I Washed My Clothes With 60 Year Old Detergent in A 40 Year Old Washer
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Washing for fun in my vintage 1978 Speed Queen Solid tub washer, tying to figure out if laundry was cleaner back in the day.
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I pay $70 a month for internet, apparently so that I can sit in front of my computer on new years eve and watch some guy's laundry...
You're not alone! Happy New Year
I’m here too! Happy New Year! 😅😅😅
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥂
@Spongecake Squareshoes welcome to rural maine... you choose between crap service or expensive service... unfortunately the crap service isn't suitable for my use.
@New Dave I'm almost old enough to have forgotten when I had friends.
did i seriously just watch a guy do his laundry and talk about soap
31,000 other people did too, including me.
It's surprisingly entertaining and soothing to watch. It's inspiring me to take a greater interest in laundry.
Yeah seriously , if this guy can make 60 year old soap and a 40 year old washing machine seem interesting what else can he do ?
@@extradimension7356 Maybe make watching paint dry interesting? I think this video is doing well due to the aesthetic and pleasing sounds.
@@NotSoCrazyNinja I used to be a conservator so paint drying and various detergents and the science thereof were pressing issues. But Genuinely I think the "Guy" (will look up his name) made it genuinely interesting and engaging. The "Roll over" colored micro fiber cloths were really interesting / unexpected precession where you think in the 1970's how did they really design the motion of the washing machine ? lol
"Yeah, I'm gonna go to bed early tonight and get plenty of sleep!"
Me at 3 AM:
Dude same Im just sitting here watching this at 1:30 am
Finnley Byres 1:30 also 😂
Lmao it’s 3:20 am and I’m reading this thinking the same thing
AceTheDragon3 almost 4am with me watching it 😂
2:55am close enough bud
This dudes really filming the whole cycle
Travis Morrison this dude (me) really watched the whole cycle 😂
How does it end? When I saw " 41:46 " I thought `no way.`
I did a vid too 😄
Travis Morrison i watch my wife’s cycle
@@Titanic19127 Let me guess, every month or so you need to watch for flying dishes too! #beentheredonethat
I like the old style and i had control of the machine and didnt get locked out. I felt like I was breaking the law watching it actually washing with lid open 😂 thanks for sharing
nothing a butter knife couldn't fix.
I dont like the new machines.
Saves your arms from possibly being torn off during spin cycle but who needs, safety right?
Ken S Wasnt a safety hazard 50 years ago!
@@genoaoak your arms aren't going to get torn off.
He’s clothes came out smelling like Vietnam and flashbacks
*fortunate son plays as detergent is poured
Vietnam is more 60s-70s, the 50s really had nothing special other than the Korean war.
Except nobody knew what or where Vietnam was in the 50s. Try watching MASH, and come back and try again
@@SnakeZombie The US was involved in Vietnam from 1955-1973. It's 2020 ( yes I know the video was posted a week and a day before new year's) So if the detergent is 60 years old that makes the manufacturer date 1960 right at the escalation of the conflict. just cause he tells the story of them breaking into the market in the 50s doesn't make that detergent from the 50s read the title.
@@alec4672 Wicked explanation brother but I don't remember asking.
Eugene, that box of Tide has no scent because it more than likely over time dissipated, because tide of that era was very fragrant I can remember my nana on wash day using Tide and you could smell the detergent through the whole house, and if she line dried the clothes that gorgeous scent wafted in the breeze. Yes Tide of that era was very fragrant.
I agree. I stayed a lot with an Aunt while I was growing up and I never saw her use anything other than Tide. I can still remember the STRONG fragrant smell.
@@navyspook79 I know right, I'll never forget that gorgeous scent, and the scent used to be in Tide u till mid 2000's and then it all changed and today's Tide smells nothing like it used to.
@@deltaboy767 Agreed 100% They did away with the "classic" scent sometime in the mid 2000's and it's just not the same. They need to bring the old scent back! Now the makers of Tide are upset that a lot of people have switched to Persil and other makes of detergent.
@@DJPenguino51 And this is why I don't use Tide anymore, I've since switched to Ariel and Persil which has an amazing fragrance, the Germans certainly never changed the scent if their classic detergent.
