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hmm I used to have them before my garage got cleared, I might have a few knocking around in the loft, I will look for you but don't hold your breath, Hotpoint/Zanussi used this style aswell and maybe others. A photo might help other people, they do vary as to what temps they have, ie. 40/50...

Load of old soap when I was a small boy, I remember my mum would keep old soap and stick it all together for washing clothes, we had a GEC twin tub then.....it wasn't until she got rid of that and got a Hotpoint twin tub that she stopped using soap and went over to powder. I must admit to be...

Theatre ? I always thought you worked behind the snack bar at the Gala Bingo Mat ;-) I do agree though that it is nice to see one of these in use, and it looks like you two lads enjoyed it aswell Gary

heady smells I agree about washing products that are overly scented you can also add to that over sudsy, I remember trying out ariel excel on bedding the odour was very strong, when I got in bed I couldn't breath so I had to change the whole lot and re-wash the bedding the next day, Persil...

The Result this is the same shirt after an "E" wash 40o Cottons no more tomato sauce

The Stain said Hot But the Label Said Not This is what I use on difficult stains (tomato based sauces mainly) on colours that cant be washed on a high temperature. A splash of hot water on it rub with the soap bar and wash as usual and hey presto stain gone. There are no enzymes or surfactants...

cooling winds I do it in the summer, turn the car on drop the windows, then close the door and drive off etc

Gratis Refurb I am sure Mike, Lee, Mat and Myself can vouch for all the work and time that was given on this machine to bring it back up to spec. Gary

Cant turn off the creative flow Hello Lee Yet another great repair............this machine has been waiting for you all its life. Again this has been a brilliant thread thanks Gary

When i was a lad Isnt that lovely it is so good too see early Japanese gear what a great find. I hope you get it sorted Gary

Trouble Blimey your only home two days an your breaking things :-) If you have a Multi meter and are ok using it, you could remove the wires from the heater (make a note of where they went) and on the X1 or X100 scale measure the terminals on the heater to see if it is open circuit, if it is...

wow! These old American machines blow me away, such styling and obvious build quality, they are beautiful and functional and just bloody great Well done on getting all these together they are dream machines as are a lot of other American machines. Bloody lovely Gary

Bendix world Wow Lee what a complete and in depth instruction book, makes some of todays single sheet pamphlets look stupid. As you know I have been gobsmacked by this machine ever since it came up for auction, I am so overjoyed that is all coming together and that it is firmly planted to your...

Oh yes ha ha we are drifting off topic here but yes being the age I am all this gear etc was around when I could buy it and enjoy it and still do, dyed in the wool analogue fan here. :-)

Elcaset That was such a shame, I owned two Sony Elcaset machines the 5 and the 7 and they were both stunning in terms of there performance and build quality, the only non reel to reel machines that could draw me away from reel to reel. Ah well all the good stuff goes :-( Gary

Umm Hi Tolivac I think you miss my point about Quadraphonic Hi-fi back in the 1970s, my point was about it being a status symbol in the UK Hi-fi world back then, not as to whether it was a success or not. Gary

Memories Way way back in 1973, I was near Athens with my parents on holiday, I met some US kids who parents were in the US airforce, so we used to go on the airforce base and mess around and enjoy stuff there. I ordered a roast beef sandwich (bear in mind I am from England and had never been...

the 70s you have hifi separates but I remember quadraphonic hifi as being a status item then. Gary

hoses just a thought Lee what about the internal hoses off a Hoover/Hotpoint soap draw inlet, cut down put over the inlets from the new valves and then the Bendix hose over that with silicon sealant and jubilee clips. just-a-thought ;-) gary

Fiddle About LEE I would swap for new type valves just so you can get both hot and cold supplies set up to see the machine going through its operations. The originals definately fiddle about with them as already mentioned the rubber seal would be what I would go for first Still this is a...