Need help with buying a clothes wringer
 

I have absolutely no idea where to put this question, and this is a creative forum, and you people ARE creative so I'll tell you my dilemma.

I have certain hand washables that I don't want to bring to my laundry. Certain shorts, blouses, etc.

I wash these clothes by hand, that's NOT the problem. The problem is wringing out the water. And yes, I've used shammys and they work fine but I don't have them right now and you still have to wring THEM out after you finish.

I decided to go online and look for one of those old fashioned hand wringers. That would do the job perfectly for me. Only they are over a hundred bucks and you have to clamp them to a bucket or to the tub and I don't have that option. I just want to wring out my clothes. Is that too much to ask for?

lol

So I went online and began viewing various videos on youtube, looking at hand wringers, and all kind of clothes spinners (they are out of my price range also).

when!!!! wonder of wonders, I happened upon this beauty.

http://www.shophometrends.com/product.asp?pn=703042

I said "what is the difference between a pair of shorts and a mop"?

I watched a video on youtube, and the lady put her mop into this thing, (it was filled with water, and she pulled the mop out and while she pressed the pedal, the mop was squeezed between the two rollers and the mop came out dry.

I said to myself. I could by this, I wouldn't put the water into it, I would put my wet clothes into it, I would pull up (let's say a pair of shorts), I would pull up the shorts, press the pedal, the rollers would squeeze out the water (and yeah, the water would go back in the pail, but it's CLEAN water, so who cares, and if I do this with each item I could have wringed out clothing, no??

Even if I did one item at a time, the ease on my hands would be MAJOR.

I have arthritis and drying my clothes by putting them in towels and squeezing, is getting to be a pain.

Since I don't know how to buy a clothing wringer and I live in an apartment, do you think this mop bucket wringer thing would work for me?

BELIEVE ME YOUR COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED.

And what do any of you do (when you wash stuff by hand and you have to wring them out). I wish they made an electronic wringer thing.

I'd buy one tomorrow.

If it exists on the internet, I can't find it.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Melody

Oh, check these out-
http://www.laundry-alternative.com/wonderwash.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Counterto...ref=pd_sim_k_1

some videos -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUVR2vjRJRo

Check out ace hardware for mop bucket/wringer found one on there for 41.99 instead of the wringer it is the press the water out type. No worry about getting stuck in the rollers if got off course and snagging something or popping off a button going through rollers crooked. At one point in past 10 yrs Cabela's had a camp washer you just cranked it.. alas it is no more.

Not sure if the link will post but here is where I found it.

http://www.acehardware.com/family/in...goryId=1260595

Ace® Heavy Duty Mop Bucket/Wringer

Price: $41.99|Item no: 1346238

Hi. Don't need a washer. Need a WRINGER!!

I've seen the spin dryers. I watched a video and the darn thing was jumping all over the place.

All I want is (and I watched an amish video) (yeah believe it or not, there was one up on youtube), and they have this HUGE WRINGER ATTACHED TO A METAL BASIN and she simply puts the clothes in and pulls them out of the other side.

I want a wringer THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO A BASIN, and since they probably don't make one, I'll take the mop wringer instead. I mean, IT DOES THE SAME THING, RIGHT?

Thanks much

Melody
P.S. I'm still reading the replies

Okay,

Just found this on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2A7D...eature=related

All I cared about was the end part. I finally found out how the water is squeezed out. Now imagine substituting a bunch of clothes instead of the mop.

I put the wet clothes in the thing, pull the lever forward, the wringer thing presses the clothes against the end of it, the water goes out of my clothes, I then hang up my clothes.

Is this feasible?

I mean, the process should be the same, whether you put a mop in or clothes, right??

THANKS SO MUCH

Melody

And look at what I found on Ebay.

does this work the same way. I don't see a handle to press forward, so how does this thing wring out anything?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wringer-w-Bucket...item563d4e9509

Look at this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/RUBBERMAID-COMME...item41508ea516

Cheap (but they get you with the shipping).

I'm on a roll

lol

I wouldn't buy a used one of those like on Ebay. In stores where they are commonly used, they often clean up vomit and other body fluids people lose in public on the floor. That would be a terrible health hazard. Not to mention other spills in factories that might have pesticides in them, or other nasty things.

I do have the rotating drum washer in that first link Jo put up. I have it upNorth. I use it for underwear and sleepwear. It uses very little water. The only downside is that the closing screw is hard on my hands... so for people with arthritis it is painful.

The thing I don't like about wringers is that they make wrinkles.

Don't worry, not going to buy any used anything. I don't need one of those wonder washer thingees either.

I just want to wring out my tops and my shorts. I mean, if it's good enough for a mop, then it's good enough for my clothes, right?

So because I've really never seen one of those bucket ringer things in action (the ones with the handle), am I correct in assuming that I just drop the wet thing in, push the handle forward, the thing squeezes out the water, I hang it up (and if I need to iron it, I'll iron it).

