cmi rope washer

[caleb miller]

Doesn't seem to do much cleaning anyone else used one?

 

[GregManning]

Doesn't seem to do much cleaning anyone else used one?

I was told by a "knowledgable" retail rep the same thing.

 

[JontreeHI]

I have one, never used it. Do other guys wash ropes often? I think I washed one rope once. Even in the land of firs etc.

 

[monkeylove]

Only my pine tree rope John. I do that in the washing machine in a mesh bag.

 

[macswan]

I wash my ropes pretty frequently. Cordage as well. Everything runs smoother clean.

Not with a rope washer though just in a front loader machine.

 

[Boomslang]

I've washed my ropes a few times, usually after they've been dragged through dog bombs. Always just put them in a mesh laundry bag and toss it in the washer.

 

[TreeLogic]

i've done mine many a times in my older top load washer. just double it over and daisy chain it, then tie a knot in the end to keep it from unraveling. that machine bit the dust after 15 yrs and now we have a newer top load high efficiency that sounds like an airplane. that thing sucks! havent washed a rope since because the clothes don't even get clean.

 

[oldoakman]

Front loading machine, cleaar detergent for ordinary dirt, pine Sol for pine sap. Double rinse, loose coils to dry. Petal does make a rope wash detergent I'm told that works really well. FYI: don't tell the wife you washed your dog door coated rope in her washer.

 

[chewbacca]

Mesh bag at the laundromat. Once a year-ish maybe two. Always shocked how clean and new they look. I do it more than I need to because it feels like buying a new rope.

 

[macswan]

On Rope says that the agitator in a top loader can cause damage to rope fibers. I think the mesh bag would solve that problem, just throwing it out there.

 

[NGD]

CMI rope washer is a sad device. The PMI rope washer works great for routine cleaning.