@@deltaboy767 Downey doesn't smell like it used to either. I switched to Swivel in the blue jug.
Wow, a real washing machine...all is missing is my mother with a cigarette...lol
Mark Hoffman 😭😭😭😭😭
😂😂😂😂👌 same! And the complaining about how long it will take 😏
😂🧑🏿🎤
A fat mother with cigarette
🤣
@@Rainbow__cookie dont u call my momma fat
when you're having an existential crisis and this was recommended
Wandering Soul nice likes
how did you know
wandering soul seems like the name one would have if they're constantly having an existential crisis.
Yup
Accurate
Video slush noise
Subtitles: [Music]
Its an oddly soothing sound to be honest lol
I love auto-generated subtitles on RUclips. Random noises tend to come up as either "[Music]" or "[Applause]". Starting a car usually gets the latter. Then there was the Star Trek fan film which included the subtitle: "Lock Facebook on target."
@@johnruschmeyer5769 Yeah, car videos are a gold mine if you want to see weird auto generated captions.
It's Musique Concrète.
That is more quiet than our washer from 2019.
Just shows you how stuff was made so much better back then
That’s so true because now they just get thrown. Around
because it is a decade old
@@dyingofcringe8839 No it's not. It's about 9 months old.
Neon its a joke
This was in my recommended list. I am not disappointed.
thought her name said milffreak lol
Jamie Mutton lol nooooooo
I like you ;-)
I’m surprised that this experiment didn’t send you back in time.
The spin cycle was doing 88 mph.
"You made a time machine out of a top loader?? What were you thinking??"
"Well it doesn't use detergent. Or water. It just reverts the clothes back to a time when they weren't dirty"
Coz he didnt hooked up the flux capacitor
nah his flux capasitor was out of iranium yo
@@marcoramirez120 "iranium"
Those vintage washers are just like vintage dishwashers. No finesse, just brute force!
Ooohhhhhhh yyyeeeaaahhhhhhhh
Lassi Kinnunen yeah their pretty pathetic. The only thing they do is save water
I lioe my ge dishwasher although it takes too much time but dishes come out looking good but the rinse additive is a bit on the imperfect side .
I had an older whirlpool dishwasher and i didnt like how i had to carefully not block the Pathway to the upper rack
I bought a speed queen at a yard sale for $30 once. Was the best machine ever. Also an old Kenmore electric dryer with a broken start button that the machine only turned off when the door was open. Was the best pair of machines I ever had.
The old Tide powder was FANTASTIC!!!! Back in the very early 1980's, the two family house in which I lived caught fire; it was a very old house, and the smoke was black and thick, and really settled and caked on everything. The items in my flat were smoke-damaged, and one thing I did, after I moved what could be saved, was attempt to clean the oh so many things that needed cleaning. I found that Tide was my saving grace. It cut through that sooty smoke like nobody's business!!!! I saved lampshades, clothing, a wicker chair, blankets, you name it... things that I thought were damaged beyond saving washed up and cleaned up, and it was all because of, and thanks to Tide! Somehow, I do not think the Tide pods would be as effective.
Sean Bryant I wouldn’t be surprised as govt regulations have dumbed down even dishwasher detergent supposedly for environmental reasons.
@@boostedmaniac ... You're right! With my new "energy efficient dishwasher"... I have to wash the dishes before loading the dishwasher and after the cycle finishes, all thanks to a machine that runs, if one can call it that, in pulses, coupled with a dishwasher detergent specifically made for the new HE machines.
Tide in the early 1980s was a lot different. I remember the appliance store telling dad to wash the window A/C unit with Tide and hot water. It would get greasy kitchen floors and walls clean. Today it cleans clothes better although it is no longer an all-around cleaner. It now uses enzymes to break up dirt and stains. The older Tide you could wash your car with it and it didn't damage the paint. I think Mean Green has some of the old chemicals because it breaks up the black dirt in my vacuum filter. Mean Green also works on fresh iodine spills.
Sean Bryant my Bosh dishwasher is great. I never wash anything before loading, I only dump food leftovers, load it and done.
