Meet the Washing Machine Club Gentlemen

Dreading laundry day? Not these guys. This dedicated community of middle-aged men LOVES washing clothes. Founded in 1984, the group now has 3,000 members from around the world. Members gather several times a year for what they call "wash-ins." Some even travel from as far away as Russia or Canada.
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[@ryanhenson5259]

I love seeing people super passionate and knowledgeable about random niche things

[@zedbags]

0:10 "I'm a spin guy. I love the spin." *-Gyro Zeppeli has entered the chat*

[@mateotorres7103]

This post was made by the part 7 gang

[@yambo59]

Youre right, I thought I was the only one-lol I would love to be in your club as I love all things mechanical. I have my aunts old 1977 GE Filterflo still going strong. I just got done freshening it up with some new parts - Belt, clutch, changed the transmission fluid to full synthetic along with a new bottom oil seal, new water control valve, new water pump, top gasket underneath the top panel. I love it, I was there the day they brought it into my aunts house brand new and now 40 years later I still have it and love the way it works and all the memories attached to it.

[@ridhwaanarries1771]

Yambo59 the washer outlived your aunt?

[@mgrella63]

I had the pleasure of meeting John Charles years ago in New Haven CT. Great Guy!

[@hollow_w33n]

who else is here from charlie's video?

[@thaddeusbelmont1662]

me

[@bulletjiebul305]

Everyone!

[@antoniocarter7111]

I have always had a passion for all appliances especially washers and dryers. For as long as I can remember. My uncle use to tease me about when I was a little boy I would put my ear against the washer to hear it. I love the different sounds of different washers. Such as the woo woo sounds. The sound of the contact switch. The sound of water currents. The advancing of the timer. That click clunk is like poetry in motion to me. I think I must've been an engineer in a past life. It is weird even for me but I love my appliances. Thank you Mr. Charles warms my heart to know I'm not crazy. Where I come from it's weird to be fascinated about appliances..

[@candicefrost4561]

This is so sweet and very wholesome. Love these old guys who just enjoy stuff you don’t often think about as enjoyable. ☺️

[@benjaminwolfe2309]

How does one join? Like Jon said, I thought I was the only one! My wife says I have a problem. I used to get into trouble when I was a kid, watching the laundry (until I took over it), my Mom said it wasn't normal! For me, doing laundry, laundry detergents/bleach/softener, and the machines that do/did them best is like going to a Theme Park - pure heaven. Pleasure. Joy! It's definitely a problem....has to be, but I don't know what psychosis this would be called.

[@WilliePeck]

AutomaticWasher.org is a website for washer enthusiasts.

[@penialdelicatesance]

Is this like a fetish

[@Bob-ml1mv]

I started to when I was a kid. I would be home from school and go down to the basement with her when she did the wash. I used to hear all the noises the machine would make. I would open the lid and watch the wash action of the agitator going back and forth. Than I would push the lid switch down and than watch the wet clothes get pinned up against the tub when the machine hit the spin cycle. I used to imagine spinning in the machine too. 😂

[@KyleKehrwald]

This is awesome. That basement is so well organized, the marg's look top notch, how do I join!?

[@WilliePeck]

There's a whole website dedicated for this. It's AutomaticWasher.org I believe.

[@bob3782]

I really enjoyed seeing this video I am too involved in Washingmachine s and dryers I have spoken with a couple of people on you tube already

[@rivgs67]

That was a great weekend! We were also there to fix some machines, trade NLA parts and meet great friends!

[@benjaminwolfe2309]

How does one join? I can't find anything online about this Club or Jon.

[@benjaminwolfe2309]

I've come to the conclusion that the LG washer/dryer is the best after 4 years of watching and waiting. LG washers get the highest marks for cleaning by Consumer Reports and this machine does it all: washes, dries using a condensing system, and steam - does everything but fold them for you!!!

[@elmobolan4274]

I kept my vintage harvest gold GE venthood/stovetop/oven....found a vintage harvest gold kitchenaid Hulbert dishwasher-getting it restored and a 1970's GE fridge w/wooden handles-getting it painted harvest gold-i was also lucky to find a maytag washer/dryer frm 1975 hardly used, getting installed soon....I never thought I could love appliances as I now do!!!

[@BastianCuevas]

I can wash this video every day :D

[@jimbonsf]

+Bastian Cuevas Brilliant!

[@mstrychessboxn3520]

I almost threw up

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

4 years later and you are still a bad person for making this pun..

