The Laundry Alternative WonderWash

Four years later and I've bought two more of these to give to travel nurse friends as gifts! It's small, lightweight, an the drum holds detergent, softener, and Lysol laundry sanitizer when I transport it. I'm still cranking my washing when I rent a place with no washer and dryer, and still delighted. I hand wring everything still, and have upgraded from rope in a closet to a collapsible clothes tree I spotted at a big box store. See the latest picture. That way, I can dry outside if the weather is compatible, but easy enough o do inside as well. I figure the Wonder Wash has saved me about 80 trips to a laundromat. Fantastic! ------------------------------------- Holy wonderful washing unit! I really cannot tell you how impressed I am, but I am sure going to try. I've had the Wonderwash for about a week now and I've done laundry every other day. It's so quick and easy that I start it while waiting for my coffee to brew, let it drain while I make breakfast, do a rinse run while my eggs finish cooking, plate up my food while it drains, rinse one more time, and eat my meal while it drains the final time. It doesn't even need that final rinse, I'm just picky. It is absolutely perfect for my scrubs. I can wash and hang a couple of uniforms every couple of days and never run out again. No more waiting for the laundry room in my apartment to have a free machine. I've converted a closet into a make shift drying area with dollarstore plastic drop cloth, clothesline, and clothespins. This machine has successfully washed scrubs, delicate, jeans, workout clothes, towels, sheets, and tonight I ran my tennis shoes through it! The absolute success of it, across the board, has me writing this review while it drains. The machine is almost entirely plastic so it is super light weight. It snaps together easily for use. It uses very little water and detergent. Best of all, it really cleans. When not in use, I wipe the drum dry and stash it in the same closet I use to hang clothes. This is a must have for travel nurses. No more hunting for open laundromats at 2am, or checking the facilities machines every hour hoping to get some laundry done. I see this being great for camping too. I can't wait to take it on a trip. For now, it certainly sees enough use. Love love love this. TIPS AND TRICKS (Because I can find a dozen reviews and very little advice) °Add water and soap before clothes. Keep a hand towel nearby for inevitable dribbles. °If using hot water, pressure builds up (that's a feature, not a bug!) and sometimes the lid will start to leak. After a few turns, release the lid, lock it back down, and keep going. You may have to do this a couple times based upon how hot the water is. °This is where that hand towel comes in. Give the drum a quick wipe to reduce splatter. °Use a permanent marker to indicate the grooves on the drainage tube (see picture). This saves you the messy fumble of trying to line it up while water leaks everywhere. °Use less water to rinse than you did to wash. The clothes are already wet, and too much water causes the unit to wobble and thud loudly when it is turned. I have found that my rinse cycles take about half the water of my wash cycle. °Wash with hot and rinse with cold to save the "lid dribbles" when you don't need them! I rinse twice. After my wash, I add a spoonful of fabric softener to the first rinse, and plain water to my second. My clothes smell fantastic. °If you are line or coat-hanger-drying indoors, set up a fan to decrease your drying time exponentially. Also, it makes the whole room smell like clean laundry which is awesome! °Worried you're not rinsing out all the soap? With dry hands, rub your washed clothes between your fingers and then rub your fingers together. If they feel slippery rather than just wet, rinse again. And stop using so much soap, jeez. Hope that helps.

