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Thread Number: 37005
P.O.D. 10/19/11: Bendix WONDERTUB Washing Machine |
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Post# 550410 10/19/2011 at 11:04 (4,571 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy  (Oak Park, MI) |
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There is a mention of it in one of my books by Charles Klamkin, IF IT DOESN'T WORK, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS...
Wonder if any one here has had a washer w/ this tub supposedly made out of this rubber material (& the book criticizes how the tub may be prone to breakage by a sharp object left in a pocket) that doesn't even use a conventional agitator (the water moves in and out of the tub, moving & shifting the clothes in order for them to be washed)... Any thoughts? -- Dave | ||
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Post# 550424 , Reply# 1 10/19/2011 at 11:36 (4,571 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Hi Dave,
>> Wonder if any one here has had a washer w/ this tub..... Yes there are a few of these floating around and our webmaster Robert has a couple of them.
>> the book criticizes... it doesn't even use a conventional agitator..... The book is wrong. It does use a conventional agitator that rotates back and forth for washing like most other top load washers. BUT, as this washer has the rubber tub and does not spin, it uses a vacuum pump to suck the air (and water) out of the tub, which also collapses the tub and squeeses the water out of the clothes.
Check out the link below. It's a thread Robert posted about creating a see thru lid s you can watch the action. There is a video in the thread too.
I hope this helps! Kevin CLICK HERE TO GO TO Revvinkevin's LINK | ||
| Post# 550430 , Reply# 2 10/19/2011 at 12:00 (4,571 days old) by vintagekitchen () | ||
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Robert's Video.. Robert's Bendix is the Economat.. Perhaps the Wondertub was a diferent model? | ||
| Post# 550456 , Reply# 4 10/19/2011 at 14:07 (4,571 days old) by Westie2 () | ||
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My grandmother (dads mother) had the semi-automatic and it was a great washer for her. Lasted for many years until a big nail was left in my grandadas pocket. By that time she was ready to get a fully automatic.
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Post# 551171 , Reply# 7 10/22/2011 at 01:34 (4,568 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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IF IT DOESN'T WORK, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! (Follow-Up:)
OK now I finally have the book in hand and it states that the Bendix Economat does use a conventional agitator & in a conventional back & forth design, so my apologies on the inaccuracies there...
(I was correct on the other pumping/extracting details, and other vital information, though--also cited by Charles Klamin in this book; probably needed to read the ad some more, too...) Just thought about the brief chronicle on this machine Klamkin writes about in his book, which is very much, I believe, that very same machine, which we have had featured as P.O.D. here at autowasher.org... -- Dave | ||
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