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I hate today's washing machines

Copanel said:
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It had been a month since I noted that the washing machine—manufactured in 2010—hadn't had any issues, when a few days ago my wife mentioned it seemed to be making noise during the spin cycle. I found the bearings and the seal to be worn out. I bought SKF bearings and ordered an original oil seal, with the total cost equivalent to 30 USD. I did the work myself with the help of two assistants. :D
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Nice! Maybe another 16 years of service?

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Telecolor 3007 said:
I hate today's washing machines.
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So do I and that's why I still regularly use an older Viking wringer washer and a clothes line on sunny days. I do have a Hotpoint automatic top loader to but it has probably been used less than ten times since new. It is now covered with a piece of plywood and used as a storage shelf. Besides, I've misplaced the owners manual and can't remember how to use it. In fact, I have a second backup Viking out in the shop waiting to have its water pump seals (on hand) replaced.

With the Viking, I control the temperature and how much water it uses and I also control how long the wash cycle will be. This is especially useful when washing dirty jeans.

Like they say, old is gold! Note the restored 1937 Johnson AK-37 outboard motor next to it on the 40's stand and the 50's rocket style vacuum cleaner behind it. The running Johnson is waiting for it's gas tank to be decaled and the vacuum cleaner was replaced years ago. These days I have two cordless Dyson's to deal with the dust.

Friends say it's like a trip back in time or going to a museum when they come in the basement or the shop and see all of the older quality built stuff I have on hand. And the good thing is most of it still works or runs!
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I hate or do not like some things built after certain periods, but dependes on the thing.
I've seen some (West-) German washing machines that had cogwheels made by... brass! And had a 10 ° C interval setting for the temperature, trough all that I don't know if it really worked as you wished. Getting me one, extremly hard.
I also hate the look of the new front loading washing machines. They are looking very ugly. But if they would work as the user would wish, not the way that they wish, it wouldn't be a problem.
 
Telecolor 3007 said:
I also hate the look of the new front loading washing machines. They are looking very ugly.
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So you think new front loading washing machines are "very ugly" compared to these older models?


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I'll admit the older models were built like tanks and the metal on them was at least twice as thick but the loads were smaller, they didn't clean as good or have as many different cycles and capabilities as today's machines. Plus they were butt-ugly. lol

I guess maybe they looked good back then though. :)
 
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To be bones, both that old one and the new one are ugly. The beatiful ones are from the '60's up to the '90's. Not all of them, bot most of them.
How good they wash. I don't have any old one so to make a comparace.
Number of programs. That depended on the machine. I've seen add for some "Matura" machines that in 1968 had 22 (twenty two) programs!
 
Ha...was over at my moms Saturday...still waiting for a load of clothes in her basement. It hasn't been used for about ten years when mom could no longer carry the wet clothes up the steps to hang outside. Back when washers actually got clothes clean instead of just stirred around in perfume. When dad was alive he bought her a new washer and dryer to make it easier for her but she refused to use them...so my niece took them.

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DesertRatt said:
Wait...........isn't that what all washers do?
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Depends...I'm talking about the agitators that would break your hands if you reached in to add clothes while running. They weren't far from pounding clothes on a rock in the river. :rflmao: Now they just flop water up and down or whatever they do...not sure because you cant open the lid while running to see whats going on.
 
My Mom is 89 years old and I can remember when I was a little kid she had one of those old wringer washers and I can guarantee you there would be zero chance she would ever want to go back to one of them. :rolleyes:

Next you'll be telling us you'd rather go back to a washboard and take your clothes down to the river. lol :D
 
MuchoReverbo said:
My Mom is 89 years old and I can remember when I was a little kid she had one of those old wringer washers and I can guarantee you there would be zero chance she would ever want to go back to one of them. :rolleyes:

Next you'll be telling us you'd rather go back to a washboard and take your clothes down to the river. lol :D
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That was her not me. Mine is 89 years old also...but with her dementia she wouldnt even know what its for.

For me I'm fine with the modern way...although I wouldnt mind having the agitators back. Fortunately I dont have to deal with greasy grimy work clothes anymore that the old time machines were better at cleaning IMO.
 
I don't think they were better at cleaning. The machines are a lot better today and so are the detergents. It's called "technological advances". You just think the old machines were better because Mom did all the work scrubbing the crap out of everything. lol :)

You don't need to mechanically scrub clothes nearly as much as you used to in order to get them clean. Stains come out better too. The big plus is your clothes last longer because they aren't getting worn out as much by the washer. I can't remember the last time I put clothes on a clothes line and I can't remember the last time I had to do any ironing either (although I do still have an iron & ironing board).
 
LHorn said:
That was her not me. Mine is 89 years old also...but with her dementia she wouldnt even know what its for.
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I can only wish her and you good luck. My Mom’s last five years on Earth were very bad due to Alzheimers. It’s such a terrible disease — all the family support disappeared, except me. And she refused to leave her home.

I was actually relieved when she finally died.
 
MuchoReverbo said:
I don't think they were better at cleaning. The machines are a lot better today and so are the detergents. It's called "technological advances". You just think the old machines were better because Mom did all the work scrubbing the crap out of everything. lol :)

You don't need to mechanically scrub clothes nearly as much as you used to in order to get them clean. Stains come out better too. The big plus is your clothes last longer because they aren't getting worn out as much by the washer. I can't remember the last time I put clothes on a clothes line and I can't remember the last time I had to do any ironing either (although I do still have an iron & ironing board).
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No mom hasnt washed my clothes since I was 15...51 years ago. We had an agitator type washer up until we sold the house in 2013. I worked steel and then machining back then and I washed my work clothes...not my ex...I did....so I know a little about it. Now you wanna talk about someone that could destroy clothes...go look up my ex! :rflmao: The new HE machine I use here in this rental cant even get an olive oil stain out of a T-shirt.

@Mr Boochie ... Thanks, and sorry about your mom as well. You're right...people that have never had to deal with this disease on a daily basis have no idea how bad it is for the person and the family that sticks around. Its just me and thankfully my niece to take care of her so far in her home. If it weren't for my niece to be there to change her and clean her up she would have been in a facility five years ago...I cant change my mothers clothes nor would she allow it. We are finally getting some people to help through the Medicaid stuff now.
 
LHorn said:
@Mr Boochie ... Thanks, and sorry about your mom as well. You're right...people that have never had to deal with this disease on a daily basis have no idea how bad it is for the person and the family that sticks around. Its just me and thankfully my niece to take care of her so far in her home. If it weren't for my niece to be there to change her and clean her up she would have been in a facility five years ago...I cant change my mothers clothes nor would she allow it. We are finally getting some people to help through the Medicaid stuff now.
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You learn the hard way that saying something and actually doing something — are two completely different things. Sometimes, the people you thought were the best your whole life, end up being the worst.

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