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Vintage or new? Vintage, a GE Filter-Flo, new, a Fisher & Paykel Cleansmart 10kg! https://www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/laundry/washing-machines/top-load/top-loader-washing-machine-10kg-wl1068p1-93264.html

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DADoES Again thank you for all the advice! The Smartpump is a clever design, and it is very similar to the pump used years before by Hotpoint UK (AEI Hotpoint/AEI GALA for exports) for the entire production run of their top-loader from the 1960s, though in mechanical form of course. That...

Hi Gizmo Thank you so much for the offer of help - I'll email to you tomorrow with details of what I'm after! David

Hi again, Yes it is a 230v model. That makes sense also in terms of the point in the cycle where the machine failed. A service manual would be greatly appreciated. I'll need to find a source of parts from AU next for a new pump and control module. In fairness to F&P Ireland, they said the...

AH ok - I'll see what I can do! I'm thinking I need to a new motor control module. Do you think I should replace the RPS too? Thanks David

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Hi DADoES Phew - glad to have the help of the Aquasmart expert - much appreciated! This machine is a WL80T65C, originally an AU market model. I think you might be right about the board - strange things happening with the tub drive. With power on, the tub feels 'locked' as though some or all...

Hi all, and especially F&P people in Australia, New Zealand and US. Our much loved F&P Aquasmart has stopped working this morning. Fault Code 49, which is apparently a faulty water valve. This happened mid-cycle (spin-rinse section) and the machine stopped dead. I checked the solenoids on...

Great thread, and that’s video is great too – I like his style, just complex enough and his humour appeals too. Following on from post #31, and proof that things can change, in Ireland we had no less than three concurrent standards for plugs and sockets! This started with the British standard...

Another nail in Hotpoint's coffin! Given the disastrous handling of the dryer recall (which included my now replaced Aqaurius dryer), I can't see them doing much better with this one. Lej is correct - brands like Samsung and LG are displayed as mid-premium, with Beko following up the 'cheap...

Looks great - love the white agitator and ss bowl!

Great find! Hi Malachy Well done with the 9605 - a great machine, and a really popular machine over here in its day. I'm hoping to dig mine out of storage soon - not sure whether it is a realistic prospect for use, but time will tell! David

GE Fliter-flo washers in Ireland Hi all I saw this too - rather expensive at E2500, even if it is new-in-box. The GE Filter-flo washer and dryer pair was incredibly popular in Ireland in the 1970s and 80s, and even 90s until that series was discontinued. The electricity supply board (ESB...

Great choice No better vintage top loader! Enjoy David

Get a Fisher Paykel Aquasmart! Hi Chris I would look out for a F&P aquasmart - the come up every now and again, and as it happens there is one on EBAY right now. I bought one from an Aussie returner before I left the UK and still have it here in Ireland. It is a fantastic machine, as long as...

Two Hotpoint Top Loaders - Timelines! A pair of Hotpoint Top Loaders - the very rare push button 15960 (very, very few of these made before an update to rocker switches), and the later 15790. Fantastic machines, and I really hope someone can save them! Located in Loughborough...

Why not buy a Fisher & Paykel Aquasmart Top Loader? Brilliant washers, and very quiet! I have one (the Aquasmart 2) and it is really great - highly recommended. http://https//www.fisherpaykel.com/ca/laundry/washing-machines/washing-machine/WL4027P1/

Agitator top loaders were popular in the UK and Ireland in 1960s and 1970s, but as relatively few homes have dedicated laundry rooms, the under-the-counter front loader was inevitably far better sellers, especially when fitted kitchens became the norm. Hotpoint, Servis and Parnall all marketed...

Purple Dryer Hi all Spotted the purple dryer too Mike! I'm guessing it is branded Faure or GEC - the liberator dryer was exported under a number of brand names at that time. Maybe there are more pics to come! David