Wednesday, September 23, 2009

washing machines











Washing machines here are mostly designed after Japanese machines. Some are build here but many come directly from Japan. Some are fully automatic. Put the clothes in with soap and wait awhile for the job to be done. Others (most) like the one pictured are far from automatic. The way they work is this: 1, fill them with water from a garden hose. 2. put the clothes and soap in for the wash cycle. 3 take the water out and fill again for the rinse or rinse the clothes in a tub on the side. 4. put the clothes into the spinner next to the washing tub and spin the water out. 5. Put the clothes into the solar dry cycle. (That is, hang clothes to dry.) There are almost never driers used here. In addition, there is no agitator in the washing machine. Rather there are jets of water that push the clothes around in the washing machine tub. The jets go clockwise for a few seconds, wait, then reverse direction for a few seconds. This particular washing machine pictured was the cheapest available at the store. About $100.

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