I have a Kenmore Elite HE dishwasher (Whirlpool chassis) that gets the dishes clean with little fuss, but the quality of the detergent is critical as well as the use of rinse aid. The cheap stuff won't cut it. The best I have tried was cascade complete but typically use members mark brand which is acceptable.
Also, the 120 degree water temp recommended these days is BS. All of the detergents (clothes washer too) work better with hotter water.
I mis the days when washing machines had real agitators.
Same here. The modern agitator-less washers don't work the clothes around much at all, I've watched. Blankets, there zero mixing around. And I hate not being able to adjust the water level. The one I have always seems to not be enough water. There is a "deep wash" option that does overfill it though. And I always do a 2nd rinse!
@rocky mountain lass Easy enough to defeat the lid lock, I did it on the Whirlpool I have.
@@mikewillett5076 Speed Queeen still makes them, wish I bought one instead of the stupid Whirlpool HE crap I wound up with, it thinks 3" of water is enough to wash laundry, so I defeated the lid lock and I added a second hose next to the washer so I can FILL the tub with as much water as needed to cover the clothes or blankets. I add water while it's filling, and hit pause and put about another 20 gallons in and then let it run. When this POS goes bye bye I'm buying a Speed Queen, commercial model if I have to
@@HobbyOrganist. I hear you. Just got this Samsung last year, but with this goes up I will get 1 as you mentioned.
@@HobbyOrganist I still have my 37 year old Maytag that runs like a tank to this very day, and it was new when I got it, I'll keep fixing it because I frankly refuse to buy a new one.
My mom walked in and she said: you know you should try to wash your own clothes instead of watching a men washing his clothes through your phone.
The original Tide and Looney Tunes logos look the same!
It's clean folks!
Diddly doo dot dee dee doo dot
Deh deh dit dehhhh.
Dut dut da dahh dit dahhhhhhh!
An old Speed Queen & phosphates, the secrets to clean laundry.
Pretty much and both my grandmothers and my own mom washed and got unthinkable disasters clean in that era with their SQ’s
Yup. I use commercial Cascade fryer boil out (w/ phosphates) from amazon. Super shiny dishes. No jet dry required.
Speed Queen still makes good agitator washers but they are like $900, and you almost have to buy the commercial model now too which is even more
Also the secret to algae blooms
Too bad phosphates phucking nuke the environment. And trust me I an environmental engineer
The old detergents had phosphates and now they don’t. The phosphates really cleaned.
Gary Clark this is the reason
"In 2015, P&G announced it would implement a bitter taste to its Tide Pods as a means to deter people from biting into them"
He has got that delicious original recipe tide which gives yummy results!
My research says to add 1/4 C. TSP to my loads in my OLD SCOOL washing machine. Trisodium phosphate. Made my clothes white. Already laundered White clothes soaked overnight in my tub washer. Bye dingy grey sheets. Bye indeed!
@@Watchoutforsnakez Exactly Boogie Maam. I own a cleaning company and that is exactly what they all did. It is also why your dishwasher leaves residue now. If you add some in the dishwasher you will see your dishes come out clean just like they use to. I don't get why they did this TSP is like baking soda or borax laundry soap it's 100% all natural. Check your cheerios box because its in your cereal. It has a million uses just like baking soda.
The phosphate was removed because it caused water pollution issues. It caused suds to form in rivers and caused algae blooms.
"What's your favorite music?"
Me: "It's complicated..."
This is a washer for people who actually get dirty for a living.
And the whirlpool direct drive washer.
@@alecvip7562 Yessir,owned two of them and can attest to that.
Fisher and Paykel's WashSmart would be my choice of machine. You could actually smell the washing powder in the clothes, but the new HE washers are more-or-less useless. It's a shame my Grandma's WashSmart died, if it didn't I would've happily bought it off of her.
I've only had agitation washers,but my mom bought a fancy HE. It only lasted four years before it was junk, and she was so happy when it finally broke down and she could buy another agitation washer. She said so many of dads work uniforms and her dress clothes were ruined because the HE wouldn't clean them and get stains out.
