How do you use this portable washing machine?
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You simply put your dirty clothes in a sink, tub or bucket with a small amount of water and detergent (enough to cover them), place the MobileWasher on top of them and move it up and down. After a few minutes when the clothes are clean you put them in clean water and repeat the up and down motion in order to rinse the dirty water and detergent out. Do a quick search on Youtube and you'll find a number of how-to videos.
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Get the best washing machine for the space.I've had 3 Base Camps. They have been good about replacing them when they inevitably stop working. These machines are good in a pinch, but little else.
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I wouldn't use it in a washer unless you wash it on delicate. I usually like to hand wash mine.
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I used my first one for close to a year. I wish it could go in the washer, but it can't. Just turn it wrong side out and use a wet cloth on it, let it dry, and then use it some more. It really works and is in use all the time at our house.
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If you spill something in it, then hand wash it with mild detergent, then use a sani-wipe and dry it. Then let it air dry before refreezing it. We get new ones at the beginning of each school season, or if one of the grandkids get really carried away and destroy it. I don't think they would last very long in a washing machine of any type.
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You just throw it into the laundry. It unsnaps from the frame and you can wash it.
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If you own the twin tub or are considering it you need to understand that it is NOT an automatic washing machine. Your typical automatic will fill, wash, drain, spin, rinse, drain, spin, an then repeat the rinse cycle without any intervention from you. This machine is different. You control the filling of the machine with the faucet, you control the length of agitation while washing the clothes, you move the clothes to the spinner, you drain the wash tub, and refill it for the rinse cycle. The machine doesn't have cycles of the sort that you are used to. Your actions determine the cycle. This is the good and bad of this sort of machine. While extremely customizable, it is also more work for the user as you can't just set it and walk away
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You need to wash it before you use it (per instructions...so read the laundry instructions [hand wash or machine wash]) and wash as you feel its needed.
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Less than a traditional washer, more than some of the smallest compact models. While everybody's idea of a load is somewhat different, and working with the pounds specified by manufacturers is not always intuitively easy, I'd say that it would be about a half load or a bit less than a normal moderately sized load for a traditional model. Before you purchase this model, however, you should read my other comments here, along with some of the other notes. This washer is a rugged little machine, which is made in America to serve principally in janitorial operations as a mop head and rag washer for a janitor's closet. As such, it can be a very cheap and rugged alternative for home use, but IT IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC WASHER, in the modern sense. It is much more akin to antique washers, as it is really just a pail with a timer controlled agitator and a drain hose. That's it. You have to fill it with water, drain it, fill it again to rinse, drain it, maybe rinse again, and all by hand, and then wring out your clothes and dry them.
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Keep it wet ! Don't put it in the washing machine ! And after using , just twist out the water then put it in the bottle. It can asorb so much water, you will find it useful!
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you hold the long siler handle, put one foot on the round plastic mop head and pull straight up and throw in washing machine. to put mop back onto handle, step on round plastic mop head holder, match it to groove in mop head and push straight down.
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It's plastic, so I hose it off and set it/ hang it out to dry. I would not run it through a washing machine.
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Label: "1.Use only oversized commercial front-loading washing machine with a rotating drum action. Do not use top-loading agitator style machines. 2. Wash warm. Rinse cold on gentle cycle using 1/4 cup mild detergent. Use fabric softener in wash. (Do not use detergents with bleach.) 3. Tumble dry at low temperature in an oversized commercial dryer. 4. Alternative method: Hand wash in bathtub. Follow instructions as in #2. 5. Bag must be thoroughly dry before being rolled and stored." So, it's high maintenance to wash this. But I think it's worth it.
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You can unhook it and wash it. So, that said, you can probably take it to the laundromat.
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I just take it to the laundry mat and use the front load washer on lcold and dry on low with a fabric softener sheet and it does the job
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I just use it for water, but I clean it out by running a jug of water with a little dish soap through it and then I run through just water a few times
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I use spray cleaner and paper towel. I wouldn't put this in the washing machine as I think the material may come apart.