[@Organgrinder1010]

I wish I had known about this group a few years ago when I had seven washers and two dryers! Wife talked me into getting rid of all but two when we relocated! I thought I was the only nut interested in clothes washers-wringer, automatic top and front loaders, combination washer/dryer units. I would give a ridiculous sum to have my 1962 Frigidaire Imperial washer and gas dryer back!

[@danielamspaugh7519]

Some people sit around and watch TV together, some BBQ, and others do their laundry. Good for them! And then they have a margarita while they wait! Why are people being so mean about this? So what? Let's see if you have enough balls to show us what you do for "fun", and then we'll decide if it's fun or not.

[@LastAvailableAlias]

Ummm, your underwear is so dirty...can I sniff them first?

[@simpleinverso8628]

@@LastAvailableAlias This joke is on the verge of making me hate myself for laughing

[@weprintplastic]

Everytime I think I've seen it all...

[@wendywoo2180]

I'm one of these strange people who have always enjoyed doing laundry, especially if I had a decent-sized laundry room and access to a clothesline. I raised 4 children and did tons of laundry. Now I'm 60 years old & live alone in an apartment, can't have a clothesline, don't have much to wash--I miss it! And I'd also give anything for a perfectly functioning washing machine from the 1950s or 1960s. They were built to last. I was married for 25 years and went through about 5 washers because they kept breaking down. My mother bought a Whirlpool in 1965 and it lasted almost 25 years. If I could go to this man's house to do my laundry, I would. It would be such fun!

[@KentHeckel]

Wait what? This is so dang awesome!

[@petermaz701]

I wish I could find some people in my area that have these same interests but in New York City it’s very difficult. Would just love to go to a “washin” just meet everyone and talk about the different machines. I always love them from when I was a kid.

[@kylearcher1451]

I hear ya!!!! It would be awesome!!!!

[@Bob-ml1mv]

I am a spin guy too great club. I am also a dryer guy

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Where do you meet?.

[@petermaz701]

@@Bob-ml1mv wish we did have a spot.

[@Bob-ml1mv]

@@petermaz701 I think this is great I hooked up with two guys on the other KZbin channel Stunt man trapped in a washingmachine. We have been writing to each other back and forth with each other About washingmachine s

[@jimbonsf]

I LOVE this idea! I grew up watching and then helping my beloved maternal grandma in Alabama use an old-style washing machine with a wringer.

[@DeeEfSea]

dongler.

[@NeedhishB]

even i used to be like that. i still remember i made a fake front loading washing machine using box and a bucket.

[@Amber-zg4zo]

They're welcome to come do my laundry any time

[@Абдулло-щ3е9э]

That's like inviting a car enthusiasts to come drive your Honda civic with an automatic transmission on the open canyon road.

[@borregoimages8117]

If I were to join any club, it would be this one. And why 29 people disliked the video is beyond me. They must be antisocial or something...

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

If you’re still wondering who the 29 people are, there’s a real hardcore “vintage toaster gang” that doesn’t appreciate the competition in the antique appliance world. They mean business.

[@02chevyguy]

Is there a monthly fee to help cover the water bill?

[@astarcalledsun7646]

There should be an underground washing machine fight club

[@Kage_Okami]

Well this is certainly the most interesting video I've seen so far. Definitely didn't expect there was a club for this

[@joaquing.3258]

Odd? Probably. However, realize that these men know what they like and enjoy the camaraderie of their shared hobby. I wish I had a group like that, non-laundry related.

[@Seattlemike009]

nice, but.... you are forgetting the best part... the dryer!

[@rivgs67]

+Michael Grinshtat On the first second of this video, I turn on the 1957 Frigidaire dryer!

[@charkee167]

it's cool. they have a hobby. I guess it's time collecting cars but much easier..

[@TherealCentral1]

Yeah I'm part of the club I have a few washers that were made by general electric in the 80s and 90s they are European machines but they were made by GE

[@notlisztening9821]

why

[@TherealCentral1]

Because i don't really agree with modern washers that much

[@notlisztening9821]

@@TherealCentral1 ok

[@elizcringle6505]

Where can I meet one of these guys. I'm single and ready for a husband that will do the laundry :-D

[@petermaz701]

I want to be invited? I would definitely go!!!

[@shayfaw6925]

I wonder how much is his water bills

[@vicofour]

You must know a lot about washing machines.. Do you think you could make one ? a greater one ?

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

Gosh, I'd love to have any of those old washers! What is the best washer now to get?

[@alfredorepini7630]

Great!

