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My old automatic washing machine died yesterday. It's full of water.
I pulled out the clothing and put it in a pail to hang it outdoors to
drip dry. But how can I get the water out? It's in the house on a
wooden floor, not in the basement where I could just tip it over if I
had to.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mark

wet/dry shop vac

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My old automatic washing machine died yesterday. It's full of water.
I pulled out the clothing and put it in a pail to hang it outdoors to
drip dry. But how can I get the water out? It's in the house on a
wooden floor, not in the basement where I could just tip it over if I
had to.

Shopvac.

Use a garden hose and syphon it out the door.
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.

If there is a floor drain nearby, then just lower the drainhose to
floor level as close to the drain as possible. Gravity will do the
work for you.

If the floor drain is too far away, then duct tape a garden hose
to the washer's drainhose and put the other end of the hose
near the floor drain. Or drain into buckets as another poster
has mentioned.

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:54:55 -0500, maradcliff wrote:

My old automatic washing machine died yesterday. It's full of water.
I pulled out the clothing and put it in a pail to hang it outdoors to
drip dry. But how can I get the water out? It's in the house on a
wooden floor, not in the basement where I could just tip it over if I
had to.

Have you been this helpless (and clueless) your entire life?

--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951

Dan C wrote:
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:54:55 -0500, maradcliff wrote:

My old automatic washing machine died yesterday. It's full of water.
I pulled out the clothing and put it in a pail to hang it outdoors to
drip dry. But how can I get the water out? It's in the house on a
wooden floor, not in the basement where I could just tip it over if I
had to.

Have you been this helpless (and clueless) your entire life?

--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951

Speaking of clueless...I did a DOH!. My machine refused to spin. It
would run but not spin so I called the guy to come out. While waiting
I dipped all the water out. When he came he pointed out that all I had
to do was put it on spin and the pump would have taken care of the
water. Ouch. What hurts is that I knew that, just hadn't thought of
it.

Harry K

Fill the hose with water and hold a thumb over the open end and
disconnect the hose keeping both ends at same height. Keep thumb on
end, drop other end where water will drain the put end with thumb in
tub and water will siphon out. Used to drain waterbeds.

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:54:55 -0500, wrote:

My old automatic washing machine died yesterday. It's full of water.
I pulled out the clothing and put it in a pail to hang it outdoors to
drip dry. But how can I get the water out? It's in the house on a
wooden floor, not in the basement where I could just tip it over if I
had to.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mark