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Hotpoint 1504 Top Loading Washing Machine Now one for all lovers of "conventional" top loading washers - the Hotpoint 1504 from around 1970. The Hotpoint was introduced in 1964 and functionally did not change that much during the 30+ years it was in production although, of course, there were...

Hoover Wringer Washer This was the second edition of the Hoover (hand) wringer washer. In Canada I believe you had the model 0308 which was the equivalent of the UK0307 which was the first model. Introduced in 1953 this model had updated styling, larger capacity, an emptying pump and wheels...

Hoovermatic 3310E The latest addition to the collection, picked up on November 30th. This machine was manufactured in March 1972 and, touching wood, is in much better condition than I dared hope. Most often when Hoovematics are discussed in the UK its the "better" De Luxe version that is...

Its a small, cheap LOW POWER microwave, certainly not a commercial model. Very much bottom of market, made in China. This style has long been available in Europe, you can get one in UK for about $50.

Coconut cake And Pineapple Cheesecake soufflé Recipes please, they sound delicious

NOT me, it’s a 1959 Filter Flow washer

Volta Vacuum Cleaner 1966 film - Volta was an Electrolux brand. In this country they were, generally, variations on the standard Electrolux model line of this time but this one is rather different, with various design features which would not be seen on their Electrolux line for several years...

This British film, a cinema "short" came up on my Youtube this morning. Had it been finished it would have had an audio sound track with male announcer speaking over a musical sound track. Most of the scenes are staged with actors and in places you can see second takes - this has cropped up...

Spin Speed Louis, according the instructions the spin speeds are 400 and 800 rpm. But you are correct, spin speeds were all over the place, before spin speeds became a marketing target they could be as low as 360 or as fast as nearly 800rpm

Bolted? Never mind bolted Darren, a former owner put castors on it so it will glide at the tip of a finger :) Its cold fill only :)

Zanussi S118T From 1978 Another favourite from the collection, this time an Italian Zanussi 118T from 1978. Although towards the budget end of the spectrum, this is a fully featured machine (cold fill only) with a build quality to match and in some cases exceed more pricey British competition.

Rex/Zanussi I noticed on my Zanussi (another name for Rex) 118T (video coming soon) that whilst it does a few intermittent tumbles during the fill phase the fill pauses whilst the machine tumbles and re-starts when the tumble stops. This continues until the wash water level is attained. I...

Two products Dual and Comfort We also had Dual floor cleaner and polish in the UK although the bottle was different. As I recall it was better on linoleum or vinyl tiled floors than ceramic tiles. And Comfort remains a big brand of Fabric Softener, in 1965 it was pretty much unheard of. Hard...

Turnamat This is what out Which magazine had to say about it in 1973. They rated it good value for money, I would love to find one someday although they are a rarity in the UK to say the least of it

There was so much to like in that video, and great to see the "Twosome" that we had discussed before with the washer paired with the slightly differently sized spin dryer. In some ways this could be argued as the best of all worlds, the convenience of an automatic (or perhaps in this case semi...

Thanks for digging out that old picture which makes things very clear and the old thread too - one can forget the wealth of information contained in this site :)

It depends of the age and particular characteristics of the machine particularly how they are programmed for out of balance situations. On older machines with mechanical timers generally they would just go straight back into spin although I know, from experience, that some just drain until the...

Milda Margerine "I Love Mondays" Loving the double Electrolux fridge/freezer :)

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated :) Robert, it did not actually sudslock as far as I could see but it sure as hell created suds which literally frothed out of every stand pipe on that side of the washer room - that has never happened before. In the end I had to dilute some fabric...

Those are the shipping brackets you see at 1.56 and they are removed before use. It has a suspension but no wiring diagram or tech sheet, that is not unusual in Europe. What I try to make clear in the video is that this is very much a budget machine, well below the purchase price of what might...