nope. not rocket science. which is why i figured out the majority of it alllllll by myself.
and nope. the spinner isn't working. so guess who's getting a real machine?!?!!
yesssssssssss.
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how to use the dominican special washing machine
nope. not rocket science. which is why i figured out the majority of it alllllll by myself.
and nope. the spinner isn't working. so guess who's getting a real machine?!?!!
yesssssssssss.
you fired the knob that makes it go around so now you either hire her back or get that fancy automatic
I bought one of the little plastic top loaders nine years ago, a Haier XPB35-AS. The main motor fried in a low voltage brownout about six years ago. I called a repairman who replaced it with a used motor for short money.
In the last couple of years I've replaced two of the timers and a couple of the knobs. I just take it to a shop on Duarte in Santo Domingo just south of the Expreso V Centenario overpass just northwest of Calle Maria Viuda de la Cruz.
It cost about ten dollars US to replace the timer and just a couple of dollars to replace a knob. There are a bunch of shops there that have piles of machines that they use for parts. There's even an aftermarket for their cast offs.
I bought a couple of filters online for less than ten dollars US.
In the last couple of years I've replaced two of the timers and a couple of the knobs. I just take it to a shop on Duarte in Santo Domingo just south of the Expreso V Centenario overpass just northwest of Calle Maria Viuda de la Cruz.
It cost about ten dollars US to replace the timer and just a couple of dollars to replace a knob. There are a bunch of shops there that have piles of machines that they use for parts. There's even an aftermarket for their cast offs.
I bought a couple of filters online for less than ten dollars US.
ok I just actually looked at this thing for the first time and I'm throwing it in the ocean. What a waste of space that thing is!
"Celt" and how many "Loads" do you go through in a month?? :cheeky::cheeky::cheeky:
I mean, one person doesn't wash clothes very much.
With 8 people, and SOME going through 2, or more, outfits a day, plus 3 kids with school uniforms,sheets, towels, etc.,we USE our washing machines!
I had a "Maytag" washer for nearly 10 years!
It never really "broke", it's just that the case rusted away.
REALLY "A WAY!"
Nothing left but the drum.
For one or two people, I would get a cheap "Dominican Style" washer.
First, the maid "understands" how it works (Sorry Harley!), and when she DOES ruin it, and she WILL, it only costs a few thousand pesos for a new one!
You can even rent them by the day here, maybe even the "hour"???
They will deliver it, then come and pick it up.
On the back of a "Motor"!!!!!!!!!
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We should start a separate thread, we can call it "Dominican Horror,I mean, "CLOROR" Tales!
All my clothes eventually have a "Reverse Dalmation" pattern!
White "Spots" on a dark background!
And I KNOW, I am not ALONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean, one person doesn't wash clothes very much.
With 8 people, and SOME going through 2, or more, outfits a day, plus 3 kids with school uniforms,sheets, towels, etc.,we USE our washing machines!
I had a "Maytag" washer for nearly 10 years!
It never really "broke", it's just that the case rusted away.
REALLY "A WAY!"
Nothing left but the drum.
For one or two people, I would get a cheap "Dominican Style" washer.
First, the maid "understands" how it works (Sorry Harley!), and when she DOES ruin it, and she WILL, it only costs a few thousand pesos for a new one!
You can even rent them by the day here, maybe even the "hour"???
They will deliver it, then come and pick it up.
On the back of a "Motor"!!!!!!!!!
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We should start a separate thread, we can call it "Dominican Horror,I mean, "CLOROR" Tales!
All my clothes eventually have a "Reverse Dalmation" pattern!
White "Spots" on a dark background!
And I KNOW, I am not ALONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You need two extra basins.. You fill the washer with water, detergent, and clothes, you let it wash for the time you feel it needs.. when done, you wring out the clothes one by one, toss into the basin of water and you rinse them by hand. The second basin you add your fabric softener in it. When you are done rinsing it goes into the fabric softener, then you ring again... and then you put it in the spinner. The thing about the spinner is if it gets too wet, it stops working until completely dry.. (Crazy I know).. So make sure the tube in the back is down so it can drain. Make sure you ring out best you can.. And make sure the clothes are even in the basket before it spins and keep fixing till it spins and doesn't hit in the sides.. There, repeat, repeat repeat until all your clothes are done. I hate washing clothes here, but I do it.
Dominicans HATE normal machines because they say it uses too much detergent. Dominicans reuse the wash water till they can't possibly.. lol.. Saves water and soap..
If you are going to spend 500-800 pesos 2 times a week to wash clothes might as well get someone who can clean and cook too because you will be spending close to what a worker would cost..
Good luck!
Dominicans HATE normal machines because they say it uses too much detergent. Dominicans reuse the wash water till they can't possibly.. lol.. Saves water and soap..
