My last house had that chute and since my wife wouldn't let me wash my yard clothes in the big people's washer I had an old Maytag with a power ringer. Fill it from a hose hooked up to the faucet with a hose adapter or just use cold water. And open the valve on the bottom to drain it. One speed agitator either engaged or disengaged. Same with the wringer. There was an emergency release for when you got your hand caught.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Thom McMahon <[email protected]> wrote: > Home linen chutes, do homes even have these anymore? I remember growing up > we could go from the 2nd floor to the basement by sliding down the linen > chute, About a 12" x 14" sheet metal duct to where the washing machine was > located. Just push against the side to slow down or even stop if you were > just playing hide and seek. (I'd never fit in that today!) I also remember > getting my hand caught in the "NEW" washing machine that had a "Power > wringer" attachment, not like the old hand crank wringer we used to use. > (Another modern convenience to maim children.) > Now all kids have is premature deafness from playing their I-pods too loud, > and carpel tunnel from those little tiny key boards from testing 60 WPM. > > > > Thom McMahon, SET > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > P.O. Box 882136 > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, WSAFM _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