Bought a Roper agitation washer 15 years ago from Sears. That's it. That's the end of the story. Dirty laundry in, clean laundry out. No issues with anything. It's basically the perforated metal drum version of what's in the video...
Awe the good ole days when you can wash a load with the lid up.
Still can- disable the lock like I did on my Whirlpool, there's different ways to do it, on mine I unscrewed it from the lid and took it and it's wires back to the rear of the cabinet and zip tied them securely in the corner, the washer senses the lock still and locks it but it aint in the lid any more LOL!!!
My parents bought a Maytag in early 2000s and it can wash with the lid up but you must close it to spin
We use washing machines that open from the front so that was never an option lol
im sure there is a sad story why they auto lock now.
Kevfactor
Lots of top-loaders don’t lock, but stop the spin cycle when you open them during operation. Safety features like these were implemented following accidents like the one that happened to a girl named Sharon, you may know her from the Barbie.avi interview. Watch ScareTheatre’s video on it.
40 year old washer, still works in 2019. Nowadays a washer that’s 5 to 7 years old craps itself and needs to be replaced.
@@LisaLisaCJ Hey, I'd still be driving an 84 Chevy Caprice in the summer if someone didn't force my Dad to wreck it the other year. That 305 engine would never die when maintained, I only had about 128,000 miles on it. It could have gone another 128k easily, and 500k was possible. I've even heard of a case where someone drove an 84 Pontiac, maybe with the same engine or maybe not, and he nearly got to a million; then someone stole the engine.
Eating Taco Bell and watching a Speed Queen-Tide "commercial". Now if this isn't a highlight of Christmas Eve, I don't know what is.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019!
Dang. I want a Speed Queen front load washer. They're $1500. 😯
@@Dobiegal get an LG
@@joshuamast5128 LG will be gone in 5 years. A Spped Queen will outlast me.
@@Dobiegal I disagree I’ve seen LGs last a long time
@@joshuamast5128 maybe they do, but it's SQ for me when I get a new washer.
Now, THAT’S a washing machine.
I use a 70-year-old washer for my clothes. I call her "nana."
It's alright, she's working off a loan - although there is a balloon payment coming up.
I bet that washer get your clothes really good clean
😂
yup ate a restaurant with the same name
I always liked the old washing machines better.
That's what I grew up with. And there never seemed to be an issue with the clothes coming clean. All throughout the 1980s
You know I'm here at 3am, but I never thought someone would record their laundry being washed, and here I am watching it. We are in the future.
I got an ad for affordable gravestones on this video.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is some wacky ASMR, that's for sure.
You really can find anything on the internet, apparently. My parents had a Maytag they bought in the early 70s. It ran basically flawlessly for over 30 years. Almost everything on it was made of metal. Yes, it used a lot of water, but it was simple and reliable. I ran into this channel because I was figuring out how to fix my second problem with an LG washer that is less than 10 years old. I am actually seriously thinking about replacing my new washer with a rebuilt old one like this. The whole "they don't make 'em like they used to" thing is absolutely true when it comes to washing machines.
trustbuster23: If you need a new washer close to this old model try the new Speed Queen TC5. It’s a classic top loader with agitator and traditional transmission and does magnificent job at cleaning laundry. Made in USA with a stainless steel tub.
Just be aware the other Speed Queen top loaders that are being offered beginning with TR are awful machines so avoid those.
I love my old washer!! It was my moms and it works better then "new ones" I've had before.
With A lot Of Things. I Still Use A 40 Year Old Washer. Never Has Went Out.
Absolutely True! In the early 70's, my mom and dad moved into my Grandmother's house. The brought their used Maytag washer and dryer. My dad poured a lifted concrete slab in the basement, with room for 2 washers and 2 dryers. Then he ran the plumbing and electric for his set and my grandma's set. I grew up with having 2 washers and dryers, and 6 people living in our home in the late 70's/early 80's. Grandma's washer finally died after 20 years. Mom spent weeks researching what unit's to buy, using consumer reports, reader's digest, and talking to people everywhere. She bought 2 brand new Maytag washers, replacing hers as well. Those 2 machines lasted until around 2015 and it cost too much to just "fix them". 30 years was more than we expected in a home full of people.