Should do the trick, no?

I can get one of these at my local Ace Hardware

Melody

The only problem I see with the one you are considering is that whatever you are wringing does not have the long stick handle to balance it. With no weight in the bottom it might be hard to
handle. I guess you could always put some rocks in the bottom, to stablize it, etc. But I think it would hard to keep steady.

If you plan to use your foot to squeeze the pedal, how will you pull the clothes out? A two person task, if you ask me!

I wonder if it would really get as much water out that you want it to?
Don't they leave mops fairly wet still, so they can mop the floor some more?

I was thinking with the spinner thing, according to the video it only takes a couple minutes so even if it bounces around you could steady it for that short time.

But the guy doing his shirt only took a minute and his didn't seem to bounce around. Maybe the one you saw was a very unbalanced load.

What I do for delicates is wash in the bathroom sink then toss into the tub/shower rinse it with the shower or tub faucet -or if you have a hand held shower sprayer that is even better - great for washing the dog too!

then to get the extra water out i do a simple squeeze then roll/fold it in a towel {still in the tub} and step on the towel to absorb the excess- or if a lot of water is still in the clothes it drains out and you may have to do it again with a second towel..

Saves on wringing /squeezing but then you have wet towels to deal with.
Our washer/dryer is right in the bathroom so it's easy to toss the wet towels in.

Well, I GOT MY ANSWER.

I went to the local hardware store, told him what I wanted (actually I mimed it), he understood and another guy who spoke english told me "oh, we have this right here in this box, you have to assemble it".

So I'm in Macguyver mode, and I can do anything, and I said 'well, take it out of the box, let me look at the wringer part".

THANK GOD I DID.

The wringer thing does NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE. I gather a mop head is thick and so when a mop head is put in and you push the handle forward, the gizmo goes forward, AND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR A MOP HEAD, but definitely not good enough for any clothing.

I think I might consider the pedal wringer that I saw on youtube.

It's on the floor, she put the mop in, she pressed the pedal, and as she pulled the mop out, two rollers squeezed the water out.

Just substitute a pair of pants or shorts instead of the mop and it will do what I need to do.

Kind of like a WRINGER ON THE FLOOR instead of being clamped to a metal basin.

So I shall continue my quest.

THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR SPLENDID SUGGESTIONS.

melody

Hi Everybody:

Okay, I am finally going to make a decision. The bucket wringer in the youtube video is virtually identical to the one that Hometrends is selling.


Here's the link to the Bucket Wringer that Hometrends is selling.

http://www.shophometrends.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_703042


Here's the demonstration of the Absolutely New Bucket Wringer (which you can't buy online anywhere, I know because I phoned them.

So, just picture doing this with clothes and without any water in the bucket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJj6hu-hgkk

To me, these items are identical.

$34.99 plus ten bucks for sh&H.

It comes completely assembled by the way.

Comments??
And you know that if I buy this thing, I'll make a video.

lol

Melody

Well, I AM A GENIUS!!!!! lol

I don't need to buy anything at the moment (but if a wringer (not the step kind), but the clothes kind becomes available, or I want to plunk down the money for a spinner, well, I will

but GUESS WHAT I DID???

While watching those videos on youtube, and learning how various people wring out their clothing, I stumbled upon a young man using his salad spinner.

I HAVE A HUGE OXO SALAD SPINNER.

I took some Woolite, I took all my tops, and two of Alan's shirts.

I washed them in the sink. I only wrung them out a bit, not too much that it would hurt my hand, and I put them one my one in the salad spinner.

Now if I didn't have the salad spinner, I would have used a towell, or a chammy and twist and twist, etc.

Well, WONDER OF WONDERS.

I did the pumping action and all the water drained out of the basket into the bottom of the salad spinner. I said:

OH Wow, look at this. I did ALL THE CLOTHES LIKE THAT.

You have to pump and pump BUT GUESS WHAT?

I GOT AN UPPER BODY WORKOUT. You have no idea how much pumping you do, (I've been doing this to rinse out my greens and other stuff), but now I'm officially using this gadget to rinse my clothing.

All the clothes came out as if I had twisted them in the towel or Sham Wow thingee.

I then hung up ALL THE CLOTHES over my bathtub.

I had gone out and bought an adjustable tension rod, just like the one I hang my shower curtain on. It's big and strong.

I have it right in the middle of the tub (HIGH) and I put all the clothes on this thing.

So now I shall be doing my clothes and some of Alan's and we'll save on laundry time and money at the laundromat.

I swear, I would be a really cool AMISH PERSON.

lol lol lol

Melody

That is pretty clever. I have an old spinner, I might just use up North! I hate wringing out my underwear. If I don't get most of the water out, they take 2 days to dry off the dock. (no electricity up there you know).

