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The most labor-intensive step of handwashing clothes is not the washing itself, but the wringing: http://www.handlaundry.com/clothes-wringer/ http://www.handlau
by neartheplain 5y ago
The most labor-intensive step of handwashing clothes is not the washing itself, but the wringing: http://www.handlaundry.com/clothes-wringer/ http://www.handlaundry.com/clothes-wringer/
It's possible to line-dry clothes without wringing water out first, but it takes much longer for soggy clothes to dry and the potential for water stains is greater.
I don't see a wringer pictured or mentioned in the article. Perhaps there's also a market for hand- or pedal-powered wringers, as well as the manual washers.
- Veliladon 5y agoIt's listed as a washer and dryer. The crank spins the drum which would have the effect of drawing water out of the clothes just like a front loader.
- neartheplain 5y agoAh, missed that part- thanks for pointing it out! Given the absence of a heater element, I'd guess the idea is to spin-dry the clothes before hanging them on a drying line.
- SkeuomorphicBee 5y agoIt centrifuges the clothes with a geared crank (similar to a salad spinner). So the clothes come out ready to line-dry.