Christiane - It's probably too late for you now, but..... When our old top loading washing machine decided to try to die, it decided to quit running correctly, but not die completely. We moved it to the basement, and my engineer husband disconnected the agitator so that it would only fill with water, then sit for a while, then later spin out the water. It was wonderful for washing fleece - I didn't have to stay with it to stop it from agitating! I ruined one fleece dye project by forgetting about the agitation - I ended up with a very bright pink boa! (And actually I sold it, believe it or not - someone thought it was wonderful!) It still works 12 years later. We do have a first floor laundry room for the really good washer and dryer. The basement room is called "the mortuary" (where I wash and dye wool and fabric).
If you have room for a second washer, maybe you can find one on a street-side for free and disconnect the agitator (it would be worth the money to hire someone to do this if you or your spouse doesn't know how. It is such a nice addition to my wool-working area - now my fabric working area (since we have retired and sold our sheep and I'm working with fabric now.) Nancy Burkhalter, Spindrift Farm To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