So why not by a BIG salad spinner (one of the better ones). You'll rinse your greens, and rinse your clothes!!!!

lol

P.S. and the upper body workout is great.

Oh, I just went to the ninety nine cents store (we have LOADS around here). I got this JUMBO (well, I don't know if it has a name), but it has a big hook, and it rotates out and it has about 50 clips things on it so when you wash ALL your socks you simply clip the socks to the clips thingees and you hang the whole thing on the tension rod.

This is what I did today. I washed all my socks and bras, clipped them to this thing, and it's now hanging next to all my clothes that I washed.

I was VERY industrious today. and the heat index was 100.

It's amazing what I can do when the weather is hot and stable. No pain. but God forbid the temp changes, my arthritis kills me.

I should live in the Sahara!!!

lol
melody

Well!!!!!

PROBLEM SOLVED.

I went here:

http://www.simplygoodstuff.com/mini_dryer.html

It is absolutely saving my hands. I never saw such a thing in all my life. It's actually a small extractor. Years ago, I would go to my laundromat, take out the clothes out of the washing machine and for twenty five cents more, I would put my wet clothes in their extractor thing and it would take most of the water out of my clothes, so when I put them in the dryer, I would only need a fraction of the drying time.

As the years passed, I gather that washing machines got better and after the rinse cycle, it has an extractor cycle.

But what does one do when one can't bring their personal items, or such items that one does not wish to wash in a washing machine, but they want to wash them by hand, but their hands hurt if they squeeze the item dry?

USE THIS!!!

I never laughed so hard in my life. I told Alan: "IF I KNEW THIS THING EXISTED I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS YEARS AGO".

Alan is always skeptical about gadgets and stuff that I buy. He looked at it when I unpacked it, and he said "well, it's certainly a sturdy thing, BUT DOES IT WORK"?

Oh, before you use this thing, you turn it upside down and unlock the mechanism (they do this so it doesn't bang around during shipping). You take a phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 2 screws from the plastic thingee and off it pops and you are good to go.

So I stood it atop of my kitchen counter, plugged it in, let the drain hose lean over the sink, put in my clothes, (you have to put this plastic thingee right on top of the clothes so they won't fall out or something), Once you do this, you know how to do it for the rest of the life of the machine. It's that simple. I then close the hatch, set it to one minute and you SHOULD SEE THE WATER COMING OUT OF THE HOSE.

If you want to see an actual demonstration of this actual spin dryer (this is what made me get it), Just go to youtube and type in SPIN DRYER.

And as the spin dryer stops it's spinning thing, I found it necessary to place my hand over the top to keep it from jumping off the counter. This is only necessary once the timer goes off and it spins down. So to make it easier, once I turn it on, I simply place my hand on top (like the guy does in the video), and I take off my hand once it stops doing its thing.

So for one minute my hand is placed on top of this, while it's spinning.

IT'S THE EASIEST ONE MINUTE I HAVE EVER SPENT.

And the clothes came out virtually just DAMP. I put everything on a hanger and hung them all up over my bathtub.

If one has an outside line, simply hang clothes up on the line.

I don't have an outside line, so I took a tension rod and placed it directly in the middle of my tub UP HIGH, so it doesn't interfere with our heads when we take a shower. It's just THERE, when we need it.

I'm telling you, if anyone has arthritis, carpal tunnel, or perhaps you don't have a washing machine and you have to do certain things by hand, and you want to get all the water out and just hang up your clothes,

THIS IS THE THING FOR YOU.

Best deal I ever got.

Melody

Hi All!!!

Just made a video of my new Spin Dryer. I placed it in my spare room, and it's up on an end table that I have in that room. I bought a $6.00 bucket. I took off the center of the bucket and I added the extender to the hose that they provided, and it fits neatly right into the bucket. AND THAT'S WHERE THE WATER DRAINS.

You have absolutely no idea how easy this is, how convenient, and all I have to do is take my washables that I have washed in the sink (maybe 4 or 5 items), and I put them in the spin dryer, I turn the dial to ONE MINUTE, the water drains out, I take out the clothes and hang them on the rack that I have next to the Spin Dryer.

I have a lousy webcam that does not work right so I'm lucky to have made this particular video.

But you can see the dryer and the bucket. And you'll get the general idea of what I do when I wash my tops and other light stuff. No towels or sheets. Those I bring to the laundromat but THIS IS GREAT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.

So for all of you who do not have a washing machine and dryer in their homes (or if you live in an apartment, WELL, THIS IS THE BOMB!!!!!And it is so much easier on your hands...THIS IS THE BEST!!!!
Take a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_7vxNyRIU

Melody

Spin Drying alternative
 

Well, I happened to stumble upon this while researching ways to dry clothes myself; the concept I had is similar but my question would be whether it would be feasible to use a spin mop bucket to spin dry wet clothing... I have learned about the spin dryer which Jo mar recommended in the first reply, but I wonder whether it might be a less expensive alternative.