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Very exciting! I'm really looking forward to getting it, and ideally would go over to Skegness (so bracing!) and then take it to Mark for a rebuild. (Mike, I believe its been in storage for a long time, so I bet the bellows is gone). However two flies in the ointment - days off work aren't on...

Hi Mark Cool to see the Bendix - my mum's best friend replaced her Hoover Automatic with that model - slow spin, but a very reliable machine! So where you keeping all this stuff - we're moving back to Ireland in January btw. David :-)

Hi all! I've just won a purple Hotpoint on ebay! it's a 1509/05 (I think...) - not the Liberator, but hey, very close! From the tiny picture, it looks in ok nick so potentially a bargain too. I've now got to work out how to get it from Skegness to the West County. Has anyone got any...

Hotpoint HQ Hi James Like everyone else has said, it is well worth giving them a try - although they are pretty much faceless corporations, you may just get in contact with someone who cares enough to actually look into the matter for you. That said, I was under the impression that when GDA...

In our house it was a 1968 GALA Automatic - the export version of the Hotpoint Automatic 1502 (shown on the left here), the second generation of Hotpoint's 1500 series. 10Lb wash-load, 1050rpm spin and Hotpoint's filter-clean system made it one of the most advanced British machines of the time...

Information Hi there Do you have a service book for your 9605? I could scan the relevant pages for you if you would like them. I suspect it is possibly the pecker on the gearbox that needs adjusting - does it spin or not? Alternatively there is very good chap that has rebuilt Hotpoint Top...

a certain member in the BRISTOL area Has he done it again? Lol - I said all this clearing away would only mean room for even more!! Fab though, I had a feeling this would be high on the list!! D :-)

Hi James Great to read your story and well done on the restoration of the Hoover single-tub. You should be able to find the matching spinarinse too - as mentioned before, loads of those were sold in Ireland. I'm from Ireland too - and my partner and me are actually moving back in January. As...

Parnall of Bristol Still going (at least it was a few months ago) - the Parnall/Jackson/Creda/GDA-Hotpoint plant in Yate, Bristol is now of course owned by Indesit, and is company's main dryer factory. According to Indesit, the Yate plant is the "biggest dryer production facility in Europe...

Replacing Bosch with Hotpoint Hi Gary Well done on bagging this washer! I too had one of those God-awful Bosch machines in the last house - truly rubbish POS! I have the Aqualtis Dryer and think it generally very good for a modern condensor. There are a few design niggles, but I'm...

I wonder... what will happen to Maytag UK?

Hi Mike Sorry not to have been there - looks like great fun again! Hope to see you down this way next week! D

Yep its normal Hi there As others have said, this is normal for Hotpoint toploaders. The pump runs all the time the motor is running and the diverter valve is pushed to close one port or another depending on the direction the motor is running. The valve is pushed by the two impellers on the...

Bosch - quality and wash times It seems that modern Bosch is not the same deal as the indestructible quality of the 1970s. Most punters assume they are getting high quality German engineering and build quality, but as we know this is not the case except for the most expensive models. I had a...

Bring us the Bravos Nice and all as the Askos are, when will Maytag produce a 240v Bravos washer for us?!? Now the that TOL US model has a heater (admittedly only 1200w), it is nearly perfect fodder as an up-market UK model. We used to get the Atlantis and Neptune models, retailing at over...

Looks like a fun time Hi Mike, Jon, Mathew, Rich et al Looks like a fab day! looking forward to seeing more pics! D :-)

Another link This one states the spin rpm at 710 - better than most US top-loaders. Seems very slow by EU standards, but the wider top-load tubs mean you can expect results that you would get from a front-loader quite a few rpm faster http://www.opl-ltd.co.uk/technical/Huebsch%20STL%20Manual.pdf

Try a Speed Queen clone If you're thinking about a Whirlpool Top Loader you must have a good hot-water supply and decent water pressure - I'm guessing you do, so go for a top-loader and get through 7-8kgs in half an hour or less! Top-loader choices are few and far between here - basically...

Wow Amazing find - and looks in amazing condition - even has the original, and unique, Bendix fill-hoses! Someone has got to get save it. How old do we think it is - I'd guess about 1982? Our next-door neighbour back home replaced her Hoover wide-body automatic for one of these about then.

Yay! Another Liberator liberated! Paul (and Rob) - thank you SOO much for putting up those pics! Its fantastic that you guys have rescued that machine - and I have no doubt that it will be a (realtively) straight-forward job to bring it back to life, specially if you have a spare console...