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Hi all Is anyone here using a spin dryer? I am thinking about finding one as I have a lot of hand wash only that never seem to balance in the spin cycle on my Miele. I would like to find a Miele or AEG when did they last make them ?

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Hi Mike,in Germany,AEG still build Spin Dryers.But I think the cheapest way will be to get one used on eBay!Try to get one with 2800 U/min.That will give You safe,short spin time for delicate fabrics like handwash!
 
Creda

Hi I Love the old Creda. Are spin dryers still popular in Germany ? They seem to not be used anymore in the UK. Given the current cost of our electric it seems like it would cut a lot from the drying time. As a kid we had one and I seem to remember that a lot of the washing was ironed str8 from the spin dryer. As we use a Phaff roller iron for a lot of the ironing and it needs to be damper than hand ironing it may mean that wont need to dry somethings. I would love to know how many of us here still iron bed linen most of the people I know think we are a little bit mad but then one of my best M8's hasn't even vacuumed for 5 years let alone ironed a shirt or a pair of jeans. He gave me a fridge magnet once saying " A clean and tidy home is a sign of a wasted life" As I'm just about to go and polish the kitchen floor he may have a point. Maybe I'll think about it when I have finished cleaning the house, car, garden and gym this morning before I start work. May be I'd even have time to use the gym if I stop cleaning it. But then I've just seen the pond needs cleaning.

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Spin Driers Began To Die Off

As front loaders increased final spins from merely 900rpms to 1100rpms, to 1200rpms and in some newer machines up to 1600rpms more or less.

Also all over the EU and UK there were alarming reports of children and adults loosing limbs or other body parts from reaching into extractors whilst running. Indeed one hears the rumor often enough that was one of the reasons Hoover decided to pull the plug on their twin tubs for the UK/EU market.

Know the UK put in place laws requiring all newer spin driers to have locking lid and break systems; maybe the same is true in the EU or elsewhere as well. The old Hoover TT design where one could partially lift the spin can lid or otherwise defeat the lid switch is a big "no-no" today. Also coasting to a stop as well.

Our "Spin-X" has both a brake and lid lock. Once the lid is unlocked the break stops the tub from spinning at once. Makes a darn bit of racket but there you are.

Love using my spin dryer after washing a few things out by hand or after using the Miele to do the washing and rinsing (using one of the cycles where there aren't any spins in between cycles), then draining off the final rinse water. I do this when doing a load of similar sized items like lots of napkins. Darn machine really cannot distribute them evenly and the most always spins slighly out of balance. Far easier to bung the lot into the extractor and be done.

Cannot speak for all of the EU but at least in Germany many still use spin driers/extractors. Of course there are also many also using washing machines with final spins <1200rpms or even only 900rpms, so there you are.
 
Spins Speeds

Hi ,Laundress My Miele spins at 1600 but that still means using a dryer a lot. + Its hates the dog beds unless you wash 2/3 at the same time and as they are sheep skin they are heavy when wet. I have seen the Spin X and it looks good but cant't find one in the UK. I need to find either reto look or s/ steel so that it can just stay out and not live in a cupboard and not get used.
 
Danger of Spin dryers

I should of said as a kid I had a very very very wicked step mother, one high spot of my life was her putting her hand in a top loader while it was still spinning
 
Hi Mike...

I can't remember when they stopped making the AEG / Miele, I would say mid-90's..I find a spin dryer a great help. I have a 1969 Hotpoint Top loader as my daily washer, and although it spins great, towelling sometimes just needs that extra spin, plus i use the spinner every evening to dryer my trunks from the gym :)

Hope you find one soon !!
Keith

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What make is this

HI Keith
What make is the one in the pic????????

Wish I had a Top loader is it expensive to run? I did look at a US washer only last week BUT hot fill 15 galls per load + the maching dryer said it di not have a heather so I,m not shaw how it dry's ? Cosco are now selling US machines. + I was told you need to use 5/6 cups of powder per load as UK soaps are not make for Top loading machines.
 
Final Spin Speeds And Remaining Moisture

Extraction is a result if drum diameter and speed, that is a larger drum can spin at lower rpms and remove the same amount of water as a smaller one going faster.

Final moisture content for most loads will decrease going from 900rpms to 1100rpms, and again up to around 1200rpms but after about 1400rpms or so you start reaching the laws of diminishing returns. Also higher spin speeds can be murder on a washer. This probably explains why so many older washers with "puny" 800rpms or 900rpms final spins are still knocking about.

There is only so much water that can be wrung out of fabrics regardless of how fast they are extracted. Once you reach that level faster and or longer spinning really does not do much good and can also lead to textile damage. One has stretched T-shirts and other items beyond shape leaving them going in the spin dryer trying to make them dry as possible to save time (and energy) in the tumble dryer.

Ironing sheets:

One irons all domestic table and bed linen for the household. My current "collection" contains:

Pfaff 856 Steam Ironer
Vintage Frigidaire Ironer
Vintage Ironrite 890 "portable" Ironer

Oh and have two "Kaltmangels" (cold irons) from Germany. One is electric one is hand cranked.
 
