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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 6:54:32 PM
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i assume that at least one of you have and use a wringer washer. i just got a used crosley washer and needless to say it has no instruction book to go with it. how long do you wash each load? is there a secret to putting jean and especially bibbed jeans thru the wringer? mky wringer just pops open when i try to do either of those items.are there any places on it that need grease or oil? any secrets you could share with me?
i saw the thread about clotheslines and thought i would just add my two cents here. i use mine when ever i possibly can! living in interior alaaska means that there are many months i cannot use it tho so i hang my clothes as much as possible around the inside of the house *grin* i would live totally off the grid if hubby would allow it but then i couldnt be here even as rarely as i am now! lol peace connie in alaska |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 05:08:24 AM
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Connie,
We used to use a wringer washer while I still was single and lived at home. We always set it up outside in the summer. I think we just sort of ran a load around ten minutes or so. Didn't have a problem with the jeans just sent them through as flat as possible. I am sure the engine was greased at least once but I don't think it's something you have to do often. You might try putting your washer's make and model number in and google it. You may find a copy of the manual that way too!
Good luck.
God is good....all the time.
Denise
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 09:35:18 AM
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| Connie, I don't have anything to help you, just want to say it's good to hear from you - I think of you often! |
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 10:10:38 AM
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I grew up using a wringer washer. I don't remember about the time for a load or about wringing out jeans, but I do remember that anything that has buttons on it that goes through the wringer has to have the buttons folded to the inside of the fabric or they get broken. I also remember a few pinched fingers!
Good luck with it - I'd love to have one again too!
Luanne
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 11:03:47 AM
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You can find a lot of info online. On one site called www.obsoleteskills.com there is a description of how to use a wringer washer. Just type in 'wringer washer' in the search box. Also, I found a guy on ebay(he had a store) who sells owner's manuals for a lot of old machines. That's where I got the one for my mid 1950's Maytag. Just search in ebay. I think his first name is Dave. Try www.davesrepair.com for info on him.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 9:49:01 PM
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thank you ladies! i cannot be here often anymore but i do miss all of you (i think of you often also suzan!! anyone who wants to contact me can do so thru my email eskimobirdlady@yahoo.com i sometimes take a while to answer, but answwer i will!
janice thanks so much for the links! they are very helpful for many things *grin*
wish me luck with this little part of saving our planet (an my hubbys paycheck!) by using less water (which i have to carry!) and less electricity!
peace connie in alaska |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 11:50:31 PM
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Gosh this brings back memories Connie. My grandma used to have a wringer washer and I can remember many a time putting clothes through the wringer for her. I never got my fingers pinched and just thought it was so cool because my mom had the "new kind" and I never got to do that at home. Grandma always had it sat up in her kitchen and another washtub nearby to drain the water into. I remember she'd reuse the rinse water to start the next washload. She did other things too like ran a bit of water in the bathroom sink every morning and used that same water to wash her hands in all day long. She was a thrifty woman who'd lived through the depression. I wish I was more like her. I miss her so much.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2009 : 05:37:45 AM
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Good luck with it, Connie. :) I'm planning to use my Maytag at the farm(made sure we have a plumbing outlet where it's going, etc.). I lost my 'newer' washer and dryer in the flooding here in Louisville last month and I'm not buying anything to replace them. I'm moving next June and the Maytag wringer is going with me. I think Miss Wilma still uses her wringer machine, but she hasn't been on here in a while.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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anniecat
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Michigan
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Posted - Sep 11 2009 : 4:47:47 PM
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When were the 'newer type' washer introduced?
I have a warped sense of time, because I know my Mom had both when I was little in the 70's. She didn't want to 'wear out' her new fangled wash machine, so everything was still washed in the wringer washer and only spun in the fancy washer...which come to think of it, we probably didn't get until I was a few years old, as I have a memories of helping put clothes through the wringer and getting my fingers pinched! |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2009 : 6:14:39 PM
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| bendix introduced the first automatic washing machine in 1937 *grin* peace connie in alaska |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2009 : 4:23:50 PM
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I was told Croley and Maytag are the same. I saw a Maytag Wringer Washer Instruction Book Manual E2L on Ebay and grabbed it. If this is one you'd be interested in email me.
Smiles, Melody June
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2009 : 4:54:25 PM
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Everyone has talked about not getting their fingers caught in the wringers, but what about hair? I know I have had my hair caught a couple of times, so you really need to know where the "eject" button is.
Betty in Pasco |
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