The title says it all: It is a freakin' Wonder Machine. But why did I buy it? Because I like to crank? Because I am a save-the-water nutcase? Because I need a lower arm grip bulge? Because I have a great story about washing machines? In order: Sort of; not nutcase but I saw the film about Sahara travelers who left their village when the well dried up and had to give their oldest son and half their cows to the warlord for safe passage and water; wouldn't hurt; now how did you guess? Obviously my washing machine is finished. Because the required "I can fix it, sir" parts are NLA. No longer available, for those of you who are like I was a week ago. My mom's first washer dryer set lasted 50 years. My refurb aqua blue Whirlpool matched set were 40 years old when I bought them for $175 installed in 1979 and I know for a fact still going strong today. With two minor repair visits - one a mouse hose chewthrough - and enough diapers through them to handle six months of China's annual newborn population for a year. Okay. I have a stacked washer and gas dryer, condominium alcove 24" deep size front loader - BIG BIG fan - about 20 years old. Very nicely treated to a light load - min cold water, low suds, gentle cycle - every two weeks, (Work at home, no filthy, sweaty, commute-cursing soil.). White-Westinghouse for those who were wondering. And a functioning gas dryer that makes the Wonder Machine WonderFUL. Can I get just the washer because the dryer is gas, as noted, and I think they die when the owner dies in the explosion caused by 80 year old gas tubing, but not before? I'm not an engineer - once software - but any fool can see the constraints on washer replacement growing out of control lickety split. Otherwise why would I be reduced to trying out a WONDER MACHINE? Another constraint: the alcove depth for the stack is 34" but only 27" from back wall to the support posts. So my White-Westinghouse, at 24.5" deep was perfect. You see where this is going, right? Keep your eyes peeled because it's a forked road. I start looking for replacements. First, sticker stun. Not sticker shock. Sticker stun. Second, will it fit? Third, will the Home Depot installers put it under my still hot-as-heck-when-needed but cool-as-heaven-when-not? Obviously: "No, I am very sorry but we are unable to do that for you, sir" said the genuinely nice and incredibly knowledgeable online help chat lady. Can I find a refurb front loader? Maybe. From a reputable source that will guarantee it won't leak on my neighbor downstairs. Who moved in 2 years before I did 23 years ago. And sold me the washer/dryer combo I now have 15 years ago for $150? And had her installers put mine in for free? Well, Tony, the AAA aPliance repairman who charged $50 to explain to me what NLA means said "No problem sir. I will call you tomorrow on my mother's and let you know." Sorry, Tony's mother. It's a week and no Tony ringee dingee so I guess he must have been your first son. So, "Can I find a refurb front loader?" No way. So I think I am headed for the $899 LG which I will put in myself with the help of some of the guys who work at the condo for $100, pizza, and beer. It'll stick out because it's 1/2 inch deeper than the alcove and the machine needs 2" or so behind for connections and "breathing room" according to the licensed, certified professional (Tony) who told me I was toast for $50. And looked on the Westinghouse website with me and explained the NLA next to every part we needed. So, I swallow, forget about all the money I don't have from my "I will definitely pay you for this work" from my friends and "Gotcha" - or "Gotit" from my not-so-friends and put the $899 + shipping + install in my emotional acceptance range. Then I looked at the warranty. One year. No profanity on Amazon reviews and no pointers to profanity but think capital w followed by two letters last one f and you have my verbalization - also called something else, for example in court - but a prohibited Amazon review word, I'm pretty sure. One year? Are you freakin' kidding me? Now we digress, but not really. Are you freakin' kidding me? A 700 HP Corvette ZR1 has a 36 month bumper-to-bumper. I imagine they have engine and transmission action recorders like BMW and Mercedes so they can tell if you crank it to 6500 rpm and drop the clutch more than a few times - it's manual only because they want to make sure you have that 20% sure-death power you lose in an automatic. So let me get this straight: A $900 $1000 delivered installed piece of Korean best of breed engineering with every technical, mechanical, and materials improvement they could put into it beyond what was in the Japanese best in the world machine they copied has a 12 month warranty? And the ZR1 Blue Devil Corvette, which goes 200+ mph and is made to withstand actual endurance racing stress with a couple hundred dollar addons and ceramic brakes if you didn't get the "comfort package" has 36 months? Unless you buy the 5 year bumper-to-bumper for a couple of thousand more? Now, some comparison facts. The LG weighs a couple of hundred pounds and moves only three times: 1. Korea to US portside. 2. Portside to Distribution Warehouse. 3. Warehouse to You. Final stop. Not "we're delivering your $140,000 ZR1 to your office today" final stop. Final unless-you-move-and-take-it-with-you final stop." No 0-120s. No sub-10 quarter miles all day long and maybe a wheelie for your chick/guy/whatever when you want to show off. No "Watch that dumb Viper run out of breath at 185 and eat my dust to 206?" None of that. Just dump clothes in, pour in some soap, close the lid, turn it on, let it drink, churn, spin, spin some more, rinse, drink, churn, spin, and stop. That's it. Maybe, maximum, 730 times. Before its warranty runs out. That's twice a day for a year, give or take depending on whether it's leap year, which is probably a warranty exclusion anyway. Or me, maybe 30 times in the 12 month warranty period. It's not that I stink. As noted, I work at home - long "friends" story - and dress very down, especially when the temperature is over 50 degrees. So, 12 months with your space ship LG (or Samsung or whatever space age washing machine you buy) and you're on your own. Let's contrast that to a ZR1. Or a Viper. Or a Yugo. Or a Camry, whatever. Here're some numbers. Keep in mind these things all have at least 36 months of warranty on drivetrain parts, which is 1095 days, or 1096 days if you get lucky. Suppose you drive the thing 12,000 miles a year, maybe 35 miles a day at let's say 30 mph. Which is not going to happen in a ZR1 but let's suppose. And let's suppose you're always at 2000 RPM, which you're sure as heck not going to be in a ZR1. But let's suppose. So, when your ZR1 36 month warranty runs out, your double supercharged 700 HP planet-moving torque motor that toasts the Viper when it runs out of air at around 180, it looks like this according to my Microsoft calculator accessory: 35 miles per day 30 miles per hour 70 minutes driving 2000 rpm 140,000 revolutions/day 1096 days * 140,000 revolutions 153,440,000 turns of the 700 horsepower double supercharged motor which, if you bring it in for repair and you remembered to take all the stock class 1/4 mile trophies out of the back, they'll fix to new specs no questions asked. Of course smiling and winking at you because they were there too, cheering the bowtie. And the thing is not supposed to break. It is built for that. And those pistons? Up and down 2X revolutions. Basically we are in the 150 Million to 1/2 billion range warranted against failure here. Now, what's the deal with a washing machine? No trophies. No dropping the clutch. No 1.3 g side load on Goodyear 20" wide low profiles gum drops. Just some nice warm water, some low sudsing sweet smelling soap, everyone's disgusting dirty clothes of course, some churning, a little spinning, a rinse, a repeat or two, and that's it. What's not to like? No abuse, no wheelies, no driveshaft-bending, skyscraper-collapsing, Redwood-tumbling torque. No ECU re-programming between required scheduled visits to the Chevy dealer for an extra 80 horsepower and 90 foot pounds of frame twisting, gear shattering, driveshaft snapping, axle twisting torque. None of that. Just wash the clothes and go back to sleep. So I thought long and hard about all this. For a minute. And thank you very much, I'll do my sweaty running clothes and a couple of towels once a week by hand or stomp them in the tub while I shower and wait until my nice neighbor lady downstairs gets her next new washer/dryer from her kids and buy the ones she has for, maybe, $200 installed. But I tried the WONDER MACHINE so I wouldn't have to bend over so often in the shower to move my running clothes around as I stomp them when I shower. And it works great, as my friends would say. The WONDER MACHINE's clean clothes go into my old old old hot-as-heck gas dryer and that's it. First time out, I was cranking the handle and working up the nerve to do the OMG NOT THAT PLEASE running-socks sniff test. Then I looked at the water coming out of the WONDER MACHINE drain pipe OMG NOT THAT PLEASE. Filth. Lenny Bruce never came close. I sniffed, I smiled, and I am smiling still as everything is toastily drying in the gas dryer. The WONDER MACHINE now occupies its place of honor in the back of my bathtub waiting for its next 3 minute, make-your-clothes-as-good-as-new workout. I gotta say, this whole washing machine industry has us all by the dirty shorts. I see a business opportunity here. Suppose I licensed the 80 year old Whirlpool designs, or got them for free because they are probably in the public domain now. And I built washers - top, side, front, back - whatever loaders just like Mom used to have. No fancy computer junk. Three cycles, three water temperatures, that's it. And gave a 20/25 year no questions asked no fine print warranty. And sold them on Amazon for $499 + $80 delivery + $50 install. I know no one is reading this sentence, or will read the next, next-to-last-but-two sentence but here's the punchline. Who wouldn't buy one? Maybe not me if this WONDER MACHINE keeps working like it is now and I don't need to wash my 41 year old Holubar Summer Light Royal Blue mint condition sleeping bag again. Ever.

