Wonder Wash!
I just found out about something cool called Wonder Wash.
How friggin awesome is that?! No electricity, uses significantly less water or detergent. I was just thinking the other day that I'm best at keeping up with laundry if I wash every couple of days, but I often don't have enough for a full load so I run one on "small". I still felt bad about the amount of water needed for that, and this seems like it would be the perfect solution! I could also do loads of Michael's diapers in there every day!
I also thought the Spin Dryer looked very cool, especially in the Winter when I can't use the line full-time.
I guess it seems like a step backward for technology to be considering a hand-crank washer and a spin dryer that doesn't use heat, but at the same time the washer and dryer we have are old, old, old, and I am certain they're not energy saving models. The electric clothes dryer we have leaves brown streaks on clothing, I think they get stuck in the edge of the drum and gets a burn mark when it rotates. It's a royal PITA to turn everything inside out before drying, and stuff still gets turned back around. I've ruined many a light-colored shirt in my stupid dryer.
It would be so easy to crank a small load for two minutes, spin dry, then hang on the line. I'm going to ask for at least the washer for my birthday in September.
I'm also asking for a Little Squirt sprayer - it attaches to the water line to the toilet (not the water in the bowl, the water before it gets to the toilet!) so I can spray off those stubborn poos...right now since I use my washing machine I don't go nuts getting all the poop off unless it's really bad, but if I was using a hand-crank washer I think I'd want to get off as much as possible.
My mom is always bugging me to find out what I want for my birthday and/or xmas, so I just sent her an email letting her know the Wonder Wash is what I'd like. We'll see what she says, heh.
I just showed the washer and dryer to Michael and he said that they definitely look interesting. Yay! He did have a good point, though, in that we couldn't get rid of our washer and dryer completely, as we wouldn't be able to fit blankets into it. Good point. I'll have to do some thinking...maybe move the washer and dryer to the barn? Or still get rid of them, and wash big items at the laundromat?
I just love thinking about ways to reduce my consumer footprint. Just chipping away.
How friggin awesome is that?! No electricity, uses significantly less water or detergent. I was just thinking the other day that I'm best at keeping up with laundry if I wash every couple of days, but I often don't have enough for a full load so I run one on "small". I still felt bad about the amount of water needed for that, and this seems like it would be the perfect solution! I could also do loads of Michael's diapers in there every day!
I also thought the Spin Dryer looked very cool, especially in the Winter when I can't use the line full-time.
I guess it seems like a step backward for technology to be considering a hand-crank washer and a spin dryer that doesn't use heat, but at the same time the washer and dryer we have are old, old, old, and I am certain they're not energy saving models. The electric clothes dryer we have leaves brown streaks on clothing, I think they get stuck in the edge of the drum and gets a burn mark when it rotates. It's a royal PITA to turn everything inside out before drying, and stuff still gets turned back around. I've ruined many a light-colored shirt in my stupid dryer.
It would be so easy to crank a small load for two minutes, spin dry, then hang on the line. I'm going to ask for at least the washer for my birthday in September.
I'm also asking for a Little Squirt sprayer - it attaches to the water line to the toilet (not the water in the bowl, the water before it gets to the toilet!) so I can spray off those stubborn poos...right now since I use my washing machine I don't go nuts getting all the poop off unless it's really bad, but if I was using a hand-crank washer I think I'd want to get off as much as possible.
My mom is always bugging me to find out what I want for my birthday and/or xmas, so I just sent her an email letting her know the Wonder Wash is what I'd like. We'll see what she says, heh.
I just showed the washer and dryer to Michael and he said that they definitely look interesting. Yay! He did have a good point, though, in that we couldn't get rid of our washer and dryer completely, as we wouldn't be able to fit blankets into it. Good point. I'll have to do some thinking...maybe move the washer and dryer to the barn? Or still get rid of them, and wash big items at the laundromat?
I just love thinking about ways to reduce my consumer footprint. Just chipping away.
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