Washing Machines

[franke]

As anyone any experiance in plumbing in a washing machine? Will a standard comact machine endure the motion of a sailing boat? Do you nead to fasten the transit bolts when sailing? Any advice would be appreciated

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[tcm]

I have a Miele on a biggish powerboat, plenty of leaning and leaping about, probably a lot more violent than most times on a sailing boat. And it is totally excellent to avoid the dreadful laundromat slog.

We have no problems. We can't use ours whilst underway as the sensors which trigger the next part of the programs think that the water is too full, or already empty, or whatever.

No, not necessary to lock down the thing whislt underway with transit thingies either. Same with a removals company - they never seem to usem.

Good idea if you can afford the space and weight.

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[ccscott49]

I agree with TCM, but remember the amount of water/power they use, if in a marina, no problems, but at anchor? washing machine = watermaker generator.

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[tcm]

um, they mostly seem to say they use 50 litres/10 gallons. I would personally much prefer to hoik and extra 10 galls of water on board than schlepp off to the laundromat.

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[gunnarsilins]

Kenny

I´m in the progress of installing a Kenny Euronova 1000 in my boat. This washing machine is among the smallest and it was recomended by Hallberg-Rassy people, it should withstand use on a sailing boat.
Uses less than 40 litres of water, but of course needs shore power, or a generator.

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[AndrewJ]

Frank, I'm loking for a small, manually power washing machine, do you happen to have the name/website address for a manufacturer of such a a machine. thanks. thanks. andrew

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[heerenleed]

try <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.laundry-alternative.com>here</A>

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[AndrewJ]

Thank you very much, just ordered on.

andrew

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[qsiv]

That'll be SWMBO, then.

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[AndrewJ]

I've seen the initials before, actually I don't think I have one, but I don't know what they mean, would you enlighten me.
I hate to be "intial challenged".

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[HaraldS]

We have a Kenny Duo, also known as Sparmeister XXX?. Used it 4 years now, no problems. I think they are not built for yachts, but for small house holds, still hold up better than many a marinized product. Think we must be near 100 cycles without any problem.

The company, from Austria has recently shut down, but guaranteed spares for 15 years. Many machines still on stock from what I heard.

This machines are a bit smaller than regular ones, but I'm sure a regular one would work just as well. They take smaller loads: 4kg, vs 6kg by our Miele at home and they are less gentle with the laundry.

The Duo model is a washer dryer. You can however only dry about half the amount, yet in cold wet climates, that's really nice; you can get some stuff desalted and warm and dry.

Used it once while sailing moderately heeled, also without trouble. Ours is fixed with belts and this transfers much of the vibration to the boat when dry spinning; feels like a one-cylinder diesel. But just for five minutes.

Takes about 50 litres of water for one cycle and about 45 miutes. When not in a marina, where power and water is ample, we run the watermaker concurrently, and that evens out (60l/h). Usually all that comes for 'free' since we need to charge batteries for 3 hours a day by generator, and when it is running, we have plenty power for washing machine and watermaker concurrently.

My wife thinks the washing machine is one of the real important luxuries on a decandent ship.




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[Bejasus]

She Who Must Be Obeyed - i.e. the wife, mistress, fiance, girlfriend, whoever.

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[AndrewJ]

Thank you,...seems to fit my situation...at least at times... (my request: why don't you get some sleep and I'll take
the first watch...her response.. "I don't sleep on command!!!" so I went to sleep and let her pout...)


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[farquart]

We are thinking of buying a manual washing machine for our trip to the Med next year. You say that you ordered one. How do you rate it? Is it worth getting?

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[gunnarsilins]

Kenny machines

Harald wrote that the company had shut down. This is not true, they have closed down their factory in Austria and moved the production to the Chezch republic.
At least this was what the Swedish agent told me.

So Kenny Euronova is probably still the most compact washing machine available on the market.

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[vyv_cox]

We bought a Laundry Alternative machine following earlier correspondence in this thread. It took a long time to arive by surface mail. Have looked at it but not used it in anger. Seems OK and Jill thinks it will be much easier than the "hands in bucket" or "washboard (see Scuttlebutt)" method.

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