How wet would clothes be from a FL washer that only tumbled for 5 minutes after the final rinse?
Wet Clothes
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Probably too wet to wear.
Obviously lol, but would they be dripping wet?
Yes, I have had a few single tub topload H-axis washers that didn't spin. Even after 30 minutes I'm sure they would be dripping.
Your clothes dripped? How long was the tumble?
I'm cornfuzed about the question. Was it not spinning?
Extremely wet, dripping
I've actually tested that when I made the Niagara (15 minute tumble) and it indeed removed some water, like 2 cups.
I've actually tested that when I made the Niagara (15 minute tumble) and it indeed removed some water, like 2 cups.
Sometimes I let the clothes sit in the washer for 30 minutes and do another drain. When I took them out afterwards they still would be dripping. Less, but still.
Sounds like a no go.
How about fixing the machine so it spins?
In the 1960s it was not that uncommon here to have an automatic (usually a TL but with a drum that tumbled) that did not spin at all as a cheaper alternative to a "Vollautomat" (fully automatic washer)
Some people still had a separate spin dryer anyways from the days where clothes were washed in a pulsator washer or with a brush on a wash table and then boiled in a wood fired copper.
Early fully automatic`s spin speeds were rather poor which was another reason to go with just an automatic that did not spin at and take advantage of a separate spinner.
Washers also did not always offer a short spin after the rinse hold of a delicates or easy care cycle, sometimes you could only choose to pump out the water and hang things to drip dry or give them a full spin which kind of negated the purpose of a special cycle in the minds of engineers back then.
I don`t think those cycles saw much use if someone had a BOL washer without the option of a short spin.
But anyways it really doesn`t make a lot of difference if a washer tumbles while draining or not, if there`s no spin cycle it`s always a terrible mess to unload the soaking wet clothes whether you hang them on the line or put them in a spinner.
Some people still had a separate spin dryer anyways from the days where clothes were washed in a pulsator washer or with a brush on a wash table and then boiled in a wood fired copper.
Early fully automatic`s spin speeds were rather poor which was another reason to go with just an automatic that did not spin at and take advantage of a separate spinner.
Washers also did not always offer a short spin after the rinse hold of a delicates or easy care cycle, sometimes you could only choose to pump out the water and hang things to drip dry or give them a full spin which kind of negated the purpose of a special cycle in the minds of engineers back then.
I don`t think those cycles saw much use if someone had a BOL washer without the option of a short spin.
But anyways it really doesn`t make a lot of difference if a washer tumbles while draining or not, if there`s no spin cycle it`s always a terrible mess to unload the soaking wet clothes whether you hang them on the line or put them in a spinner.
Any pics or details on those none spinning washers?
I've mentioned my Constructa before. Here's a thread about it:
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?15015
You can also use the search function on this website for the most famous German twintub, the Turnamat. It's similar but with a built on centrifuge.
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?15015
You can also use the search function on this website for the most famous German twintub, the Turnamat. It's similar but with a built on centrifuge.
Thank you! Is there a wiring diagram to this machine by chance? I like what I'm seeing.
Is there a wiring diagram to this machine by chance?
No
No
jeb
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Didn't Okeefe & Merrit make a combo in the 50's without a spin but very high drying temp to make up for it?
Yes
It was a 36" wide combination, it was first sold under the name Automatic Washer Company and later showed up on the west coast under the Okeefe & Merritt name in the late 50s and into the early 60s.
It did not spin at all, they were built only in gas heated models for drying, it had a 29,000 BTU burner, it did not run any hotter than most dryers, but probably ran a lot longer with heavy loads.
We have a pink one at the museum thanks to Kevin B in California, I did most of the restoration on it but never hooked it to gas to fully test.
John L.
It was a 36" wide combination, it was first sold under the name Automatic Washer Company and later showed up on the west coast under the Okeefe & Merritt name in the late 50s and into the early 60s.
It did not spin at all, they were built only in gas heated models for drying, it had a 29,000 BTU burner, it did not run any hotter than most dryers, but probably ran a lot longer with heavy loads.
We have a pink one at the museum thanks to Kevin B in California, I did most of the restoration on it but never hooked it to gas to fully test.
John L.
Distribution tumbles have absolutely nil to no effect on water retention of fabrics. Their purpose is to get wash broken up evenly so water drains faster, and to make spinning a bit easier (no big knots of wash). Other than that things tumbling to and fro for five, six, ten or whatever minutes will be just as wet as they where after final rinse.
There are two basic ways of doing laundry; either you shift the water, or you shift the wash.
Early washing by hand, semi-automatic or in case of commercial "washers" (but not extractors), did the latter. At end of things you had to remove wash and put it either through a mangle or into an extractor. That or wrung things out by hand. Either way it was laborous, hard, work and often left wash area with wet (and dangerous) floors.
