Laundry for single people in tiny flats/bedsits

Austin_Allegro_2

Hi all
I live in a flat with a kitchen the size of a phone box, so no room for a washing machine.

I got fed up with the hassle and expense of the launderette (and they don't seem to get your stuff clean anyway).

I searched the net for a solution and came up with this, a washing machine designed for use on board boats.
http://www.laundry-alternative.com

I was sceptical at first but it seems to work quite well. It only takes 2 minutes for a 4.5 kg load, although the rinsing can take about 5 minutes. Heavy soiling like collars and cuffs needs a prewash stain treatment, but everything else comes out ok.

It doesn't spin dry, so I bought a separate spin dryer for £89 from Comet.

The launderette was costing me about £6 a week, or £312 a year. The cost of the wonderwash was £40 plus £89 for the spin dryer, so after 22 weeks' use I'd recouped my money and started saving.

I've been using it for about a year now and haven't gone back to the laundrette, the whole wash from sorting through to hanging out takes about an hour.