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4 responses to “Portable washing machine – a twin tub!”

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   Jock & Rita

   July 28, 2016

   Having been given access to the washing machine facility more than once, we can concur, that if you have the room to store/transport one, it is a great facility to have available whilst on tour.

   Jock & Rita.

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      Motorhome Voyager

      July 28, 2016

      Yes, the advantage of travelling in a group. One has a barbecue, one has a washer!

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   katherine clune

   July 28, 2016

   I’ve only just heard about these and started investigating. Posted on Wildcamping.com to ask about them and everyone who has one says the same as you … excellent bit of kit. Like the idea of the the 3.5kg machine …. having just taken an Ikea bag into a service wash – 11.5kg cost EUR13! 🙁 I do a LOT of hand washing too. BUT we wild camp mostly, so are off grid. We can usually find sufficient water, but would you mind answering a couple of questions?
   – Would the 3.5kg load machine run on a pure sine wave inverter – 700 watts , so long as leisure batteries are fully charged?
   – How long does a cycle take?
   – The hot water goes into tub 1 and washes – do you then have to manually add the water to rinse?
   – We would sometimes not want to use the LPG to heat enough water and would look to do a cold wash. Other than sheets and towels, I tend to let clothes steep in a bucket with detergent for a days or so to let the chemicals do the hard work before rinsing … if I carried on doing this, would a cold / luke warm wash be sufficient for normal soil?
   Hope you don’t mind all the questions!!!
   Katherine

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      Motorhome Voyager

      July 28, 2016

      Hello Katherine.

      Thank you for getting in touch.

      I do not know much about inverters I’m afraid, but from memory, the washer uses about 250 watts when on the wash cycle, and about half that on the spin cycle. The specs of the models are available via the Amazon link on the sellers page.

      The wash cycle has a timer on, so you can set it to suit. Our model has a maximum of 15 minutes, which is usually enough. If we are just “freshening up” towels etc, about five minutes is enough. We usually spin clothes for about one minute. The spinner is very fast.

      You can either drain the tub of warm water and fill with clean cold water to rinse, or, use a bucket with cold water in.

      In respect of hot water…. If you are overseas, you can get free hot water. You will need a few plastic milk cartons or pop bottles. Fill these with cold water and leave in the sun, with the tops loosely on – not tight! You will be amazed how hot the water gets. It’s free and it’s green. We have however used cold water in the past just with a kettle full of boiling water added. Many modern detergents are geared up for lower temperatures. We use liquid detergents. People have laughed in the past when I have mentioned doing this, but it works, it’s free and it’s harmless to the planet!

      The 3.5 kg version is a bit bulky compared to others, but you can use that to your advantage. We store the detergent, jerrican and a couple of other bits in it!

      Please feel free to ask anything else and thank you for reading about the Motorhome Voyager.

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