My only complaint is that I overpaid by not waiting until the machine was less in demand. Other than that, it's a great purchase and it's *still* worth the every penny I paid. Came earlier than the shipping date, too. It was easy to assemble. It's light enough to lug around easily, does a good wash and winds up being a lot less work than slugging clothes off to the laundry room/shop once you get into the routine of it. There's a learning curve but I truly do not understand much of the complaining. It does as good a job on clothes as most commercial washers and since you can adjust what you are doing--better in many case-- as well as adjust how you want to use your laundry products to suit your needs and how long you want your soak cycles to be. Hello, kitchen timer! SOME TIPS 'N' TRICKS: ***If the crank is too difficult to turn then you have a water/clothes ratio problem.*** (I see this complaint here, a lot) Either add more water or take out some clothes. I'm prehistoric with arthritis and I can wash a thin cotton double duvet cover in it, so young'uns have no excuse ;) This will hold *5lbs* of clothes so you certainly can wash at least one pair of jeans. Make sure to use enough water to compensate for the weight when the jeans absorb water, so it will swish about freely. In this, I found the instructions included for the water ratios to be 'way off unless you wanted to work out like Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Pumping Iron". Swish the soap/bleach/stain remover, in. Then add your clothes. I like to crank 50-60 turns, leave it for 15 minutes to soak then crank another 50-60 turns before putting it in the spinner. I call this 'my lazy way of getting the cleanest clothes with the least effort.' Be careful with chlorine bleach and soaking because it can bleach unevenly. Unless you want to double the job--as soon as you can afford it, get a spinner or wringer. :) Also, you can soak your clothes in fabric softener after cranking for 15-30 rounds if you really want them to be soft and absorb the fragrance. Go play a video game or read or watch TV for 20-30 minutes while they absorb your fav scent and soften. Give another few cranks. Since you are soaking clothes in it, not just running it through like in a regular washer, you will go through a lot less fabric softener. Keep a big car sponge handy for dribbles and wiping. It's also good for drying out the barrel at the end of your loads. Put a rag or flat sponge under the drain pipe attachment because as you pull it in and out, there will be a bit of drippage. On your first try, best to keep a few big towels around as you get used to it. Better safe than sorry if you don't batten down the lid properly when learning. After you get the hang of it, you'll be fine. The Drain Plug: I found this doesn't stay attached to the drain hole so take it out before you wash/rinse. However, if you want good drainage then just pop it under your wet clothes in the bottom of the barrel when you want to drain and the drainage will work great. If your place is like mine and there isn't enough quite enough counter space to keep from banging the machine into the cupboards, you can try setting a big towel under a large board (to keep it from slipping while you crank) and putting the machine on top of the board to give you that extra inch of clearance away from the cupboard doors. This is also handy if that's the reason you're trying to bend over and do your laundry in the bathroom which I see a lot in videos. (That's why I had to stop using a plunger type washer. Too much lifting wet clothes in the tub) Using an old hose or kitchen tap shower hose to fill the tank rather than lifting jugs of water can also save you some arm and back strain. You can save on soap and laundry products too because it doesn't require much cleaning product when you can give your clothes a bit of a soak as well as washing. Well, I hope that helps. I've been using it several times per week for almost a month now and I find it really is a simple though clever design for laundry once I figured out a few tricks to make it easy!

