Recent content by peterlondon

Good evening all. We have been making a vintage kitchen attatched to the tearoom,so the search began for some nice stoves that would not only look good but be functional. First score was a general electric terrace top.No idea how this got over here at all seller said it was a 1969 fully...

Moffat Fiesta I have this exact stove Which I had believed to be an import from canada? Amyways.I tried phoning Moffat dealerships in canada as I wanted to get new oven elements and a spare 8" burner.Each place I spoke to said the stove was too old? so its interesting that the cooker was for...

Miele Hey Al Long time.. The reason I wanted an older hotpoint was just the sheer amount of water they hold. Long story short there is a 94 year old couple who live in the street,Having known the faces,it was nothing more than a Hello or a good morning etc. Both are quite inferm and I am now...

Hotpoint Hey Ozzie. Nah I hate those shitty little hotpoint things we have now. Long story,but I need something that will deal with pissy sheets. I did have an empress and a couple of twinnies in the garage.We sold the house on the quick and all had to go to to the dump.I did give se steve a...

Hi all I guess a bit of a long shot,but does anybody have a toploader for sale? Only have cold water access so need something with a heater and reasonable spin speed. Pete

American Range Hey all. I did contact the seller as I was sorta thinking about buying it. To cut a long story short,the sellers mother shipped it here in 1960 when she moved from the states. It is connected and has been used since then. Apparantly 3 of the four burners work and one of the...

Thanks guys for the replies guys..... We are going to visit Damians family in colombia. (first visit since we married) I cant function until I have had my caffeine in the morning and trust me the coffee bought in hotels is disgusting. It seems all the good stuff goes for export! There does not...

Hey all off to south america in a couple of weeks and wanted to take a vintage 650 watt 220 volt perc with me. will it work on 120 as its low wattage? Many thanks peter

Hey Guys Moving house and like everything else have left this until the last minute. I want to sell a servis twinny I bought for restoration but never got round to doing. Both motors and heater work bt there was a drip from spinner can tube.All hoses will need changing. I paid £50 for the...

Sunbeam Toaster I have just bought one of these but sadly as I am in the uk not tested until I get a step down transformer. If I get get down on my knees and beg,would I be able to get a copy of the instruction manual :) pete

TV console Hey Al, lookie what I picked up.Like yourself I have never seen the like here. When I took the back off before powering up,I was amazed to find a sticker inside saying Granda tv rentals! Got out my safety testing gear (wellies and rubber gloves) and plugged in..... Record player was...

Hi all,recently picked this up. The machine itself is in great cosmetic order but the rating plate states 110/130v I was wondering if this maybe an american or maybe canadian model pete

Laundry My Late best friend maralyn had A laundry like this which had been in the family since 1910 Everything ran on steam,and the machines where belt driven. Most of the pipework leaked and hissed. They had that very same cuffer and the roller which they called the calender and the blower for...

At 5.30am we woke spluttering and coughing The breadmaker was on timer to finish baking for around 6.30,a fault obviously made the thing catch fire.We are so lucky we wern't burned in our bed. We have a economy seven system in our house.THis gives cheap rate power from 2am until 8am. So before...

capacitor oops meant to say make sure you discharge the old one before fitting a new. It can give you a hefty shock. pete