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Hi, Lovely collection! You have some fantastic machines there and it's not all about quantity - there's definitely some substance and quality in your collection. James

Hi Malachi, You're spot on with the year of production! This model was part of the 1979/1980 range. If you have time to paint the front and find out what's wrong with it then the rest is a doddle. I may even have a motor that would fit this if that is the problem. As Luke says, if you do need...

Hi Malachi, Great to see another Irish member, I'm from Donegal! I've never worked on a 18 series before but the internal design is more or less the same as the 95 series that followed on from your parents machine therefore most spare parts are readily available. Is there anything wrong with...

Hi Rob, First of all, congratulations on acquiring a lovely example of this New Generation model. I empathise with you regarding the door, allegedly the original hinges weren't strong enough to bear the chrome doors which is why so many have brown replacements. Regardless, the fascia and dial...

Evening all, Well it's been quite a "Liberating" week to say the least! One evening last week, I was browsing through some adverts on an Irish classifieds website. Usually, nothing worth speaking of appears but surprise surprise this turns up! A little cottage outside Donegal Town is being...

Hi Rob, Thanks for clearing this up! I always thought it was 1999 because of the WMs being sold alongside them and the vague memory of this catalogue which must have been from 2001 or later now. June 2000 it is then! Regards, James PS: Rob would you and Paul have a spare dial and door bowl...

Janak, Paul's WF740T is the first preserved example of a WF machine meaning that it is now a collection piece. Yes you are correct in identifying that it's not the first WF model which was WF000 but that is not what Paul was saying. It does help to read before you type all these quick fire...

Hi Janak, Sorry but the first WMA models were slowly introduced in Autumn 1999 and sold alongside the WM series before being made available to the masses. I remember the Autumn/Winter edition of the Argos catalogue in 1999 having a selection of WMA models in it. It seems that nobody here can...

Hi Gary, Who knows what's around the corner for me then! I saw the machine in person a couple of hours ago and tried turning it on etc. It turns on despite the previous owner saying it didn't so that's one less thing to worry about. The bearings are good thankfully but the motor bearings roar...

Hi Gary, So far this year, I've been quite lucky and I'm very thankful for that! The local adverts are really starting to pay off which really restores my confidence in the area. The initial disappointment is starting to wear off I think, to be honest the events of yesterday haven't really...

Evening all, well today was a hectic day! I woke up to an email this morning from a man offering me his "Hotpoint Liberator" that had been recently retired after it refused to turn on (hopefully it's just a failed interlock or something simple like that). After reading the message back to...

@liberatordeluxe Hotpoint head office was in Peterborough where some appliances were built but the washing machines were built in Wales since the 1970s as far as I know. @aquacycle I'm also eager to see how Ebac get on in a market that's swimming with Hotpoint/Indesit, Hoover/Candy and Beko...

*full takeover happened in 2004.

Sorry Janak but this IS a British Hotpoint - they didn't stamp "Made in Great Britain" on the fascia for a laugh did they? Regardless of what year it was built the WMA series were designed and introduced in 1999 before Indesit had any interest in Hotpoint and subsequently this one was built...

Janak, One thing I absolutely loath is when people call out others like you did with Jacob. Wales is part of Great Britain therefore you were both right about where Hotpoint washing machines were manufactured. All machines - 18 series, 95 series, WM series, WMA series and subsequent were...

Hi all, I've finally got around to doing a video! James http://https//youtu.be/sGgzoFJ2yHI

Yesterday, I finally finished rebuilding the machine and moved it into the wooden house where the rest of my collection reside. I did have a quick tinker before going home but I'll get a proper chance to try it out tomorrow afternoon once I give it wipe down and a good polish. I've also...

Hi Alan, Thanks for sharing your recollections of the Mk55 you once had, it's nice to hear about the minor differences between the two models. That mechanism is indeed for raising and lowering the wheels for moving the machine to the sink in situations where permanent plumbing was not...

Hi Paul, It's unbelievable to look back and think that I was once that eager newbie hoping that Liberators, Keymatics and the likes would turn up for me. I'm on the right track to getting there I think! I must get a few videos taken of the Philips 707 and this to upload to YouTube, I've got...

Hi Steve, I managed to find a suitable seal yesterday in the form of a Hotpoint WML540 door seal. I had stripped my mums machine after it gave up the ghost last year and ironically the seal was a perfect fit after I trimmed it a little. I'm very relieved, as it means no splashes will be allowed...