Spinners

"""Also all over the EU and UK there were alarming reports of children and adults loosing limbs or other body parts from reaching into extractors whilst running. Indeed one hears the rumor often enough that was one of the reasons Hoover decided to pull the plug on their twin tubs for the UK/EU market."""

Thats just what the above is - rumours, have never heard that Hoover stopped production because of liabilities, it was purely economies of scale...

Alarming reports are just that - I only ever knew of one person getting his arm stuck in a wringer as a kid, the other was when I joined this club and heard from Rich (golittlesport), given the amount of machines sold and accidents I would say you are more likely to have a car accident and lose a limb...

The EU directive in 1972 was implemeted to have spinner brakes on said machines and not to be able to see a spinning drum, really good given the way people absolve their selves of any responsibilty these days when using said machinery, like said in another thread liquidisers and waste disposers pose more of a threat!!!
 
Spinners

Mike, seems like you need to give keith a call and meet up, you must be just around the corner, I think the above spinner is a Goblin from the 60`s...

For a modern machine why not contact a laundry distributor, they could supply a modern miele like those supplied for changing rooms etc..

With a good spinner 2,800 - 3,100 you can remove water even from a large diameter FL spinning at 1600 or 1800rpm, makes sense when using a tumble dryer given our UK climate!!
 
Waste Disposer

I do agree with Chester- Mike above the H&S police have put a stop to being able to buy anything with a plug on from the junk shops and markets in the now days. I see from this site this is not the case YET in the US
 
Thor

Hi Keith

If you get time one day could you post a pic or 2 of your 1959 Thor Mk3 (with Pedals as controls) I think we have spoken before, this is one of the machines I grow up with + I also see you have listed an ADA I remember an aunt had one I have never seen one on here before. It looks like we are not far apart I'm in West Wickham.
 
Hi Mike,

The spinner that I posted was a Goblin and dates from the late 50's to early 60's, I recently picked it up, gave it a good clean up and is as good as new, prior to this I was using a Creda Debonaire mid 60's model. I find a spinner such a valuable laundry aid.

My top loader is a bit of an oldie, a Hotpoint 1504..it is great, and i have had it now for 8 years, it does a 50c wash in about 40mins, yes, it does use quite a bit of water (3 complete tub full's) but the cost of water over electricity, i still think it is quite cheap to run.

Regarding the Thor Mk3, it is a fab machine and is the machine i use to see when i went on holiday, I have had 3 and all of them and the clutch has burnt out on all, serious design fault !! I will dig out some pic's when i get home.

Regards
Keith

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I have the Koh-I-Noor spin dryer from Argentina. 2800rpm. Even in the tropical summer Australian climate I find it drags out that little bit more water to help things dry on the line so quickly without over drying in the hot sun. I can even use my undercover airer to dry most things easily with a warm breeze running through them.

It was a godsend in winter when it was cold and had to use the dryer a lot, most loads dried in 30 mins even towels if left in the spinner for 5 mins or more.

Its easy to use, with a brake so you can't open the lid until the cylinder stops.

I made a video when I first got it and will re-post it below. I now have an Electrolux Time Manager 1400spin washer but rarely use the full 1400, usually its down at 900rpm. I wouldn't have bought a 1400 spin if it was an awesome deal they were doing because it was a model run out. In australia I find 1000rpm to be more than sufficient in summer.

Enjoy

Matt

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Miele Spin Dryer

Hi Mike.

I have a Miele spin dryer and use it all the time. The model numbers they made are, WZ 268, WZ 258, & WZ 5929. Models WZ 259 & WZ 5929 spun at 1475rpm, and model WZ 268 spun at 2800rpm.

I have model WZ 268 and love it. Very quiet in operation, and dries very well.

Paul

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Koh-I-Noor

HI any-one know if the Koh-I Noor or spin X are sold in the `UK?

Thanks Keith The ones you posted look good but a really want a S/steel or a Miele I have seen one Miele with a chrome top i liked but its not for sale. I have to get one in the house with out my partner noticing it, It usually takes a about a week with a vacuum before he sees it but he may just see a spin dryer in the corner. One thing I do know is he'll never use it he's still trying to turn on a vacuum.
 
Beautiful stuff, Mates

Mike, I'd love to see a pic of your home gym. So funny that you don't use it since you get all your exercise cleaning. Immaculate kitchen.
 
We have a spin dryer but don't use it as often as we used to.

It's noisier than anything (if you make sure it's well balanced it's quieter, but that's an art form in itself). But it is good at extracting water from clothes & towels after they have been washed in our American top loader.

I found that is it great for extracting detergent residue from clothes too. You can rinse your clothes in crystal clear water and then when you spin them you'll get a ton of suds in the spinner drain bucket.

We used to use it a lot when line drying. On a nice sunny breezy day clothes hung outside would dry in just minutes.

Most Americans have never heard of or seen a laundry spinner. Now and then you'll find somebody very old that will remember them from coin laundries years ago. I think in Germany these things are called Waschaluder, aren't they? When I was in Germany I heard someone call it that. So that's what we call it.
 

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