Wringer Washer Like Your Grandma Had, How to Use a wringer washer, off grid laundry 

You need to add more water to the tub or to put in LESS clothing. The clothing has to move around freely to get a good result. Also you need to position the wringer OVER the tub so the water won't run on the floor.

I've got a 1955 Maytag wringer washer it is like new no rush or scratches. The person I got it from his mother bought it new and used it a few times then decided she wanted a different style washer lol so she stored the Maytag I've now got and bought her a different style. I've used mine every time and I love it. But I used to do like you do with having another big tub with rinse water behind it but I no longer do that it's easier to just wash your clothes then wring them out and turn on the pump pump out the dirty water then fill the washer back up with rinse water then turn on the agitator let it beat and rinse the cloths then wring them out then pump out the rinse water and presto the cloths are ready for the cloths line.. one other thing I'll add for you is to always rinse out your washer when done then dry it out really good and that keeps it clean and dry and free of rust and keeps your rubber seals from dry rotting sitting in water and keeps mold and mildew from forming..

Nice!! I grew up using a wringer washer almost exactly like the one you're using until I switched to a regular washer 2 years ago just because of convenience/preference 🙂 you did great on your tutorial! By reading your responses to comments, it looks like you've learned some things with the experience- which is great! In case you don't know, when you turn off the wringer- with your fingers, you can feel a plate on the underside of the wringer..that plate is able to tilt 2 ways. If you tilt it towards the side you are taking your clothes from, the dirty water that is being wrung out of the clothes will run back into that tub, instead of it running into the clean rinse water you are wringing the clothes into. At about the 7:23 time stamp is where you can see how the water runs into the clean rinse water. By tilting it the opposite way, it will just keep the rinse water cleaner to where you can do more rinses in it😊 happy washing!

The water should come to the top of the agitator vanes. These machines have so much torque that you can damage the mechanism by not putting the proper load on the vanes. The original machines had a hit and miss gas engine to run the machine. The fact that these machines are still operational is testimony to the quality of their construction.

I myself just have a washing machine. I had a stackable, and wasn't using the dryer. When the washer broke I just got a larger washing machine. The new one spins more water out. Now that it is colder and dryer my clothes dries faster and adds humidity. In the summer or when the humidity is high, I use a dehumidifer, it works wonders in removing water in the air and clothes. Good luck experimenting ways in doing your laundry. You are one hard working momma! Thanks for putting out this video.

Fantastic vid , thanks for sharing.Twin washtubs, many uses for you.Check under the wringer drain board ,there are two pins that tilt the dirty water away when you turn on wringer handle check for adjusting .that's why rinse water became dirty . Looking forward to your next washday vid thanks again for sharing.

Love the machine but you need to add more water so the clothes can move around. Also the machine should be in the middle of the rinse tubs. It would be a lot easier for you to put the clothes through the wringer and keep your wringer locked in place. By the way, your daughter is a great little helper. Ü

Your washday vid with the speed queen was spot on.could you do more washday vids. Thank you for sharing.

Your daughter is a sweetie, watching her momma doing laundry. I remember doing laundry like this year's ago. It was the cleanest the clothes have ever been. I am 70 now and miss those old washers, they were the best. And the laundry smelled wonderful hanging on the line. Thank you for the memories.

My grandmother had one just like this one about forty years ago.

Wish they still made them.

I would love to have one of these

The danger of old machines like this is that, first, you can reach into the tub while the agitator's moving, which can hurt you - and then, second, you can get pinched or squeezed by the wringer. I have a faint memory of being cautioned to never touch the wringer as a little kid in the late 1950s.

My great grandmother had a ringer washer and I got to spend the summer with her in about 1964. And I was helping her do the laundry and I got my hand caught in the ringer! It smashed the hell out of my hand and I was screaming and instead of hitting the release she hit reverse so it reversed it back out. It was the scariest thing I've been through and the pain was phenomenal. My hand was black and blue for days and I found out just how dangerous those machines can be.

I remember when my mom had one of these, I got my arm caught in the wringer but it scared me more then anything. They are awesome machines.

Can't believe she washed and rinsed her family's clothes in that filthy water.

My grandmother had one for the longest time. I think she may have still had it right before she moved out of her house to go live with my auntie.

Not enough water in there to big of load

Awesome

Back in the day my grandparents had a gasoline-powered Maytag wringer washer...

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What kinda soap do u use for it

I'm 63 years old. Your putting way to many clothes in, with the amount of water is put in the washer. And your wash water, is going into your rinsed water. When you put them through the wringer. Need to position the wringer so the wash water want go into the rinse water. Other than you did a great job.

Rinse tubs r double rinse turn the tubs right way you double rinse

No enough water in the load

Where do people get the idea that you have to rinse your clothes outside of the washing machine? That isn't how you rinse clothes. You drain the washing machine, then re-fill the washer with clean, cold water, and let it agitate again. No need for a large sink to pour huge buckets of water in it. This method is creating way more work than it needs to.

Trying to tell us how to use a wringer washer, maybe she needs to learn how to use it first before attempting to explain how it’s done.

You need to add more water.

You need a lot more water in that tub

I want one .I bought a washer in 2018 had to buy another one 2023 and it just went out. I'm done. I will not buy another.

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You're putting dirty water into your rinse water. Fix the wringer to be over your dirty wash water.

I wouldn’t let this horrible woman wash my car