How Does a Staber Washer Work?

The following pictures will be very helpful if you cannot see a Staber washer in person. It shows exactly how it operates, along with how easy it is to load and unload. Up to 16 standard bath towels (measuring 26" x 42") can be loaded because there is no agitator in the way and you can utilize the entire tub volume. Note: Towel fabric thickness varies; the thicker the towel, the less you will be able to load.

1. Looking down into inner tub when open.       

2. Load inner tub with laundry.

3. Put 1 ounce of detergent, bleach, or softener in automatic dispenser.        

4. Close two-door tub with both hands.    

5. This is how the inner tub appears when latched

Manufacturing Pictures

These pictures show how a Staber washer is built. It is just like getting a quick tour of our factory!

Brief Videos

Comforter - Shows a thick queen-size bed comforter being removed from a Staber washer.

Inner Tub - Shows how the inner tub doors are opened and closed.

Patented Tub Design - Shows how our patented tub design creates a unique water pumping action to clean more effectively than circular tubs. It is a 2.5 MB file size.     

Overview of Staber Washer - Shows an interview on a program in Ohio called Agri-Country. This was taped a few years ago but will give you a great idea of how our washer operates. It is a 3.7 MB file size.

E-mail us at info@staber.com if you have any problems opening these video files. They were saved as a .wmv file.

Basic Operational Procedure

When it washes, the tub rotates in one direction at about 42 RPM for 13 seconds, pauses for 3 seconds, rotates the other direction (to keep your laundry from tangling), and so on.

You have immediate access to the inner tub while it is washing if you forgot a pair of socks, for example. The tub is locked while in the spin cycle. The washer spins briefly for just a minute in between each wash and rinse cycle.

When the final 5 minute spin cycle begins, the tub rotates counterclockwise. It begins very slowly and gradually picks up speed so that it can attempt to evenly spread everything around the tub to keep from going out of balance. There are about 4 different speed levels the tub goes through during the final spin. If the tub moves too much to the left and right it will hit the out of balance switch on the right side of the tub. Then the tub will coast to a stop, the water pump will keep pumping, and then the tub will attempt to spin again. The timer does not advance until the tub reaches full speed.

At the end of the final spin cycle, the tub rotates slowly (like in the wash cycle) to 'fluff' the laundry for a couple minutes. Finally, the tub rotates the doors to the top.

You have one wash and two rinses; you also have the option to use a 'pre-wash' which is just a 5-minute wash before the regular wash cycle and can be used to loosen the soil in extra dirty loads. 

Call us at 1-800-848-6200 or send e-mail to info@staber.com if you have any other questions related to how the Staber washer operates.

Send e-mail to webmaster@staber.com with questions or comments about this web site.

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Last modified: March 08, 2006