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Post# 182180   1/10/2007 at 07:51 (6,286 days old) by mrx ()        

OK this is taking High Efficiency too far

cyclean.biz/mainmenu.html...

Pedal power washer


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Post# 182181 , Reply# 1   1/10/2007 at 07:55 (6,286 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)        

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Lol. My GOD! what is comin to this world.



Post# 182210 , Reply# 2   1/10/2007 at 10:17 (6,286 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)        

They had these on GMTV last year LOL

I remember they did a test cycle in one and apparently they washed well :-P

You control tumble and spin speeds lol

a good idea me thinks


Post# 182213 , Reply# 3   1/10/2007 at 10:29 (6,286 days old) by gocartwasher ()        
woa looks like one

of my creations,hope that front loader takes less power than my maytag wringer I hooked a bicycle to,to use my system youd have to be a strong a Lance Armstrong to do a load of cloths

Post# 182222 , Reply# 4   1/10/2007 at 11:06 (6,286 days old) by gocartwasher ()        
been to his site really neat

theres lots of atvanages here,you save electricity ,get a arobic workout.to!!!!,why go to a gym when you can do house work & get the work out all in one,things like this have been used & in my mind for years,with energy and health issues in the world these devices are just what we need
Chuck


Post# 182232 , Reply# 5   1/10/2007 at 11:50 (6,286 days old) by hotpointwf220 ()        
If I had one I'd be pleased.

It's a great idea and I wouldn't mind having one, no COMPUTERS to mess with lol.

Post# 182315 , Reply# 6   1/10/2007 at 18:32 (6,286 days old) by sudsman ()        
OMG!

If our admn. sees this he'll put in 10 of them ..

Post# 182320 , Reply# 7   1/10/2007 at 18:40 (6,286 days old) by agiflow ()        

What a neat idea..me like.

Post# 182323 , Reply# 8   1/10/2007 at 18:45 (6,286 days old) by sudsman ()        
just remembered

This one makes think of the one on Gilligans Island

Post# 182329 , Reply# 9   1/10/2007 at 19:05 (6,286 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Mac, I was one step ahead of ya on the Gilligan thing.

Post# 182335 , Reply# 10   1/10/2007 at 19:40 (6,286 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)        
VIDEO!!

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heres the link to the video. I remeber seeing this video a while back and thinking it was cool. They have used an old Hottie drum and the rest of the engineering does seem nice and simple.
Enjoy
Matt


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Post# 182374 , Reply# 11   1/10/2007 at 21:00 (6,286 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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~This one makes think of the one on Gilligans Island


You beat me to it!


Post# 182378 , Reply# 12   1/10/2007 at 21:02 (6,286 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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bicycle => generator=> batteries => inverter (DC to AC) and Voila! You can use any off-the-shelf machine. LOL

Let's see just how much those internal heaters, 2.5 hours cycles and boil-washes are coveted now! *LOL *

(ducks and runs)


Post# 182380 , Reply# 13   1/10/2007 at 21:06 (6,286 days old) by oxydolfan1 ()        

My grandfather was consigned to a similar setup back in the old country. First thing in the morning. AFTER boilwash (see Toggle's stovetop demo)....

No wonder the coffee is so strong over there!


Post# 182381 , Reply# 14   1/10/2007 at 21:08 (6,286 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Don't tell them that the door is mounted upside-down. LOL

Post# 182641 , Reply# 15   1/12/2007 at 02:21 (6,285 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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Hmm. Another atrocious color combination for Whirlpool to pedal... lol...


Post# 182643 , Reply# 16   1/12/2007 at 03:40 (6,285 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

didn't the castaways have one of those on Gilligans Island?

Post# 182650 , Reply# 17   1/12/2007 at 05:40 (6,285 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
Hmmmm

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Tank will hold water for two washes? What? No rinse???

Post# 182654 , Reply# 18   1/12/2007 at 06:22 (6,285 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)        

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my thoughts exactly louis can't say i'd like non rinsed clothes lol.

Post# 182656 , Reply# 19   1/12/2007 at 06:30 (6,285 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Water, Water,

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What do you mean, theres more than enough water fot two washes and 6 rinses.....

using Roberts, Towellette Drop of Moisture Control level!!!!!LOl.....which probably makes it more efficient than a Miele!!!



Post# 182675 , Reply# 20   1/12/2007 at 07:56 (6,284 days old) by sudsman ()        
Pedal Power?

Wonder how it would perform with a motor bike!

Post# 182688 , Reply# 21   1/12/2007 at 08:38 (6,284 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
Tank will hold water for two washes? What? No rinse???

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50L divided by 8 water changes = 6.25L per fill.
Can you say WIPE-WASH?

12.5 gallons divided by 8 water changes = 1.5625 gallons per fill.

uh no. A bucket (not bouquet!) is 2.0 US gallons.


Post# 182697 , Reply# 22   1/12/2007 at 09:43 (6,284 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Well, the hell with Energy Star, you can put as much water into the thing as you want, including hot water from your home!

You can rinse as many times as you want!

Uni-directional tumbling...

You have to petal quite slowly to get the proper wash speed.

You really must have nothing else to do during laundry day, because your butt will be on the bike watching Oprah, Montel, Jerry, and daytime soaps.

Oh, the damage it could inflict if something comes loose or breaks while petaling...

You'd have to stop to drain and stop to fill.

You really only get a workour when spinning.


Post# 182884 , Reply# 23   1/13/2007 at 00:08 (6,284 days old) by bongobro ()        
Pedal Power Washers

Maybe they'll develop a model that has twin drums (sort of like a Dexter twin-tub wringer)...you'd need a tandem bike to power that one (LOL).

By the way, the earliest ad campaigns for Tide, Fab, and Surf claimed you could get the "cleanest clothes in town" whether you rinsed your wash or not, so...maybe they could dust off those campaigns for pedal-powered machines!


Post# 182956 , Reply# 24   1/13/2007 at 09:46 (6,283 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent)        

Wow how fast should it spin if you are just cycling lik the guy on the video!!!

Post# 183100 , Reply# 25   1/14/2007 at 00:31 (6,283 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

GEEZ-To heck with the pedal power-how-bout hooking that rig to the rear PTO of your tractor--Shift tractor and PTO gears for wash speed or spin!!With the couplers they show in the film clip-looks like with a few adaptors from Agri-supply you could run the thing from your tractor!Would be different.

Post# 183558 , Reply# 26   1/16/2007 at 13:10 (6,280 days old) by rolltideroll ()        

I once saw an obscure patent that I think was actually accepted by the Patent office about a washing machine for truck drivers that hooked somehow up under the truck and was powered by the axels somehow. Hey, I'm no engineer when it comes to 18 wheelers. but it was very impractical.

Post# 184267 , Reply# 27   1/19/2007 at 03:43 (6,278 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

If the truck has a PTO from the transmission you could run something from it-Ie trash compactor bodies use the truck PTO to operate the compactor.Some cement trucks use it to rotate the concrete drum.Yes-you probably could run the washer from it-but probably when the truck isn't moving.same Idea as the tractor.You can use the tractor PTO say for that washer but would have to chock the tires to prevent any possiblity of the tractor from moving.In one farm show magazine I had they showed one person who rigged the tractor PTO to run a large commercial sewing machine!He had the wheels chocked while using the sewing machine.You should be able to run most things from truck-tractor PTO's as long as the device doesn't draw too much power and you can couple to it.That washer shouldn't be a problem.

Post# 184518 , Reply# 28   1/20/2007 at 11:29 (6,276 days old) by cvillewasherbo ()        
long haired peddler

WOW--I wish they had more footage of that guy in action.


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