousand words!I get a message-"this page cannot be displayed"
I don't think he has pictures. For some reason his email address always ends up there.
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I recently heard on the Wall Street Journal radio program that Mexico has stopped production this year of the old air cooled Bugs citing IIRC pollution regs (?). Interesting that the TT Easy's are still being built. I would LOVE to beta test one of these, pls include me in this if someone takes the lead on connecting with a Mexican dealer. My Spanish is way too rusty to take this on (years ago when I worked for a large hotel chain in a large dept w/50% latino staff - it would have been a different story- I could hire, coach and fire staff).
I recently heard on the Wall Street Journal radio program that Mexico has stopped production this year of the old air cooled Bugs citing IIRC pollution regs (?). Interesting that the TT Easy's are still being built. I would LOVE to beta test one of these, pls include me in this if someone takes the lead on connecting with a Mexican dealer. My Spanish is way too rusty to take this on (years ago when I worked for a large hotel chain in a large dept w/50% latino staff - it would have been a different story- I could hire, coach and fire staff).
