DIY Off-grid Washing Machine (Video)
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Doing laundry in the old days was no easy task and it involved heating the water, using a washboard and overall, it was an intense labor. If you live off the grid or if you worry that one day there will be no more electricity, you should learn how to make an off the grid washing machine. This DIY project will show you how cheap and easy it is to make one.
Following the “How to live without electricity” article, a few people asked me about how would I handle laundry in a world without electricity. The solution is quite simple and it involves making a nonelectric washing machine. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to make an off the grid washing machine and it should cost you around $5 to complete this project.
You will need to buy the following:
- A simple plunger from the local store (it should cost around $3)
- A five gallon bucket (around $2)
Additionally, you should have a drill and a saw hole drill bit at hand. You will have to drill some small holes around the base of the plunger. This will help push the water through the clothing without causing a vacuum effect. Drill some holes through the plunger as shown in the video bellow.
Once you have the plunger ready to be used on your off the grid washing machine you will need to prepare the bucket. It’s really easy and all you need to do is to drill a hole in the middle of the lid. The hole should be wide enough so that the handle of the plunger can pass through the center of the tight-fitting bucket lid.
Once you’re done with this operation, you’re pretty much done and you can put your off the grid washing machine to the test. You will need to adjust the quantity of clothes based on their type and it’s better to start with only a few articles of clothing at first.
Here is video showing you how to do it:
Some tips to make laundry easier using your off the grid washing machine:
- It’s likely that the handle of the plunger is too short and this will require for you to bend or to sit on a small chair. To avoid this you can unscrew the short handle and replace it with a broomstick handle. You won’t have to bend over and work as hard, and it gives you more leverage.
- Always dust the clothes with a soft brush to remove dirt. It will help with the washing and you will use less water.
- Use about 1 ½ gallons of water for each wash. Your off the grid washing machine should work just fine with this quantity.
- For each washing stage push the plunger in the bucket for up to five minutes. Dump the dirty water, add clean rinse water and repeat until the water comes out clean.
- Make your own liquid detergent to make washing more efficient. Homemade detergent washes faster than the ones containing chemicals and you will use less water.
- Ask your kids to give a helping hand. Using this off the grid washing machine will be fun for them.
I hope that this DIY washing machine will help you when there will be no more electricity and that it will save you time. There are many other ideas available on the internet, but I find this one to be the quickest solution.
Stay clean and God Bless!
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Most, ordinary, helpless people would have no idea that you can get things gone, without an appliance, which costs hundreds of dollars to purchase, operate, and fix it. A knowledge of the old way of doing things, can help us DIY.
The good, old washing machines are so sturdy, that they could still be used, after 100 years, or they are at least still fixable. The plunger and bucket lid will decompose, much sooner than that. But, I liked your idea, because the rubber may be more gentle on clothes.
I live in the woods of Idaho six months out of the year. My washing machine is a 5 gallon bucket,with soap,water and clothes strapped to the rear cargo carrier of my ATV. Rinse is the same with clean stream water. Hang to dry.