[@kylearcher1451]

My grandmother had a 1975-76 Kenmore 60 Series washer….. and it was (as many then) made to operate with the lid open!!!!! I would stand on a chair and watch it FOREVER!!!! I still remember the sounds it’s made as it could hum you to sleep as it washed! And then…. Almost symphonic… it drained and shifted into spin….. it was the most awesome sound to me! That machine ran from the day they bought it new, till literally the day after my grandmother died in 1990. It felt so symbolic to me. But I loved watching washers and dryers go round and round…. I didn’t need a baby sitter….. just a trip to the washateria or any place with a washer I could watch! I remember when I found out how to make it spin with the lid up….. holy shit…… I was in MY HEAVEN!!!!! Lol!!!! To this day I’d still like to own a rebuild, showroom ready Kenmore Washing Machine 60’s Series. Or any Kenmore of that 75-78 era.

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Hi Kyle my mom used to have a Lady Kenmore 800 series yes machine would run with lid open and I would push the switch down and watch it run into the spin cycle. I still remember how that machine worked than we had replaced the machine with an 1980 whirlpool and that machine operated to with the lid open. I tried climbing in one time. Lol . I am a spin spray guy.😂

[@julianwhitlow9370]

How do I get in the exclusive club

[@MatthewJames-st5wv]

Don't see any washers from the late 80s early 90s known as "direct drives" in his basement.

[@jkonehundred]

I can't resist but to read the comics...I mean comments. Bound to be good ones here

[@carmenlorenzo4410]

Lol, anything is fun with alcohol! I love doing laundry but by hand!

[@tvtimetravel]

Are you are any of your friends in that video in automaticwasher.org?

[@MF-rk7le]

i thought i was the only one!!!!

[@kdogg4475]

I love the wash cycle 😊😊😊😊

[@bucca1238]

kool video. thanks.

[@deborahrosenberg2745]

Can my four-year-old son join your club? He found this video, by the way.

[@muziklvr7776]

Everybody is welcomed.

[@realwordsoftruth]

1) all the foam is they are using too much soap. 2) the one that is just spilling water all the time when its agitating is just wasting water...

[@AsloAso]

The one spilling water is using a different type of agitator ie a reciprocate agitation.

[@songlyricmaker3734]

I like the spin too

[@PedroSantos-yc9id]

:) So nice!

[@americanwasherfan]

i want to be in this Club ♡

[@saadoony]

Im from Saudi Arabia and i wanna join the club

[@averynelson1186]

I think I'd be a fan of the drain. I like to see the dirty water. It's satisfying. "That's not in my clothes anymore! Haha, gross. Nice."

[@kathrynweller5828]

but what about the DRYERS?

[@jasonrothfeld]

why are all the washers so old tho?

[@LastAvailableAlias]

Last time a guy asked me to come down into his basement so we could see each other's dirty laundry I noped right out. Silence of the Suds

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

*IT PUTS THE LINENS IN THE BASKET*

[@levert.gomellewis.8306]

August 4 1966

[@ag-ko1hm]

Me and the boys 0:37

[@LunarEdge7]

Indecisive on which washing machine is better? Scared of using them wrongly? Give this club a call. xD

[@Thek0easy]

This is really weird, but to each their own.

[@dittykong9517]

its the drain for me

[@dexhinr]

Doctor call a Doctor please!

[@ananz9233]

this is my dream

[@fegeleinthemanofantics9748]

Can I join

[@korycesarz4126]

I can't figure out if it's a sexual thing or not.....

[@theremin137]

+Kory Cesarz It's a sexual thing only in your mind...

[@thewashateriawandererzayne4376]

Coming from an enthusiast, no it isn’t but maybe you would think that.

[@frankwundke8556]

3td

[@EliteGeeks]

this a gag video?

[@CallsignVega]

People that love to watch laundry being washed? There must be some really uninteresting lives out there...

[@MatheusCosta-cs1eh]

Fernando Ricci Americano!

[@Dżenson_Baton]

Thats gay

[@thewashateriawandererzayne4376]

How is it gay?

[@feliciaalcala8823]

j

[@mstrychessboxn3520]

What part of the US do these white people come from?

[@penialdelicatesance]

Mstry Chessboxn Toronto

[@Alpha1Epsilon2]

what the fuck

[@xxamazinganimalxxhello8037]

Not to be men but its kind of weird

[@slayersdeath]

Like you

[@muziklvr7776]

Different strokes for different folks. I think it's weird to sit around watching a bunch grown men dressed in tights chasing after a ball on TV but millions of guys do it on a regular basis.

[@Teredzs945]

1

[@renegadetrader0]

Omg, men finally learned how to do laundry and now celebrate it, lolololol. Wish they could also learn to grow brains.

[@washing_machine_guy]

I love to do laundry. hence the name "washing machine guy 20"

[@catsexual3412]

WTF