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So, does spending more for a front loader equal better quality wash? That is something up to each consumer. What matters to one household may not to another. This being said with ever nuclear arms race in laundry appliances happening in Europe, many do wonder if paying three or more thousands...

Whether top or front loading h-axis washers came to dominate or are major share of local market post WWII largely came down to home design. In UK with trend of fitted kitchens where appliances are often built in under counter/work tops, obviously any sort of washer that opens from top is...

On commercial/industrial size side loading h-axis washers have been stable going back to steam laundry days when things were driven by belts. https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2014/08/24/1910-la-premiere-machine-a-laver-est-fabriquee-dans-l-usine-gayet-gladel Since 1995 WP held patents for a...

Third type of front loader found in Europe were based upon "Pullman" h-axis washers. This are usually called "side loader" in commercial/industrial models and offer several advantages over top loading h-axis washers with tubs mounted front to back or sideways. For one thing long cylinder gives...

It is truly amazing how many vintage to near ancient front loaders from Europe built say 1950's through 1960's are still around, and work pretty much perfectly. Things were built to last back then I suppose.

Frigidaire Imperial 514

Semi-automatic washers, wash houses.... some British housewives just didn't want to know from fully automatic washing machines. Don't think you'd find another "wash house" in Europe by 1970's, but they were still around in UK.

Louis and the lads having bit of fun with AEG Lavamat 220.

Italian advert for Hoover "Keymatic". Note visuals on how Keymatic tub and washing action differed from then traditional front loaders.

Italian company Indesit (now owned by Whirlpool) was and still is another major player in European appliance market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indesit

Italian appliance manufacturer Zanussi was at forefront of washing machine innovation. Zoppas was one of their brands and they also made Hotpoint branded washers sold in UK and elsewhere in Europe. Zanussi pioneered use of induction motor and pulley system that produced very reliable washing...

Side tracking for a moment. What was it with nylon and 1960's or so UK? Shirts, bed linen, pajamas, the lot. Can understand "easy care" and all but the stuff is hardly comfortable. The static!

Leave us not forget the Italy! Like everyone else post WWII years Italians were busy as well coming up with fully automatic washing machines. I'd kill to find a box of this Ariel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbGm6MqrwQU

There are basically two formats of h-axis domestic top loading washers in Europe. One has drum mounted sideways like front loading sort. You are accessing tub from top of machine instead of front. This V-Zug Unimatic fits that bill. It is or was a common design across Europe. Thing is it...

Yes, top loading h-axis washer.

300V N 50hz 7900 W 16 amps Safe to say just single 208v-240v line won't suffice. https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/waschmaschine-v-zug-top-lader-1288466972/

We're all sure you're doing your best. (y) Bots are like vermin, you think you've gotten rid of them and tightened things up so won't return, then up pops another.

See linked article about older woman who has the oldest V-Zug washer still in daily use (Evolution of H-Axis Washer thread). Local government where the person lived attempted to buy the machine from woman and or giving her choice of replacement at no cost. Why? That washer pulled that much...

Is it just me but with these new changes does it seem as if more SPAM thread/posts pop up? There's another new one in some sort of Arabic script in Super forum.

Electrolux was a big player in Sweden laundry appliance market. They furthered reach into Europe and eventually USA by stragecis mergers or acquisitions such as Zanussi, Wascator (Wascomat). Electrolux nabbed Bohus Mekaniska Verkstad, a maker of commercial/industrial laundry equipment. This...