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UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Now this is the washtub, usually driven by an induction motor, the first few models of the Frigidaire used a BRUSH MOTOR as found usually in the spin dryer ? very odd, WHICH Consumer Magazine did a report saying how unreliable it was and soon after it was...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium The recirculating jet and the pulsator which you can see is different from the rolls system. The original outlet pipe is toast & crumbling and the new spares ready to go.

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Needs a new spinner outlet hose, and inner hose from the washtub pump to the recirculating jet, in many ways it looks like a typical Rolls Twintub but nothing of the sort .

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium With everything that old and original one is very wise to check all wiring hoses and connections before a maiden wash. So on its side , toolbox out and check everything,

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium And Whats New In The Garage ? Mathew finds the latest of Als Aquisitions, a Frigidaire Twintub, very rare and turns out one we had never encountered before , fellow collector Keith was selling it so Al was down the road , into the car and here now in its...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Richard is busy testing out Dr Mathews latest invention creation - The Worlds First - Cordless Hoover Dustette, who would have thought , Mathew bought a cheap vac motor , found a lithium batters and cobbled it all together !! Worked a treat. Here he...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Liam & Rob are discussing the ins & outs of Bendix programming .

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Ian has found some items in the "Bring It , Sort Through It , & Take It Home Pile ?

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Now back to what we do best ....Steves getting busy AGAIN with the lovely Hotpoint X2000 Microtronic, needs a brush & motor tweek .

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Well it turns out to be nothing other than an original Hoover Keymatic Slope Front Door Boot , now you know I said Hens Teeth earlier , Well This Is The Holy Grail of parts .. Its destined for the one person that spends all his time fixing all the other...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium But the one part we all honed in on was this - Any Guesses ?

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium There were timers for rare models that we never thought we would see again , Hoover Matchbox Timers NIB New In Box, Hoover Keymatic Timers arre as Hens teeth along with teasmades , irons and kettle elements, switchs and circuit boards, it was like a...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Our fellow vac friend Sam Watson (Beko1987 ) visited an original Hoover Service Centre that sadly was closing down , he visited a few times to sort through the stock , we saw a load of washer parts , timers , boards etc so I asked him for first refusal ...

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Now whats happening here ?

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Outer Washroom with Twintubs at the ready !! The Maytag Asko has the white table clothes in , and the Zanussi is getting loaded .

UK Meet Up March 2023 at Als Emporium Inner washroom ready

Great to meet up once again with the gang and start the year as we mean to go on - HOPEFULLY !! As ever it all looks spick and span but wont be like that for long. Als busy in his kitchen baking cake with Mathews first model Kenwood Chef from 1947.

Speed Queen Renovation Hello Ben , another outstanding renovation of the 1967 Speed Queen set, fabulous set now to enjoy them in all their glory. We picked up a load of spares from a repair shop closing down and have found a fluid drive, motor pump etc which is for a 70`s commercial Speed...

And fitting it !!

Thor Parnall This is the drive boot we made from an old Hoover Automatic sump hose, a plastic yogurt pot, some glue & plastic ties. Anything is possible ha ha ..