Thanks Paul, I’ll check it out.

Regards,

Keith

I have recently bought a similar machine to Paul’s. So far, I only tried it at home with good results. The spin is very good. My NB is only 45 feet but it fits perfectly to one side of the rear doors out of the way. My plan to use on the boat is to place the machine in the shower tray as it just fits. I can then drain into the adjacent and fill using the shower hose (with head removed) so I can hot fill. All I need is an extension lead. It’s a pity they supply such a rubbish fill hose when the rest looks and works well. 

I suppose there are limitations on a NB with room available, power available, your choices are limited especially to retro fit on a boat with no available space. You have to remember that even if your inverter is man enough to run your washing machine, you still need to replace the power you haves used so using your own available hot water is a bonus. Anyway, I imagine its better than trying to find a laundrette on a cold dark winter night to wash your stuff. Hope this helps someone. 

Rob

NB Badger Sett said
We don’t have a washing machine and have been managing fine with laundrettes on the way, but have seen a couple of people using 12v twin tubs. One lady we spoke to was very complementary about it and I was wondering if anybody has any first hand knowledge, recommendations, or don’t go there feedback.

Modern automatic washing machines generally are problematical when used on a boat for two reasons. But power consumption is the biggest one.

1) Most modern washers have a single feed of cold water. Then the machine wants to heat up the water as part of a wash cycle using anything other than cold wash. This puts a big load on any inverter/battery bank.

2) Many inverters and generators are not pure sine wave output. If the washing machine has a digital programmer then there can be problems.

So look for a machine that has a cold water wash option. That has simple controls like a mechanical timer. And where the capacity is around 3/4kg. We have a Beko washer on the boat. Rated at 4kg. It has a cold wash option. We can use it through the inverter, (1600 watts) but it requires the engine to provide a bit of the power from the alternator (100amp) as well. So we time to wash when we are on the move.

The Beko has internal fittings for a second filler point. I have been thinking about setting it up as a hot water input. However, we have been cheating by filling with hot water through the drawer used for the wash liquid and the comfort rinse if we want something thats a bit more than a cold wash. But using the cold wash setting on the machine.