Not allowed to wash ropes in new washing machine - response help

[gregcope]

New ropes sounds like a good idea, although sets a dangerous precedent.

It is not the drum that has failed, but an assertion that the ropes have worn te bearings making it really noisy.

Other ideas are really costly and I like what I have.

Has anyone any evidence that Samsung washing machines are immune to getting noisy if used rope washing?

 

[sailorman]

New ropes sounds like a good idea, although sets a dangerous precedent.

It is not the drum that has failed, but an assertion that the ropes have worn te bearings making it really noisy.

Other ideas are really costly and I like what I have.

Has anyone any evidence that Samsung washing machines are immune to getting noisy if used rope washing?

I have washed lines inc shackles for 45yrs,over those yrs the lines have become much larger/heavier. 1 machine lasted 18yrs.I did change the bearings once

 

[Ripster]

just wait til she is out and put them in the washing machine. works for me

Yup, me too. Not been rumbled yet. Just stick them in a pillow case(s).

 

[sailorman]

Yup, me too. Not been rumbled yet. Just stick them in a pillow case(s).

swmbo even untangles them

 

[freespiritdavid]

Sounds like the washing machine isn't the only thing getting noisy. Trade it in for a newer model.

You said it before me ............ on my wave length.

Coil ropes and cable tie them, stops the tangles so giving her more time to cook a nice dinner for you.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Has anyone any evidence that Samsung washing machines are immune to getting noisy if used rope washing?

I'd consider this to be some sort of warranty.



Had you considered offering a Samsung tumble dryer and iron so that she can finish the job properly?

 

[gregcope]

Have a wood burner so no need for a tumble drier as they are nearly as effective, but much cheaper.

Did not know Samy made irons. Their washing machines get good reviews!

 

[Neeves]

Initially everyone raved about their phones.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Initially everyone raved about their phones.

You can light wood burners with them.

 

[daviddb]

v.pleased with our twelve month old Samsung washing machine - knocks big spots off the old Zanussi which managed eleven years but Samsung colour laser printer broke down in short order and took three weeks to fix. And that after a thirteen pound telephone call to a premium phone line.
Sorry to come over all Lounge-ish but my spleen is not yet fully vented on the matter.....

 

[Neeves]

V sorry regards spleen - but does it wash ropes!

'It' being the machine, not your spleen.

 

[Spirit of Glenans]

Can you not rig the old machine up elsewhere in the house/garage/shed for rope washing purposes?

Installation of the old machine in the shed would be my suggestion also, you could connect the garden hose to it for a temporary water supply, and run the waste water through a hosepipe into a drain.

 

[gregcope]

Using a shed seems more of a workaround!

Plus our shed has suffered from neglect. Not around enough to fix it (or volition), as usually out sailing or chasing children who are sailing.

 

[BlueChip]

Don't tell SWMBO but I've found that the dishwasher cleans ropes up a treat with no chance of tangling.
Soak them in a warm Oxy solution for 24 hours then flake the lines out on the racks in the dishwasher and put it through a wash cycle.
When I last used a washing machine I found the rope cores had come out of the sleeving in a couple of places ruining two warps.

 

[ghostlymoron]

This question is more suited to an agony aunt than a technical forum.

 

[gregcope]

Dishwashers are for engine parts!!!

 

[gregcope]

This question is more suited to an agony aunt than a technical forum.

I was looking for evidence that Samy washing machines where immune to beating failure and noise when washing ropes

 

[duncan99210]

Dishwashers are for engine parts!!!

Oh, you do know how to live dangerously....

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Some good news for the OP from the Telegraph today - it won't be your fault when it goes pop. But I wouldn't want to be standing near it when it goes - broken jaw?