If you are going to spend 500-800 pesos 2 times a week to wash clothes might as well get someone who can clean and cook too because you will be spending close to what a worker would cost..
Good luck!
That small machine is very cheap on your electricity bill, and they are so cheap to buy that you can replace them as easy as a ball point. They use them all over east Asia so they cannot be wrong. Of coarse the big one is more relaxed for use, i had 2 and they lasted close to 20 years except the body who got rusted. On the big ones parts are relatively expensives, on the small ones realy cheap and everyone knows how to repair them.
I have "One-Of-Each"!
Jenny, since "Maids", don't buy detergent, OR bleach,for the house where they work, they feel free to waste BOTH!
And at their house, they use the detergent they steal from the house where they work, so they can waste it there TOO!
I think that at "Maid's Conventions" here,they sit around and laugh themselves sick talking about who ruined the most clothes with "Cloro" where they work!
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Jenny, since "Maids", don't buy detergent, OR bleach,for the house where they work, they feel free to waste BOTH!
And at their house, they use the detergent they steal from the house where they work, so they can waste it there TOO!
I think that at "Maid's Conventions" here,they sit around and laugh themselves sick talking about who ruined the most clothes with "Cloro" where they work!
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Criss Colon is right - which is why we bought the biggest Kenmore washer we could find, and then I don't let anyone touch it except me. I do the wash, and I hang it out myself [regular American-style pulley clothesline, so it's easy]. Then the housekeeper brings it in, irons what's necessary and puts it away.
I've never seen so much waste in a kitchen - only one explanation, and that's that it's stolen. Our maid lives nearby, so we assume the missing staples [oil, sugar, beans, rice, etc.] migrate to her house. As long as she keeps it to a minimum, and I don't actually catch her red-handed, I can live with that. She's single-handedly raising a 10-11 yr old granddaughter.
PS. Found an old fashioned hanging clothespin bag at a flea market last weekend, you'd think I found gold, haha
I've never seen so much waste in a kitchen - only one explanation, and that's that it's stolen. Our maid lives nearby, so we assume the missing staples [oil, sugar, beans, rice, etc.] migrate to her house. As long as she keeps it to a minimum, and I don't actually catch her red-handed, I can live with that. She's single-handedly raising a 10-11 yr old granddaughter.
PS. Found an old fashioned hanging clothespin bag at a flea market last weekend, you'd think I found gold, haha
"Right Again" AE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Department stores call it "Shrinkage"", we call it having a Dominican maid!
To ALL who claim that their maid never steals Anything, I say,...You Never CAUGHT your maid stealing Anything!!!!!!
Are you doing a "Stip Search" before she leaves???
Then you don't Know!
And even if you are, there are "WAYS"!
They throw out the "Beans, Rice, and Salami" with the garbage, then, either they, or an "Amigo" picks up the "Goodies" later. :bandit::bandit::bandit:
Doesn't really matter if your maid "borrows" or not, if you are married to a Dominican, your "Family" is "Borrowing"!
Just like the Department store accept a 10% loss, so should you.
Welcome To Paradise, "Dominican Style".
I did have a really sexy maid once.
I wanted to do a "Cavity Search" on HER!
My wife fired her before I got the opportunity!
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Department stores call it "Shrinkage"", we call it having a Dominican maid!
To ALL who claim that their maid never steals Anything, I say,...You Never CAUGHT your maid stealing Anything!!!!!!
Are you doing a "Stip Search" before she leaves???
Then you don't Know!
And even if you are, there are "WAYS"!
They throw out the "Beans, Rice, and Salami" with the garbage, then, either they, or an "Amigo" picks up the "Goodies" later. :bandit::bandit::bandit:
Doesn't really matter if your maid "borrows" or not, if you are married to a Dominican, your "Family" is "Borrowing"!
Just like the Department store accept a 10% loss, so should you.
Welcome To Paradise, "Dominican Style".
I did have a really sexy maid once.
I wanted to do a "Cavity Search" on HER!
My wife fired her before I got the opportunity!
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She said she always wanted to try some "Sausage-In-The-CAN"!
"COCK"tail sausage I GOT!
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"COCK"tail sausage I GOT!
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in our house there is not much to steal: little brown rice (yuck for dominicanos), no sugar, one pasta bag at a time, few cans in the pantry, no oil. major drama. yet still our maid managed to find something to take home. shopping bags. just plastic shopping bags from the super that we use for rubbish. one day we had lots, next day we had none. of course she says no fui yo. i say i do not care as long as she leaves few bags for us to use. darn, don't simply take all, woman!
on the other hand our gardener brings stuff in. last time i opened his shed there was a big street lamp inside. all the jazz, sans metal pole. huge thing. i'm still puzzled about it
on the other hand our gardener brings stuff in. last time i opened his shed there was a big street lamp inside. all the jazz, sans metal pole. huge thing. i'm still puzzled about it