Top loading twin tub with spinner
2kg wash and spin capacity
Quiet operation
240V AC adaptor
Bottom mounted agitator
Agitating wash action and spin cycle both with timer
Self-draining, drop-down hose
Weight: 12.4kg
Dimensions: 56(W) x 36(D) x 65(H)cm
Good luck. RIP!
You wash her only once a year?
great for my next holiday. save on laundry fees!
You realise you'd need to do 50 washes before you break even, right?…
Should break even after 25 years of holidays then…
pretty sure i'd break my back lugging it around before i break even…
I never wash on holidays. The whole idea is to GET WAY from that drudgery.
Would be really handy if this ran on 24 or 12V DC.
Get an inverter?
I was wondering if it does run on 12V as it says "comes with 240V adapter". Will have to check it out. 2kg isn't much of a load though…
Doesnt look like it if same as this - 240V.
I've operated old Electrolux twin tub off grid - just started up generator when needed. Had solar, inverter & batteries, but needed generator for work away from house anyway. Preferred to keep inverter etc for more important tasks & cost of extra solar outweighed cost of a bit of fuel.
Will draw fair bit from inverter & batteries with motor (240W/120W). Need to allow for higher currents at motor start up. (Operating a low voltage washer like this directly off 12V @20+A would be problematic for longer washes. My experience with 12VDC motors in use like this was they failed quickly compared with dependable 230VAC motors.)
But these simple machines should tolerate a bit of abuse like power supply variation, as should have simple timers & switches instead of more sensitive electronics.
I'd be looking for an old Electrolux twin tub - simple, mainly made of metal, pretty dependable, and possibly free.
Realised ours was a Hoover twin tub.
Finally I can do my washing on the train…
Looks very much like the $229 Companion 2kg load twin tub washing machine @BCF
Same Size:650H x 560W x 362Dmm
Same Weight:12.0kg
Same Capacity:2.0kg
Rated Power:240W - wash and 120W - spin
Rated Voltage:240V AC/50Hz
Top loading twin tub with spinner
Wash and spin cycle with timer
Two wash levels normal and gentle
Quiet operation
Pretty basic operation. But the manual work & need to attend to machine led most people to give up on these in favour of "automatic" washing machines decades ago in Australia.
Not recommended if you have children (small load capacity & lifting wet clothes many times to have equivalent of single load in usual machines - agh!). Best suits holiday shack, caravan, single person with lots of time, etc.
Noticed still in use in areas of Asia & probably elsewhere. Villages in Japan have them outside houses along roads, draining straight into gutters.
Put washing in wash tub, add detergent & set timer to wash.
No pump - drop pipe to ground to drain.
Repeat for rinse.
Drain.
Manually transfer washing from wash tub to spin, set timer & close lid.
Wash cleanest clothes first (we had a lot of muddy clothes in wet weather).
Only handles small loads.
Used an old Electrolux twin tub (similar to this) off grid - just started up generator when needed. People sometimes give them away.
Made a change from tubs of washing sloshing around in back of vehicle on way to town, change water, & rinse cycle on way home.
Yes it's definitely for camping/caravanning where there's no handy coin-up washing machines around.
Not much of a step up from hand-washing either: doing everything by hand, from the tap, to the draining, to transferring everything from agitator to spinner, means you have to sit around for several hours, coming back to it every 20 minutes, to get your washing done.
Oh I know that dance so well.
Family had a simple beach shack with a twin tub. On holiday with mainly beach clothes - it worked OK but you couldn't leave it to wash on its own. I was assigned washing duties😢
Just don't put too much clothes in (the spinner is tiny), or dirty clothes (agitator is pretty ineffective). That's the review for a well made Electrolux Twin Tub from my childhood.
Used a twin tub in a small village in Japan - host was surprised I knew how to operate it.
Oh man, I had one in an apartment in Yatsushiro. Sucked hard. You had to hang around for hours to keep the washing going. Everywhere else had smart fuzzy logic digital washing machines, and this one place had this stone-age manual twin-tub. Natsukashii.
@mgowen:
Should have waited for an earthquake to agitate the clothes - oh I'll get banned from Japan. Sorry. (My old way of washing was in tub of soapy water in back of vehicle on bumpy country roads in Oz.)
Was in Osaka when the earthquake hit Kumamoto last year - sad. I love Kyushu & passed through there from Nagasaki to Aso-san.
Noticed the usual coin operated washing machines seem always to count down from 31 minutes.
Yes, Natsukashii🏯
That's probably luxury for what my parents used many years ago with the separate wringer rollers at the top.
My Mother would have loved the luxury (but not the finger crushing risk) of a wringer washer! I've used them.
She used a gas fired "copper" to boil the clothes, prodding them with a stuck. Upgraded much later to an Electrolux twin tub like this.
wow only 12.4kgs! I'm planning to backpack around Europe and Asia for 4 months this year so I might buy this to save money on laundromats and put this in my backpack. Such a bargain
You may see these in use in villages on your travels. Common where people can't afford better, compact for small houses, and where people can afford the time to operate this type of washer.
Light because:
Tiny - only 2kg of wet clothes can be washed:
lots of plastic which may not last that long;
No pump - drop hose to floor to drain;
Simple timers & switches - design predates common "automatic" washing machines;
Simple small motor operates wash OR spin tubs;
You do the work of transferring wet washing between tubs & resetting switches & timers during operation.
Happy travels😯
Generally I send out my washing in parts of Asia - great service, back in few hours, cheap. Hand washing quick drying clothes is great on long travels. Travelling light is so much better. Sometimes (second hand, found at hostels, or cheap) clothes have been cheaper than washing! Have travelled up to 9 months a year in Europe & Asia for many years.
i already made that joke.
Good for washing the stinkers in the office.
$99, it's sure to last, not…
Possibly a rebadged exploding Samsung?
Aldi charge 15c for the plastic bag :)
Looks like the one linked to above at BCF etc.
Note the small load of washing. I've used a few of these style of washers - I am in no hurry to use one again😯
Great. Can wash those panties and stockings in one go without mixing and stretching
Wondering if I should get one for the garage. Would be handy to wash microfibre towels etc. Hmmm I don't think I really need it.
Can we run this through Xiaomi powerbank?
No!
Great deal for backpackers to get a free portable washing machine to use for 59 days.
I brought and refunded it a couple year ago $99 (shipping included, wasted $10 to ship it back). Honestly, don't put lost hope there it could clean the shit up.
Plenty of new twin tub washing machines designed for caravan etc use from $84 including delivery - but buyer beware as may not work well. At least Aldi 60 day return may be helpful, as returns can be a pain & possibly expensive, shown above.
Wife's birthday coming up. Thanks.