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Bicilavadora: Green Washing MachineBicilavadora Challenge In Peru, many women earn their living by washing clothes by hand, which limits the amount of laundry they can do each day. How does it... More »
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Bicilavadora: Green Washing Machine Last Updated on 2010-12-28 00:00:00 Bicilavadora Challenge In Peru, many women earn their living by washing clothes by hand, which limits the amount of laundry they can do each day. How does it work: The bicilavadora is a pedal-powered, foldable, horizontal axis washing machine. The outer shell of the bicilavadora is a modified, water-tight oil drum. Inside lies a free-to-rotate drum which holds the clothing to be washed. This design is much like typical horizontal axis washers today. Both drums have access doors to insert the clothing easily from the top. The inner drum is driven by a drive train powered by the attached bicycle, which easily folds in and out for easy transport. The user can easily change gears, as they would with a normal bicycle, to switch between wash and spin cycles. When one wants to relocate the bicilavadora, the bike is simply folded in, using the stand to hold the bicycle in... More » 
