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Laundry for single people in tiny flats/bedsits
Austin_Allegro_2
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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.
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.
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