Pesticide your washing machines ppl

[rredbeak]

Now that's an odd thing to tell a camping group..

In '85 wife n I bought a maytag washing machine. because of kids we bought commercial quality .

a decade ago it stopped spinning..got guy out n it was a cockaroach got inside rotary program switch just as wife was using machine,itgot squashed n caused the spin to not get power...guy pulled switch apart on top of machine,cleaned out remaining bug with bamboo skewer,all good...


now yesterday the spinner stopped again so me thinks same thing.but we'll wait n see on monday i guess..


he older maytags have ONE motor that drives everything, all off center shaft. theres NO belts to drive pumps n things ,all from center shaft n the motor is bigger than german tank...so the fact it washes,rinses perfectly makes me think everything is ok just bugs..


I CANT believe this has lasted 34 years,never a problem,no rusty edges / nothing n its still going strong no shaking spinning,no noisey machine wash..

So spray away folks youre playng russian roulette with unseen bugs.. Rod

[Ancient Mariner]

Hi Rod
That is fantastic that it has lasted that long, must have been made during the week and not on a Friday
Cheers Graham

[rredbeak]

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theres just no way to tell if the bugs are active today or not.so every time youre playing Russian roulette..

im hoping it'll be same thing ,it only cost $60 total last time ..LOL Rod

took pic so show guy make model I was worried itd be too old n no parts,but hes got lots im told...

[hank]

Good luck with the 60 bucks, our local bloke charges $70 just to drop it off at his workshop, and the $70 goes towards repair, but if the repair is only 5 minutes you dont get change.



Hank

[rredbeak]

Ancient Mariner , Yes I agree , I like mid week builds ROFL.

Hank
Agreed ,$60 was a decade ago n it took him 1/2 hour to strip / clean /reinstall switch..

Rod

[dieseltojo]

Rod At first glance I thought you were going to go into the cleanliness of Wash machines. We were in Blackall whilst a rodeo was in town and the wonderful horsy folks washed the horse blankets in the laundromat. Luckily we were warned by a shop we got some change from.

Apparently the laundry owner was up for a lot of work to clean the machines up.

I dislike laundromats as you never know whats been through the machines.

This internet story seem a bit of a worry with a town full of scabies and things all using the same machine. It is concerning to throw you clots into a possibly coantamiated machine at any time.

I hope these folks do not skimp on the soap.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-14/ ... s/10113288

The humble laundromat is about to be deployed in the fight against scabies and other health issues in seven remote Top End communities.
Scabies, an itchy, highly contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow beneath the skin, is a relative obscurity in Australian cities.

But among some remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, experts believe up to 70 per cent of children contract it before their first birthday.
Health complications related to scabies can lead to rheumatic heart and kidney disease.

Overcrowded housing and humid conditions can help the mites spread.
Eradication of an infestation is intensive and generally involves thoroughly cleaning clothes and linen in which the mites could reside.

[Archer63]

Ok that’s it...I will never go to a laundromat again !

[dieseltojo]

I am in no way alarmist, and it goes with out saying that hospitals have laundries too.

I would be more concerned with the care and disinfection process and its faithful employment.

I just can;t see it happening in the out back.

I remember the days as a kid when the mums used to boil the bed sheets in a wood fired copper.

[rredbeak]

I tried to respond last night,come home n comp refused to start. so I waited till this morning n re loaded Win 10.

Archer I'm with you 100% what DT says scares the hec out of me..

DT. I never realised what you are saying,im only concerned now for my future trips cause I got by without contracting anything...

Secondly , DT, My fav freecamp [dunno why cause theres literally nothing there just dirt] is 20k South of Barcaldine qld.. But one trip it was fenced off for maybe upgrade or so, So we continued to Barcaldine n stayed free in showgrounds [ I WASNT aware then of freecamp on easter end of town,we never come that way].

Anyway in showgrounds is great amenities PLUS a washing maching with FREE TO USE sign on it.. WOW,get out dirty clothes n start washing,alls good till it hit rinse.then theres sparke ,lights in ceiling dimming,so I turned it off at wall.

Someone somhow tried to repair it by twisting wires together that the First SPIN shook loose.. Caretaker told us this later...

So if Scabies n other luscious things don't get you,local Idiots will... Rod

PS ive seen laundries n toilets that I refuse to use BUT you are not to know bout Local Repairs.

[rredbeak]

Besides, its ONLY ppl with Dirty clothes that have trouble..just stay inside n be clean, van n watch TV. Rod