Off grid foot pedalled washing machines doesn't need electricity and uses very little water.

Off grid laundry machine

Living off grid often means lifestyle sacrifices, but you still need basic amenities like washing machines. you can dry them on a clothes line, but washing them by hand is a step back into another century that not everyone is ready to make!

A typical washing machine can use up to 87 litres of water per load, not to mention its ability to eat up electricity. An efficient Energy Star washing machine can cut water usage to about 49 litres per load and significantly cut energy usage, but this, the Drumi, will not only wash your clothes without using electricty, it also uses as little as 10 litres of water per load. Think about the implications of that for a minute in a world facing catastrophic water shortages. 

It's true that foot pedal washing machines areb rather small, but being compact and maneuverable is one of it's selling points. But if it takes as little as six minutes to wash and rinse a load of clothing, it's100% off-grid and uses a fraction of the water as the next most efficient machine on the market.

Laundry machines for tiny houses and RVs

Tiny house living, like off grid houses, have some additional challenges and sacrifices to make over grig powered homes, and manual powered laudry machines are a huge advantage. Water systems in tiny houses are obviously limited in scope due to the nature of having to store and possibly transport, all your water in your home. 

For those living in a tiny houses on wheels, you may find yourself in parks that have services, either water hook ups or facilities included with daily stays. But that's not always an option, and for many, the autonomy of travelling by RV or living in a tiny home is part of the allure. Having a manual foot pedal washing machine can amount to a quality of life improvement. 

Foot pedal washing machine for small loads

An off grid manual powered washing machine is such a novelty that some people may get enough of a kick out of this to give it a try, but in general this is  not a family laundry solution for grid powered homes.

Where this may find some popularity, is for small families or singles, that may take a long time to generate enough laundry to justify doing a full load. I could certainly see a use for this to do dish cloths and face cloths etc, or even a load of your 'unmentionables', the kind of items that are very small and that you want to wash pretty much after every use. Either way, we are always impressed by inovative ideas on how to save water and energy, so we thought we should share!

See for yourself (Video below) and let us know what you think.