When I moved out in 1999, I bought a used version of the exact same model along with the matching dryer for $200. As a single guy, the washer lasted from 1999 till around 2013 when the transmission went out. The appliance shop had a used Maytag they had just repaired, and sold me for $100. It was the newer version of the same model. It's going on 10 years of trouble free service. The dryer went out in 2016 after an electrical surge to the house hit. It was replaced with a used $60 "Roper" that has run flawlessly for years now.
I just purchased a new-to-me home and included in the deal was the exact same washer I already have! I know this sounds stupid, but I'm excited to know that I'll be covered for at least another 10 to 20 years. They may not be the most efficient machines, but the peace of mind knowing they will continue to run with plenty of parts available to fix is enough for me to keep them around as long as possible.
I LOVE these older model washers! They cleaned better than these modern day HE one's. They are easier to fix when something goes wrong.
RUclips: "You like old computers and electronics, so watch this guy do vintage laundry!"
😂😂😂 we must be soulmates coz same... 🤷♀️
I'm suddenly getting a bunch of those too
omg literally me
*rubs tide on lead paint while smoking a cigarette*
Well it’s in the paint. I can say I worked years in a steel mill from furnace to casting to rolling. And at times more so in the furnace their was so much dust in the air you couldn’t really see at times.
We used to every so often wear air sampling machines to test for just that. And only a few of us in certain areas became above the exposure limit for lead and all that shit was airborne. Not stuck in paint. Unless you waiting paint chips that shit really isn’t gonna hurt a fly. People are to paranoid over shit that don’t really make a difference. Lead paint for example. The smokes on the other hand I do that to that’s a whole nother issue
And here I am, thinking of Mother (born in 1951) describing the smell of fresh paint fumes with cigarette smoke. Oh, lard.
One to one-and-a-half cups was common in the 1970s because the detergent was different - it was less concentrated.
I wake up around 3 am almost every night. Maybe this is common among people. Who else wakes up around 3 every night?
Lots of cheap fillers so consumers would see a HUGE box and think they were getting more for less money, age old trick!
@@sarahs7751 yes, then back to sleep an hour or so later
Exactly
Instead of doing my own laundry, here I sit.
"Sheer Brute Force". perfect description. That machine gets right down to business from the first 3 strokes of the agitator.
Merry Christmas Eugene ; )
A real washing machine. The washing machines now don’t have the agitation like this to clean clothes properly.
Kathy Jarvis my front loader does a good job
You can still buy an agitator washer
Front loaders agitate the clothes together pretty effectively. It works well in commercial cleaning
Washing clothes with detergent that's so old, it was grossly outdated when that super old washing machine was brand new......I like that.
"Has a pretty aggressive agitator..."
**washer generates 12Gs**
Lol
ANYBODY ELSE GETS JEALOUS AFTER WATCHING HIS VIDEOS SHOWING OFF HIS VINTAGE MACHINES WE ALL WILL NEVER HAVE 😑😑??? IM DESPERATE OVER HERE TO FIND ONE THAT WASHES LIKE THIS😔😔 belt drivess
I hear ya. My mom had a Speed Queen and those things washed the h*ll out of clothes. This modern day washers are for people that sit behind a desk all day that don't get their clothes dirty.
Gerry but even so I would prefer a speed queen. I want my clothes clean, especially my towels.
you can thank obama and the fed gov for that
You could hit up some estate sales that are from senior communities, put a word in to local appliance repair guys. I got an oldie that way.
One time my parents bought a machine and when they got it home it only spun one way and would rip the clothes! It was legit the worst thing ever! RIP all my sweaters 😭😭
WOW
Quality washer, detergent, and vlogger!
Love how there is no time wasting nonsense with the older machines. No useless balancing, sensing and "thinking" like crappy modern washers do.
Best true to life film I've ever seen. 100% accurate!!! It made me frustrated, it made me laugh, it made me cry!!! I give this film two thumbs up!!!!! Make sure to watch it through to the end as to not miss the best parts.
As a child, that’s how I remember our washing machine, full of soapy suds. I could watch for hours then and now.
LOL, You just don’t get this level of cleaning satisfaction with today’s detergents and machines.
