Washing machines

I don't know. Maybe they did have some sort of spinner and the sales lady just didn't know how to use it.

It has been a long time since I looked at washing machines and the "buckets" were only 4K. The one I picked up was 14.

I think the cheaper washing machines which do actually have something which spins have "pulsators." Here is a link to a patent I found on the tech.

Patent US5421174 - Washing machine pulsator - Google Patents

I'm not up to all the high tech of washing, but I think clothes just soaking in soap does a lot by itself. Then you do just a little agitation and they come out fine. So, while the cheap washing machines in the stores here look unimpressive, I'm betting that if you just let the clothes soak for a bit then the washers are probably more effective than we think.

My last washer could tear my arm off if I wasn't careful, but my first gringo hand washing was able to remove persistent dirt that The Beast couldn't remove. But in the U.S. I would set the dial for "I have sh*t to do" and be on my way. Here I would let the clothes soak, forget what I was doing, find them in nasty water the next day, change the water and soap, swish the clothes around a bit and they came out cleaner than I have ever seen them!

 

We did professional cleaning for a living and one of the basic truths about dirt is in fact, to let the detergent soak into the dirt, it will come of much easier an better, the same is of course true with cloths, it's us, we are the ones that are eternally in a hurry to get things done fast, that demand evermore sophisticated machines to do the jobs, we could save a lot of energy by just waiting a bit longer...

 

Yes, SimpleMind, I do remember watching a show many years ago that explained that water is what actually does the cleaning. The detergents contain substances (surfactants?) that act like "keys", unlocking the fabric to allow the water in so it can work.

I guess my take on all of this, is that it looks like we would do just fine with one of these fully automatic Samsung top-loaders. That saves us a bundle compared to spending big bucks on a higher priced front loader or an imported one.
Thanks everyone for your valuable input!!

 

We bought a LG top loader back in 99', it was made in Korea and is still working without any fixing, that was the time LG wanted to get some market shares, we bought a refrigerator at the same time, also running without a problem since new.
Now, to come to the important fact, it is/was my wifes resistance to use it that really astonishes me most, no amount of explaining will get her to use it, she uses only the spin cycle sometimes after washing the laundry by hand...
Talk about being ignorant and hard headed...
There is a plus side to this, she has still a very firm body turning fifty and will probably stay that way...

 

we have a sharp ns e70 top loader I think 8kg no big agitator just a small one on the bottom, cost around 14k, very gentle on the clothes, auto spin dry.

 

washing machines are only necessary if there is kids. With one or two people handwashing is fine. As long as you know what you are doing, handwashing is better for clothes, they last longer than if you continually machine wash them. I just do not see the need for them in the Philippines UNLESS there is a large volume of people. The clothes you are wearing are all lightweight and easy to handwash.

 

Never heard some much rubbish, Who died & made you Boss .....

 

Got to disagree with you, the sort of hand washing that is done here destroys your clothing in a very short time, with extra un needed vents, they use those horrible plastic scrubbers and brushes more suited for scrubbing a floor to remove stains, a gentle non agitator machine will give you years of service from your clothing, want something done right do it yourself.

 

Buy a new pair of underwear and let them hand wash it. After 2-3 washed, the elastics is twice the size it was when you bought it.

 

who said anything about always letting them do it. Most of the time, I wash my own clothes in the Philippines.

ask anybody that knows anything about clothes, and I lived with a clothes designer for years who never used a washing machine to wash anything decent, and they'll tell you that the widespread use of the washing machine, was the worst thing that ever happened to clothes from the point of view of them lasting a long time. Done properly, hand washing is much better.

the kind of clothes I wear in the tropics take very little time to wash they all light and easy. Washing machines are for clowns in the Philippines - or for people with larger families. One, or two people definitely do not need one. If there are kids involved, then maybe that is different.