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Post# 222452   7/13/2007 at 21:15 (6,102 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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While vising the promised land- (Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod Massachusetts), GadgetBoy and I ran into these. The machines are Australian. Apparently (as we have seen here before) Australians take water conservation VERY seriously. Water conservation is also of great concern in this location.

These washers were programmed to deliver W-R-R-S for the regular price. For an additional dollar they add two more water-changes,a pre-wash and an additional rinse.

Bad thing is they have a regular rubber boot, unlike say, Wascomats that do not. Looked like a potential weak-spot to me. Otherwise VERY NICE.

Until 2000+/- this tiny Portuguese fishing village and artists' colony had huge water and sewage/septic tank problems when the seasonal summertime population swells to enormous numbers. Then came sewers. YAY! As a result of the new sewers, a permit was reissued for a public laundromat. The prior one had had its permit revoked due to the aforementioned water and sewage issues.

To the credit of the Commonwealth (read: state) of Massachusetts has some of the strictest water/well/septic tank laws in this region. Apparently someone in that Commonwealth is not into drinking their neighbor's urine. GOOD FOR THEM.

Anyhoo... here is a linky for these lovely machines. Enjoy.


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Post# 222453 , Reply# 1   7/13/2007 at 21:17 (6,102 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657
USA


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Post# 222455 , Reply# 2   7/13/2007 at 21:29 (6,102 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Wow I just bought

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an IPSO soap chute, I found it fits my 1955 Bendix perfectly!
I had no idea where these machines came from, thanks Toggle!



Post# 222499 , Reply# 3   7/14/2007 at 05:58 (6,102 days old) by sudsman ()        
Ipso

We had 3 of the Ipso machine here . They were great for 5 years then died. Bearing problems. water valve problems and drain valve problems.. They did not spin too good either.. And had a realy hard time dealing with heavy soil loads and getting them really clean..

Post# 222504 , Reply# 4   7/14/2007 at 07:25 (6,102 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Actually, the Ipso washers are made in Belgium and are the most popular coin operated machine here... apparently 70% of UK launderette use Ipso machines. Quite similar in design to the Primus machines which are also made in Belgium I believe.

Jon


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Post# 222508 , Reply# 5   7/14/2007 at 07:49 (6,102 days old) by sudsman ()        
Jon

You are correct Primus are also Belgium machines they also carry the Maytag commerical label too. And are very well built machines. There a lot of them here in the U. S. mostly in Hospital and Nursing Home laundries.

Post# 222697 , Reply# 6   7/14/2007 at 21:57 (6,101 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Live Action Demos

Would be interesting to view/listen to this brand of machines.--Laundry Shark

Post# 222784 , Reply# 7   7/15/2007 at 10:30 (6,101 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
IPSO Commercial Washers

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Sharky:

Searched YouTube for a video clip with good sound.
Sadly, all that I found is silent.

BOO HISS MOAN!

Hoping this has sound on other computers or when viewed later.

Thanks all for proper origin info. J'aime les choses Belgique.


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Post# 222785 , Reply# 8   7/15/2007 at 10:33 (6,101 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Day-um. Still no sound.

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Post# 222794 , Reply# 9   7/15/2007 at 11:26 (6,101 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

I have videos of Ipso washers with sound.... will upload it to youtube within the next couple days!

Jon


Post# 223026 , Reply# 10   7/16/2007 at 08:25 (6,100 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Toggle & Gadget: Do the machines you saw provide good extraction between the water changes? Did y'all enjoy your trip? Did you two turn the coin laundry into your community center? Anyplace you two hang out would have to be a social spot. Did the laundry owner institute a cover charge at the Cruise-O-Matic Automatic while you were in town?
Thanks for sharing.
Tom


Post# 223039 , Reply# 11   7/16/2007 at 09:34 (6,100 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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If the washers you saw had rubber boots, then they are soft-mount, 300G spin washers. That laundry owner spent good money on those machines.

Ipso was purchased by the Alliance Laundry Group last year or the year before. Ipso 300G machines are making an appearance now with the Speed Queen, Huebsch and Unimac names on them. Likewise, Speed Queen/Huebsch dryers are appearing with the Ipso name on them.


Post# 223041 , Reply# 12   7/16/2007 at 09:50 (6,100 days old) by sudsman ()        
Peter

You can can bet the Alliance will milk Ipso for all the name is worth then dump it.

Post# 223051 , Reply# 13   7/16/2007 at 10:52 (6,100 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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~Do the machines you saw provide good extraction between the water changes?
I believe 300G was mentioned. Didn't actually use them. The resort we were in had a GE Filter-flo!

~Did y'all enjoy your trip?
Mecca was fabulous! Thank you.

~Did you two turn the coin laundry into your community center?
Actually that was around the pool and jacuzzi, not the launder center! Just a few drunken drag shows by the gay and straight men. Nothing out of the the ordinary.

~Did the laundry owner institute a cover charge at the Cruise-O-Matic Automatic while you were in town?
No cover charge, but like most places of its kind, if you feed the coin slots instead of just walking around "aimlessly" they do appreciate it.

:-)





Post# 223074 , Reply# 14   7/16/2007 at 13:33 (6,099 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Well, Ipso does not have alot of fans in the USA coin laundry owners community...

Post# 223075 , Reply# 15   7/16/2007 at 13:55 (6,099 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Ipso 35lb machines with sound on pre-wash - the one on the right goes into a spin too.

Jon


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Post# 223134 , Reply# 16   7/16/2007 at 19:44 (6,099 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
The resort we were in had a GE Filter-flo!

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Coin-op Washer

Post# 223135 , Reply# 17   7/16/2007 at 19:47 (6,099 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Maytag Performa Dryer

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$4.00 wash token included use of dryer.

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