And now, the GOVERNMENT has decided we're too stupid to watch the machine work so they MANDATE that washers have door locks. 🙄
dobie gal 😭😭😭
dobie gal then get one with a transparent door
@@Dobiegal It's not necessarily us adults that the locks are for, there were babies who fell into washing machines and many died. You turn around for 2 seconds, and some of them are eating glue and crayons.
If only we could take our modern crappy machine and but in the sheer brute force agitators. That machine is really destroying the dirt.
Tide in the 1950s: Giving away free washing detergents with washing machines to convince people to buy.
Tide today: "Stop eating our pods."
Can't beat these old machines. My parents bought the house in 92' and it came with an 85' GE Filter Flo Heavy Duty top loader washer. We tore down the old house and built a new one around 05 and to this day we still have that same washer in the basement, paired with a modern Samsung for nicer clothes (since like you said these things are rough). A good example of the saying, "they don't make em' like they used to".
Before I watch this, I'm betting they do work better.
Edit: dang that washer ROCKS where can I get one?
Craigslist probably
It's the old soap. Usually a good frontloader does a better job of agitating dirt out.
@@Jaker788
Front loaders are shit for actually dirty clothes. They agitate like a limp wristed loser trying to throw a ball. A commercial unit would be ok, but not the consumer garbage (not to mention INCREDIBLY unreliable and expensive to maintain).
TheGuruStud and a pain in the ass to load
dobie gal Go to Sears-but in 1976
Even with six pairs of your pants in there the microfiber towels disappeared right away try that with one of the new HE washers and see what happens? This is a real old school washer with great old fashioned detergent. If they don’t come clean with this they will never come clean.
I have a Maytag heavy duty washer and dryer I bought in Sept. 1989, it still works well.
@rocky mountain lass I had an Amana refrigerator I bought around the same time. When it broke down a few years ago, I bought a new Whirlpool refrigerator. I really. really regret having done that. I should have had it repaired. Since watching this video, I found my service repair man's card and I'm going to call him and have him check out my washer, dryer and stove.
Honestly, thank you for what you do.
I love hidden gems like this, I'm not entirely interested in washers to be honest. But your personality and knowledge really make it. And I love hearing people talk about what they are interested in.
Thank you!
Look at how that agitator shoves those clothes around like a BOSS!! I got a vintage washing machine because these new HD front loading ones are horrible and useless . Sooooooooooo much better. This video is rad!
Speed Queen washers were made in Ripon, Wisconsin. They were used in a lot of laundromats because of their durability.
Wish mine didn't die but they were 50 yrs old! My newmaytags are ok
They still are. I just bought a new set of speed queens. Same style machines and 5 to 10 year parts and labor warranty depending on the model.
Up until a couple years ago I had Kenmore's version of this machine. It was a work horse. Plus if I needed to repair something on it I could. Didn't need a computer degree to figure it out.
My brother had a co-worker who helped design Tide for Proctor & Gamble. The man said that they graphed the amount of Tide's effectiveness with the amount used. They took the highest amount of Tide used until too much became ineffective. That amount is what they set as the amount to use, so the company would make the most money because you would run out of it faster causing you to buy more. Most people are unaware of this. He suggested using less Tide than what they recommended because it would be still effective using a lower amount.
Even modern powdered detergent calls for what seems like a massive amount to be added. I use powdered Purex on my husband's work clothes, it calls for 1&1/4 cup. I use powdered on his because I firmly believe it gets the oil,grease and red clay mud out of his clothes ten times better than liquid.
Beth Norrod purex? I use dissolved ivory bar soap, it seems to be a good option
My husband is a trash truck driver, I switched to powdered detergent (Tide) and he's the brightest one there other than the new hires lol
@@Jogjosmowwdkfs I made some homemade detergent once using grated Ivory soap,washing soda and borax. It did a decent job cleaning,but even after an extra rinse cycle the clothes seemed to have a slimy coating. Not sure what I did wrong, I followed the recipe exactly. I never thought of using just the Ivory.