Compré esto para lavar productos femeninos reusables (toallas sanitarias, toallas desmaquillantes, ...). Es muy fácil de usar y lava bien, aunque tarda un poco en drenarse.

何度洗っても、何度漂白剤に着けても、重曹を使っても、汗を少し吸ったとたんに激臭を放つ衣類やハンカチをどうにかしたいとネットで調べたところ、外国では熱湯洗濯が当たり前となっていることを知りました。 ですが、日本では熱湯洗濯できる洗濯機を購入するのは、ハードルが滅法高いので、いろいろ調べてこの商品に行きつきました。 ただし、この商品はボイルドウォーターは禁止と取扱説明書に書かれています。 熱湯を入れると、プラ製なので溶ける可能性があるため、風呂場で1リットルの40度のお湯と、1リットルのケトルで沸かした100度のお湯を混ぜて洗濯することにしました。100度の殺菌能力は期待できませんが、70度近い温度になるので、一定時間つけておくと、効果が期待できます。風呂に入る前に漬けて、風呂上りにハンドルをぐるぐる回します。 60度30分の低温殺菌牛乳みたいな感じ？いずれにしても、自己責任で行っています。 結果どうなったか。 汗というか、水分を吸ったとたんに得も言われぬ匂いを放っていたハンカチが、新品同様になりました。 正しい使い方から外れているかもしれませんが、洗濯物の匂いを落とすという購入目的は達せられたので満足です。 気を付けることは、色落ち、タンク内は圧力が高まること、排水パイプを握って配水するのでやけどしないように、ぐらいでしょうか。 あと、底面の吸盤は、自分の使い方では邪魔でした。

It's OK, does small loads. Does best doing a pair of pants, underwear, socks and shirt. Tips: -It's easier to turn the barrel back and forth (rocking it) rather than turning it a full rotation. -Do not leave your clothe in soaking over night!!! This may cause fermentation (or something), leaving a scummy slippery goo on your clothe... AND the air in the container will be less making a negative pressure in the barrel and it will be almost impossible to open the lid. -You have to rethink your washing ideology. a wash a night and you'll be fine using this. Pros: -It's easy to use. It does the job. At least for me -Easy to turn unless you overfill Cons: -The sealed lid should have a valve to even out the pressure, as stated, if you have a negative pressure it will be almost impossible to pull the lid. I actually thought it had broken. So I would urge the designer to rethink the lid by adding a valve as part of the lid lever. -The knob on the tumbler lever is wobbly and feels very flimsy and I am afraid to use it for fear of it breaking. That part too needs to be re-designed using a more sturdy piece. -The locking parts that secure the cross brace on the legs keep falling. I already lost on in the tub drain. you need to glue that in place

他の手動洗濯機を買ったのですが、すぐに壊れてしまったのでこちらを買い直しました。 縦に回転するタイプなので、洗い上がりがとても良く、便利に使っています。 難点は、フレームが弱そうなことと、脱水機能がないことですね。 それを差し引いても、良い買い物ができたと思います。