Mayapedal Washing Machine- Innovate or Die competition

Great to see this video and nice low tech design. Shame the audio is so poor on the video as I have trouble understanding what she is saying. I've posted a video response showing another design for a pedal power washing machine but probably less useful to third world use.

Thanks for posting.

There is a better alternative to this, it's called a WonderWash. You fill it with hot water, some soap and you crank it. It is airtight so the hot water and hot air create a lot of pressure and force the detergent into the clothes.

you also have think that when you lose power for a week, you need to live in the dark. NEW YORK AND CHICAGO did. can you?

I wish they said how affective this method was? How clean clothes get and how long it takes to do a wash cycle etc....?

I am thinking on building a cabin in woods. Something like this I could build for long stays in woods. Looks like it is made from scraps of parts, a little welding and viola a cheap machine

From my experience, half and hour of bicycling is enough to run a wash, rinse and spin cycle. The clothes come out very clean, and so dry you can't wring anything out of them! It's not an easy project per se, but it's doable, effective and fun!

Thing I'll try to make one of these.
Looks like a good idea.

moron

energy:A+ cheap washer!

I like it, maybe americans can get in shape instaed of hitting a few buttons and laying around.

Sucks for them. If they wanted it bad enough they'd get off their lazy butts and fight for what they want.