Beth Norrod grate the ivory soap or dissolve it in the water before you run a load and do an extra rinse cycle. That works fine for me
You know you’ve officially become an adult when you’re interested in watching videos about washing machines. Love these videos!
this guys accent reminds me of growing up in the midwest
The midwestern accent is sexy as fuck.
Sounds like hes from Wisconsin
@@SuperPussyFinger Said no one ever. I find it quaint and nice but not sexy.
Hes from ohio. It said it in the beginning of the video im from ohio as well
@@John-Adams It depends on what part of the midwest someone is from.
I remember being a kid in the early 90's and randomly having dreams about washing machines and laundromats. This video brings me back to simpler times.
There needs to be an ASMR laundry-watch channel
This is so calming. Laundry is my favorite chore. Thank you RickReviews for recommending this channel.
This is my new ASMR go to video...I can barely stay awake watching this...so sleepy...
What I learned in university chemistry was that old school detergent molecular chains couldn't be broken down by bacteria and/or would kill them in the streams and water treatment plants. Hence, no clean water and suds in streams. So, they changed the molecular structure so the bacteria could eat and break down detergent in the wild once it went down the drain.
Speed Queen Rules then and now
If it wasn't for the cost of water today this would be my preferred era of SQ!
may tag did the same job and lasted longer . that is the ones built befor 2006
dknowles60 it goes back way before 2006. Maytag was suffering from serious quality control issues once they started to come out of the 80’s and greed got into the business and to many divisions got developed. There was many a wrench thrown into machines. The robust Maytag was gone even though the soul was still there.
Whirlpool has done nothing to improve on that basic structure of quality Maytag was once known for. Their version of it at best! People coming today won’t ever know anything about that distinction.
Maytag and Speed Queen are largely faint copies of yesteryear. But the only two manufacturers that truly competed in the commercial market together and even in the residential market. Everything else even it though built better than today, then was still cheaply built compared to a Maytag or a Speed Queen. It’s all relative!
@@Channel-cm7yc you know that funny I have a 1997
@@Channel-cm7yc that still runs uses all the same parts from the 1970 except the transmission
Cute :)
I use an 80 year old wringer and washboard with baking soda, vinegar and 80 year old soap and I've been doing this for about a decade or something.
Works perfectly fine.
In my 50 years experience of doing laundry, you DID overload the washer. One pair of pants can make a difference. Probably residual soap in the clothes after that rinse.
Detergents today aren't like the ones from back in the 50's; it seemed to wash your clothes much better compared to recent detergents. The machine didn't do too bad being 40 years old; much better than some of these high class washers of today. Thanks for the demonstration :-)
Finally, something I really wanted to watch.
I absolutely love those old waterfall type washers. My grandma had one in the 80s( it was an 80s model I think) a Kenmore and I used to just let the water rush over my hands growing up. The older the unit the better the quality so they were made to LAST and take a beating. That old soap was much better than than the stuff now but alot contained lye.
Sweet vid man!!!!!👍
This was better than the last season of GOT.
I’m watching this...I couldn’t even watch my laundry get done.
🤣
Eugene thanks for the great video - this is a awesome washer. I think this was the last design solid tub SQ made. As for the Tide their was probably no scent because it is so old!
We had one of those type of "solid-tub" Speed Queen washers in the 70's... into the 80's. Although ours was not the "standard-capacity" it was the "EX-large capacity tub" that had a stainless-steel... solid-tub. I knew 1 cup of Tide was way to much for that washer with the wash-action that it has. Using 1/2 cup Tide would have more than done the job. Those solid-tub SQ washers were the best! Laundry-mats everywhere used them (as well as millions of families in their homes) as they were very durable washers & did a great job cleaning laundry.
Roma and Foca laundry detergents make suds just like that I use them in my 2019 (2017 model) speed queen. Extremely cheap and great detergent!
Its videos like this, that is what RUclips is all about.
Didn't ask for it. Random.
Caught my attention.
Now I want more of it. Haa.
9 minutes in of staring at this washing machine and I just realized I'm just watching someone do laundry and I'm enjoying it. Older 80-90's washing machines were built better and the hum could put me to sleep.
