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Here's the main brochure image of the early 9605.

In that case, my guess is that it would have been an early 9605, possibly with a replacement dial. As far as I know - going on a brochure image I have - the early 9605s had the HLCC washtub symbols in red font on the programme guide and dial; number 6 might have been framed with a Q instead of a...

If it had Economy Wash as a push button option it would have been the 9605 - the final version that ran from 1989 til around 1997. The programme selector used the HLCC 1-7 codes but the newer ITCL codes were printed next to the old codes on the fascia on all but the earliest versions of the...

I suppose... ...you could argue that in today's money the machine would cost over £1000 new. Still, the arrogant and badly written sales blurb is more than offputting. Why not just keep and enjoy it, and maybe flaunt it on ebay for fun/annoyance as may be the case here. Yet again I am amazed...

New in box? New in box?!   Staggering. Who the hell stockpiles a washing machine for the best part of 30 years?   I suppose the question is: will you get a complimentary E3 box of Persil Automatic or Persil high-suds soap powder, and will there be a usable small bottle of Comfort with it...

It was definitely that style. They were very popular machines at the time - I believe it was purchased in 1981. And I remember my Mum talking in reference to my sister's hard towels that she thought it was because of "all these 1000 spins"; I think the reason my sister wanted a 1000 spin machine...

1000 rpm square door Bendix? See, now, I could swear my sister's square door Bendix of this style was a 1000rpm machine, and was called something like Autowasher 1000 Deluxe. Alas, I have no proof and I was about 7 when it was replaced, so I can't be sure... 

I would think most people would be better off not having their laundry equipment in the kitchen - for the most part in the UK it's more to do with the kitchen being the only practical place near the necessary plumbing (bathrooms are typically too small) and they're normally handy for the back...

Pump output The dribble/full flow pattern you've seen during interim spins sounds very normal for a Hotpoint such as this. I'm sure mine, albeit a different model, is much the same - the bulk of the water is pumped out after the drum coasts down from spin. My guess is the rather narrow tub-drum...

Mechanical link? Is the cold water diverted to different compartments by a mechanical link to the timer? This was a very common arrangement on a number of machines. A rod connects to the timer dial that, when turned, moves the rod back and forth, thereby switching the cold feed from one section...

Painfully slow for me for the last 2-3 hours!

I do remember seeing one on a trip to Harrods once...not sure if looked quite that that one above though. Dials behind windows seems familiar.

Was this the 15972 that was on Ebay a while ago, located in Coventry? Very pleased to see it's been saved! What a beauty! Do you think the extra metal in construction (e.g. the console) helps cut down vibration therby making it seem at little quieter? Is the cabinet metal a smidge sturdier...

That Hotpoint looks like a very bulky iron to manoevre and surely it would get quite heavy when filled with water? One of the advantages of the typical Steam Generator arrangement is the smaller, lighter iron, but they are indeed very bulky to store and just keep on the ironing board whilst in...

Aside: I enjoy when the Brits bicker. I think it's becau Somehow I doubt any of this feuding has been conducted in cut-glass RP accents. It's more like a screetching cat fight outside some parochial nightclub in the early hours, complete with face slapping, hair pulling and accusations of who's...

Ecover? Hmmm... Ecover is very sudsy in both powder and liquid formats. The suggested dosage of the powder can leave me with suds coming half way up the door.   The powder is better at cleaning but after a while the clothes develop a weird whiff - a bit like if you wash something in pure soap...

Some friends of mine don't use conditioner, but when they moved into their previous house about 3 years ago they seemingly inherited a bottle of Comfort Blue Skies. The bottle has a puncture in it and the product is as solid as candle wax. Quite why they took it with them to their new house is a...

If you consider that liquid detergents are a product of the petrochemical industry, i.e. they started out as oil, you could hazzard a guess that a fair proportion of the ingredients are in a liquid format before the manufacturing process.   I thought powder detergents were, to one extent or...

@ronhic: yes indeed only about 2 loads a week for me, 3 at a push if I'm being extravant or have extra things. Currently it tends to work out as:   1 load of whites (contains 1 double sheet, bath and hand towel, undies, tea towels, t-shirts etc - a large hot wash) 1 load of lights or darks...

Mr Wash, do you ever intend to use all that stash or is it more of a collection for posterity? That's surely YEARS worth of laundry... I feel overburdened with just my large box of Ecover powder and 1.5l bottle of their liquid, plus a container or two of stain remover. Not that it doesn't take...