Who Made These Washers?

[launderess]

"How do re-circulation pumps factor into all of this?"

Once water levels for washing and or rinse in h-axis washing machines goes below a certain point you need some sort of recirculation system.

Recall reading an article back in 1990's saying how h-axis washers of all sorts could only achieve greater reduction in water use by having recirculation pumps.;

My AEG Lavamat only uses recirculation pump when water level is low on certain cycles. OTOH when there is normal or whatever amount of water no recirculation is needed. Latter would be delicates and other cycles that have high water levels. Rinses use recirculating pump, but if chose a separate "starching" cycle rinse on its own, then no pump.

Not everyone is a fan of recirculation pumps. Some commercial/industrial machines have them and people complain it sprays foul water from sump on clean laundry.

On my AEG if sump isn't clear of froth and whatever then first water in rinses will have carry over suds and so forth. If one has over done it with detergent or whatever and rinses cannot be made clear, then that soapy water will be sprayed on laundry.

 

[goatfarmer]

Maybe the stylized "E" is for Easy

 

 

[pro104]

Duplex only made coin operated washers and drycleaning machines. I had many of these machines in some of my laundromats. They also were sold under the brand Tenex also. I never saw any of these up north but here in Florida there were many around right up into the late 80's or early 90's. Many owners replaced them with the Philco/Bendix machine which by this time was sold under the Dexter brand because the mounting bolts were in the same place as the Duplex washer. If I remember correctly they were manufactured in Tennessee. I probably still have some parts around somewhere. The Dexter machines did not spin as fast as the Duplex machine did.

 

[launderess]

Thanks for filling in the blanks and solving mystery.

Amazing next to no information exists about "Duplex" or even "Tenex" washer/extractors or dry cleaning machines online apparently. Sounds like they were a small regional outfit or something with not a huge market share.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Reply eight

So the detergent known as “all” was originally developed for Westinghouse, as I have an old record that actually said that they developed it for Westinghouse

 

[launderess]

Westinghouse it is then...

Thank you..

L.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Reply eight

So the detergent known as “all” was originally developed for Westinghouse, as I have an old record that actually said that they developed it for Westinghouse

 

[jamiel]

Quite likely as Detergents, Inc (which was the original name of the developer of All---absorbed by Monsanto) was in Dayton, OH just down the road from Mansfield (HQ of Westinghouse Appliances). My grandfather worked for them in Dayton for a time in the 1946-1948 timeframe (they lived down in Glendale, OH, a northern suburb of Cincinnati).

 

[Chetlaham]

No, Launderdress, Thank You! For the wealth of knowledge and information you contributed to this thread. Great stuff, I'm still absorbing your videos.

Regarding the original image, were these washer types ever offered ins of mount? I love, love the way these washers look and wish they offered the same package but in soft mount and with a user controllable EM timer. These washers would be so nice in a residential setting- at least going by my preferences.

 

[ragnboneman]

I don't know if i should start another thread or just carry on with my question (s)

Was there a detergent thread we could revive....

We have pretty nice soft water up here in the nickel city and I have no complaints except for the fact my wife uses a lot if detergent.
I try and use very little she doesn't understand the difference between soap and detergent anyways and gets mad at some of the things I do ( like for oiled work clothes I use a little Lestoil to lift stains as a pre-wash )
When she is not looking sometimes a TSP falls in the washer too..

But I read about soap nuts and using milder soaps instead of detergent for folks like me with skin problems.

My work cloths in the work machines gets washed in nasty water (slightly acidic non potable ) and we use Persil.
I find it doesn't clean very well.
The other guys use so much soap the machines will suds up without any added and I use a little of that TSP at work too ( Hubesch commercials and electrolux residential front loaders )

I tend not to use the Hubesch machines, not because they don't wash well but rather they are often full of grease and my clothing must be clean to preserve its arc flash rating.

 

[qsd-dan]

like for oiled work clothes I use a little Lestoil....

One cup of ammonia works very well for oil/grease and it boosts overall cleaning performance. You can use it with STPP and oxygen bleach without negative reactions. DO NOT use it with chlorine bleach unless you're seeking to check out of this life (chloramine gas).

 

[lavamat_jon]

Wow

The local launderette where I grew up has 4 of these machines alongside 70s vintage Primus and Schulthess machines. I’ve been looking for years to find any reference to these machines.

They only tumbled one way like the old Bendix machines, and if I remember rightly they had 2 offset paddles which I thought very unusual. We would use these once a month or so to wash the bathroom rug and bedspreads/duvets as and when needed.

Thanks for posting the picture, it’s brought back great memories.

Jon

 

[Chetlaham]

Welcome!

 

I can imagine you having fond memories, just looking at these machines makes me wish I could use one. The mural is a beautiful compliment to them. Reminds me of how my user name came about lol. People merrily washing clothes and dishes in a bubbling hot river spring with water abound. 

 

[launderess]

"Regarding the original image, were these washer types ever offered ins of mount"

Someone else may know for certain, but highly doubt these "Duplex" washers were offered as soft mount.

Then and still today default preference for laundromat and commercial washing machines is hard mount for host of reasons.

Soft mount machines of all sorts are gaining interest because they usually offer greater extraction (at or above 400 g force level) than hard mount machines.

Physics of h-axis washing machines are same regardless of application. Forces generated during wash, rinse and certainly extraction have to go somewhere.

With hard mount machines those forces are sent down through machine via bolts to floor and distributed throughout building. At some point however if forces are great enough and depending upon construction of building there can be a whole lot of shaking going on.

Soft mount washer/extractor have their own internal suspension systems that are meant to take brunt of forces generated by machine. You still have some energy directed down to flooring, but not any where near same as hard mount.

 

[Chetlaham]

Yes, soft mount. Auto type / correct fails me yet again LOL!

 

 

Interesting to know soft mounts can achieve greater extraction. I'd imagine that make a lot of difference in a commercial or institutional environment when drying large loads of towels, linens and such.

 

 

[launderess]

Hard mount washers basically do not have a suspension system. Even low rpm spin speeds can cause the thing to shake and possibly go walk about.

Vintage Bendix washer in video is a hard mount washer.