It runs so quietly and smooth. You can tell it’s a quality machine the kind of quality you can’t get today
I can remember years ago my grandmother sprinkling Tide on the dishes when she washed up. My mother and her sister in law used to cringe at the thought of it.
My mom uses that lol rarely when there is no dishwasher soup.
Until about 1970, most dishwashing liquids were no milder to skin than all-purpose powder was. In the 1960s, the powdered bubble baths sold in supermarkets also had formulas very close to those of high suds laundry powders.
Ah, it’s a speed queen. No wonder it still works.
the ole speed queen blasted right through those suds. Lesser machines would bog down under these conditions.
Speed Queen still makes top loaders like this. Whirlpool may as well.
I'm honestly oddly intrigued and satisfied by this recommended video for some reason
My dudes soundin' like CaptainSparkles while showing off his laundry.
Reading the tide box reminds me of that time as a kid my mom used laundry detergent for washing dishes. Ironically, I think it was tide lol. It did the job. On a side note, my grandparents (may they rest in peace) had an old top-load washing machine. It was old in the 1990s so it was probably 70s or 80s. At the time I didn't think much of it, but as an adult with access to only "high-efficiency" or front-loaders, I've noticed my clothes just don't get fully clean. You can wash them three times in a row and they will still be dirty. However, my grandparents old machine, when my grandma did laundry, the clothes were actually clean. I remember seeing the white laundry bright white in the sun while line drying and she somehow getting every speck of stain and dirt out of every garment and I never saw her pretreating or anything like that. Those old machines were just different I guess compared to modern machines. One thing I do remember her doing is once it filled and agitated for a short time to mix everything up, she would let it soak for a while before letting it resume the cycle. I want clean clothes back.
how old were the clothes ? just kidding I have not used such old detergent but my whirlpool washer is 36 yrs old and never had issue money well spent great video. ps the smell is probably gone because its in a box and 60 yrs old ?
I have a Kenmore that's just turned 28 years old....still running (just like the 33 year old Magic Chef dishwasher that came with the house I live in.) They don't make appliances to last like they used to.
Yup after my mom passed she saved alot of stuff grew up during the depression I had her 1969 speed queen washer n a 1960s box of fire very similar
I love my old washer and dryer. I'm 32 and I purposely bought older ones when I got my house because the new ones are ridiculous and hard to fix...btw it didnt rinse 100% because it was a lil overloaded
🥱🥱🥱🥱 OMG!!!! I clicked this so fast because i remember old school tide ( 80’s) being awesome.
there’s no way a modern washer would spin while it’s open 21:05
I have a Kenmore that does
You just have to defeat the safety interlock
Not sure what my parents have but i love watching the clothes in the washer
Fast forward 2050.. speed queen still working🤣🤣🤣..That soil never had a chance
nobody:
not a soul:
youtube: here's a dude doing laundry
Nice to see washing powder has a long shelf life lol. I'm surprised it still worked optimally though, it was probably scented, perfume is the first to evaporate. I think modern washing powders dissilves slower than it used too. The boxes of washing powder we had as a child were generally much larger and the measuring scoops too. My modern washing machine washes clean and rises very well, but the basic washing cycle takes a couple of hours at least.
great washer the best that's why I love my 2015 speedqueen wish it had overflow rinse
I'm watching this while I'm super stoned and it's so AMAZING
I got a 40+ year old washing machine, not for any reason, it was here and never quit working, so why get a new one? It works fine.
Yes newer washer and dryers won’t last as long. Sane with refrigerator, I still have my50’s era fridge. Still working. While dad has gone through 3 modern ones.
@@appealingpit yeah I had a 50s frig as the auxiliary in the garage, worked fine, into the 1990s then the electric company gave $500 for any frig before a certain year. I couldn't pass up that deal!
Perfect video to cure my insomnia...the washing sounds seems like ASMR and it makes me sleepy ngl. Thanks RUclips recommendations!
I remember that era. It had fragrance which probably dissipated over the years
That’s all my mom used and we did wash our dishes with tide!!!! I’m in my 60s and I used it for years until they changed the scent.Then went to gain. That smell lasted so long. Then they changed it , ( it’s not the same) switched to persil. And downey does not smell the same either.