Second method is what came in after fully automatic washer/extractors arrived. The machine does both functions of cleaning and removing water.
Braun was first to offer washer/extractors to commercial laundries (IIRC), and one of their selling points was that it reduced labor and equipment costs. But also promoted safety as put an end to sopping wet floors.
Early twin tub washers (Easy, GE and others offered them), weren't a huge success . This even though spinning removed more water than best power wringers (mangling equals about 230 rpms), so American housewives stuck with wringer washers (for many reasons) until post WWII when fully automatics began taking over.
There is no benefit to taking things sopping wet out of wash and hanging or whatever to "drip dry". Well maybe for synthetic fabrics which are hydrophopic and thus don't absorb much water anyway, but for everything else...
Extraction either by spinning, wringing, mangling is the second part of cleaning wash. It forces out muck, soils, soap/detergent, etc... giving a better result.
Early washers both commercial and domestic that didn't spin between rinses used far more water because more rinse cycles were needed to dilute and flush out things. Machines that only washed presumed things were going to be extracted some how elsewhere.
One reason spin dryers never really took hold in USA was American housewives went from wringer washers to fully automatics. Aside from things like Hoover twin tubs no one bothered with hauling wet laundry to a different machine to remove water. If people wanted to do that they would have remained with mangles.
Have done a fair amount of hand wash loads when there isn't enough to warrant using Miele or other washers. And am here to tell you jeans, bed linens, clothing, etc... are heavy when sopping wet. You won't be hanging them to dry on anything but the strongest contraptions because weight if just a few items will cause lines to sag if not collapse.
Also when said sopping wet laundry is bunged into spin dryer you can see how much muck/residue was still trapped in wash. This even after two, three or four deep tub rinses and water was dripping away clear.
There are two basic ways of doing laundry; either you shift the water, or you shift the wash.
Early washing by hand, semi-automatic or in case of commercial "washers" (but not extractors), did the latter. At end of things you had to remove wash and put it either through a mangle or into an extractor. That or wrung things out by hand. Either way it was laborous, hard, work and often left wash area with wet (and dangerous) floors.
Second method is what came in after fully automatic washer/extractors arrived. The machine does both functions of cleaning and removing water.
Braun was first to offer washer/extractors to commercial laundries (IIRC), and one of their selling points was that it reduced labor and equipment costs. But also promoted safety as put an end to sopping wet floors.
Early twin tub washers (Easy, GE and others offered them), weren't a huge success . This even though spinning removed more water than best power wringers (mangling equals about 230 rpms), so American housewives stuck with wringer washers (for many reasons) until post WWII when fully automatics began taking over.
There is no benefit to taking things sopping wet out of wash and hanging or whatever to "drip dry". Well maybe for synthetic fabrics which are hydrophopic and thus don't absorb much water anyway, but for everything else...
Extraction either by spinning, wringing, mangling is the second part of cleaning wash. It forces out muck, soils, soap/detergent, etc... giving a better result.
Early washers both commercial and domestic that didn't spin between rinses used far more water because more rinse cycles were needed to dilute and flush out things. Machines that only washed presumed things were going to be extracted some how elsewhere.
One reason spin dryers never really took hold in USA was American housewives went from wringer washers to fully automatics. Aside from things like Hoover twin tubs no one bothered with hauling wet laundry to a different machine to remove water. If people wanted to do that they would have remained with mangles.
Have done a fair amount of hand wash loads when there isn't enough to warrant using Miele or other washers. And am here to tell you jeans, bed linens, clothing, etc... are heavy when sopping wet. You won't be hanging them to dry on anything but the strongest contraptions because weight if just a few items will cause lines to sag if not collapse.
Also when said sopping wet laundry is bunged into spin dryer you can see how much muck/residue was still trapped in wash. This even after two, three or four deep tub rinses and water was dripping away clear.
The Reason Twin Tub Washers Did Not Catch On In The US
Was cost and the fact that machines like Easy Spin Dryer machines were also larger.
Almost everyone agreed even before WW2 that spin dryer type washers were much better, there no no love of Wringer washers, everyone that used them knew how dangerous they were and how hard on clothing they were.
Once the Bendix automatic arrived on the seen with others soon following few people would buy machines like an Easy if they could have an automatic for just a little more.
The only reason WWs sold so well was they were cheap and reasonably compact.
John L.
Was cost and the fact that machines like Easy Spin Dryer machines were also larger.
Almost everyone agreed even before WW2 that spin dryer type washers were much better, there no no love of Wringer washers, everyone that used them knew how dangerous they were and how hard on clothing they were.
Once the Bendix automatic arrived on the seen with others soon following few people would buy machines like an Easy if they could have an automatic for just a little more.
The only reason WWs sold so well was they were cheap and reasonably compact.
John L.
