Speed Queen Wringer Washer Model 26-130L, 3 Loads in 40 mins 

Oh thank you ! it is something I wanted to experiment for a long time . I found this unused little beauty in mint condition, it was very well protected thru all these decades. I went to pick it up far away from home. This all happened during the time my whirpool washer was out of order. I used it for a few months until I bought a brand new TR5 Speed Queen with a 10 years waranty. from this point on I have become the custodian of that old pearl. Those are super efficient machines, I wash 3 loads with the same water , no waste, and quick, it beats the best energy star machine in water use and electricity, but needs baby sitting.

Thank you for comment, spinner does a better job with good machines ( costly ). The wringer being manual alows the user to re-run clothes thru multiple times , that helps but compared to my TR-5 spin cycle, wringers are no match.

Thank you , I dont have much experience doing this + I need to share my clothes drying set up which is handy and very cost effective.

I hear ya, I was doing that myself..I refuse to drop 3k on a new set...but it did build dexterity in my hands..lol

I use to spend my time and enjoyed watching wringer washers youtuber like tim Kessler , many others and Camille Gomez was doing lives then one day she disappeared and deleted her account, so we all went on alone and lonely.

We have to baby sitting them all along, we decide when to start/stop, when it's clean. As for wringing clothes, I do understand why they went with automatic washers, I dont understand why whirlpool exist and why they make such poorly built washer. Yes I have 2 clothe lines hung up in my basement with 1 fan, 1 air exchanger, 1 dehumidefier, I dont use the Dryer , It works, dont need it, it'is probably 40 year old or more. Now I only use a TR5 Speed Queen ( good machine )

Ah, Ah, LOL ! And she knew a lot better than I how to operate it and babysit it. Buying an outstanding automatic washer still is expensive . Affordable automatic machines are craps which is a fancy word for scrap . I'm realy proud of this little machine, it's in mint condition, that is very rare, no matter what happens I can count on it. Shortly after this I bought a brand new Speed Queen TR5.

I feel so guilty now that at age 79 I realize how much easier I've had it than my mother who did laundry for 7 people in a Maytag wringer machine. You were awake enough to know that there was an easier way . . . unless you like the process and savings etc.

The thing is with these machines, like my Maytag J2L is they rarely break because they're mechanical..meaning no electronic boards... it takes a little more effort to do laundry, but I find it nostalgic and besides ,I'd prefer to go back to those days of technology sometimes

Sorry about that machine your father threw out. you must not give up hope, these machines do appear once in a while all over the map, there are more than you think not being used, forgotten. it took me months of searching, I failed on several occasions , I was seing them too late, but this one you see here well it showed up about 5 days late after it was advertised on facebook marketplace ( how I did ? I joined several susceptible groups and anything for sale, and once in a while I enter in the search bar : wringer washer . ( a moment ago I just had a peak into marketplace and yes there is a couple wringer washers not so far away from me in good shape one is $175 and the other one $100 and it's identical to mine, so yes there are some ) See ! after a while somehow algorithm kind of detect what you're looking for you'd be surprise ! anyway good luck !

No it is not a fire & forget like automatic machines, most people nowadays dont have time for this, but it depends on the situation, retired and passionate, econo, environmentally friendly people. These are more dependable, efficient, it cleans like no others and you're the CONTRÔL/TIMER & decide when it's clean OK or not

I've heard that when you're trying to do many loads as quickly as you can that these antiques are actually much faster than an automatic, which won't load and unload the clothes any better than the antique model

​@timothykeith1367 my mother had a system. Boiling water first for whites, for about 10 minutes. Wring. Used the same water for colors, 10 more minutes. Wring. The dirtiest clothes came last. Wring. While one load was washing, she was hanging the other load out on the clothes line. It was a lot of work but it was faster, and the clothes--especially the whites--were cleaner.

The old way was a more economical solution, but its the labor !!!. I wanna add a fact, New machines needs more time to wash (some as high as 1h35 ) How much water is wasted from an hydroelectric dam at a station to power up an automatic machine that's been running already 1 hour too long? Knowing it is consuming twice as much electrical power as the wringer . All this just because mankind needed to evolve making something more attractive and simple of use. We had to come up with a way around the infamous wringer.

@@Danroxye01 I agree . With the High Efficiency machines that use less water has to run longer to try and get clothes clean .

Yep , they appear to be the same machine. built by McGraw Edison of Canada LTD Cambrige Ontario.

@@Danroxye01 oh ok that explains it

in fact it is in deed, I dont do this everyday.

A labor of love I say...its less stressful then dealing with an error code🙂

You should look in facebook ( marketplace ) search for wringer washer , look every day, one day the right one will pop up

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???? NA! not for everything. not for chain saw , not for snowblower , not for lawn mower never had a blue car, but will choose blue shirt over red or green ,

You could, you can if you want.

By hand in a bucket, or go thru the hassle of draining the tub and refilling then draining again... I find the bucket easier and more economical

I dont know, I've looked all around it. I assume it was built in the 70's . between 1963 and 1980.

@@Danroxye01 I got myself a 1973 Speed Queen from a guy on market place...$150. Works just fine, we use it several times a week and to short cut the rinsing...I run the clothes through the wringer from the wash, then just toss it in my frontload on 'rapid wash' which is for only 20 minutes WITHOUT soap, so it's getting the rinse and spin. Easy.

@@Danroxye01 I would guess '50's, my '73 is a round tub, no pump and a short turn knob.

@@alessandriaj7265 Good idea !

Too much work nowadays ! but it's very efficient

@@Danroxye01 I totally agree 100% I have been looking for one and i have seen them on eBay but don't know what to look at when picking the right one.

@@367cuba1 ebay ? shipping would cost to much ! I would not ! If I want to buy a decent wringer washer for my personal use at home 1- must not drip oil on the floor 2- the drain pump is essential , must work and not leak on the floor, 3- the wringer rolllers must be in decent shape no damage. We have to be cautious when wringing clothes with zippers large button, you can wring most everything but need to be carefull and know how to, there are tricks like folding clothes over hiding the zipper between 2 layers. Old machines were exeptionaly well built, Maytag and Speed Queen were really good. it is best to be patient and look around your area, it comes and goes, it could be months of search but the opportunity will come. I have joined many groups in facebook Marketplace and that is how I have succeded in finding my own.

@@Danroxye01 Thank you for your sound advice, I will do that. God Bless

My guess is, somewhere in the 60s or 70s. built in ontario canada. I found this little beauty in Marketplace Facebook in fall 2019. Best of luck shopping !

@@Danroxye01 thanks

canada

@@Danroxye01 thank you ! It’s looks totally different from USA models

@@garygary9310 Yes , we had the US model also, the canadian model you will see they have skirt while the US model we can see the 4 legs. but the mechanic is different also the wringer is a different design also., I can say a lot more.....enough for today, thank you , I'm caught into a LIVE