The Washing Machine

Let me you all in on a little "tidbit" of information here in Mexico. Self-serve laundromats are few far and between to find. Since my journey began here in PV, I was lugging my laundry to the local Lavanderia (sometimes weighing up to 12 kilos) and paying for someone else to do my laundry. After returning home from Christmas Vacation I decided it was time to purchase a washing machine.

It took some breaking into the walls and re-construction to get the machine hooked up. My landlord had to get a plumber here to place the discharge tube in order for me to do my first load of laundry.

A little rest was needed.

There was a lot of chatting about how to make the tube work and fit. Warming the PVC to make it more pliable to move around the water and gas lines already in the wall. Construction is definitely a bit different down here!! The tube was completed. I was so excited to get the machine hooked up, leveled out and my first load completed. Then a frantic call to Dad at home, the "u-form" to place the discharge hose in was not working exactly as it was supposed to. The new tube they had just spent what seemed like 6 hours to install was not high enough to complete the "u-shape" in the discharge hose. "Dad, does it really need to do that? Yes, sweetie it does." So I had to patiently await another day in order to use the new washing machine. Toro to the rescue!! After a few more hours of chipping away the cement and brick, leveling and water hook up it was completed and SUCCESS! I was able to do 3 loads of laundry and WOW so awesome!! And what a HUGE time saver!!!!

Here's the machine!!!
The wall still has to be patched with cement, but I LOVE my washing machine!