1992 Electrolux UK Brochure

[zanussi_lover]

i remember this brochure

I remember going into co-op in Nottingham in the early 90s and the east midlands electricity shop and seeing these machines, they were state of the art. Gotta love Electrolux, i think they should start a brouchure archive. do you have any more to upload? A zanussi one would be nice the 1990 one or earlier.

 

[newwave1]

OMG! Thank yooooooooooooou! I've LONGED to see this brochure!!!! I love these machines, you were very lucky to own one rob! Thats a machine for my wishlist!

Darren

 

[favorit]

Nice scans Rob !

While there was a huge choice of washers, I find rather strange there were just these 2 Zanussi-made dishwashers. Here we had these very models badged as E'lux too, but we had also Arthur Martin made models (those in the pics aside of the slimline zanussi) marketed as MOL/TOL.

I guess this Arthur Martin design influenced a lot those AEG Favorit that came 4/5 years later ( those with the current slanted upper rack and without venturi cone : F6051 / F6061 / F8080 ....)

As for washers, did you have some year later those models with separate dial for adjustable profile wash ?

 

[logixx]

I never knew Carboran was an Electrolux thing. I thought it was just some sort of plastic. And that cabinet is pretty easy to remove. Our 2006 washer still has it. I think the most recent ones don't. (?)

 

[favorit]

Carboran / polycarbonate

is a Zanussi thing..... @ Nuremberg it was ONLY stainless steel. Latest AEG Lavamats made in Porcia-Pordenone do have carboran outer tubs too.

BTW there are still around many 20 y.o. Zannies with carboran outer tub, still going strong

IIRC that cabinet design is named somewhat "robotline design"

 

[aeg03]

Carboran / polycarbonate

My German made AEG OKO Lavamat 72640 has a Carboran tub. These were put in AEG's years ago, I think they started in 2000 when they changed the AEG controls/door from the left hand side to the right hand side.

 

[aeg03]

front

 

[zanussi_lover]

Carboran Tub

My Zanussi XC FJS1225 that I bought in October 2001, is 9 years old in October and is still going strong, that has a carboran outter tub.

The only problem I have had is an E90 message coming up on occasion, but this will be sorted out by opening the machine up and checking the circuit board.

If it lasts till October 2011 or beyond then it really is the appliance of science!!

 

[bertrum]

Yes its hard to believe some of the machines with the IZ electronics have made it to 10, maybe they arn't too bad after all?

 

[robliverpool]

aeg03

Hi aeg03 is your AEG the 76669 update. Looks the same as the one i got rid of last year as i was tired of long wash times, good spin but in excess of 2 hours at a time for a wash is too long for me. I have gone back to an old hotpoint lol prob stuck in my ways. Only thing i really liked about the AEG was it was nice and quiet on a wash

 

[aeg03]

Robliverpool

Hi,

Mine is the Lavamat 72640, purchased in Sept 2002, still going strong.

The machine is nice and quiet and cleans well and has the 'jetsystem' to help clean and rinse the clothes along with spins during the rinses.

My machine takes around 2 hours to do 60 degree cotton wash (the rinse cycle time varies with quanity of clothes, less time for big load and more time with less absorbent items).

My only gripe is the machine spinning when heavily unbalanced and the drum smacking the glass door. We have some nice marks on the door from this happening.

Does your Hotpoint complete a cycle within 1 hour? I remember the old Hotpoints sounding the same as our old 80s Servis Slimline 1000 with the growling motor.

 

[hoovermatic]

Dishwasher

I don't know anything about that range of washers that Electrolux made but the dishwashers were superb. My parents bought one in 1993. It was TOL and had loads of really useful functions and features and a cutlery basket that could be moved across the whole width of the bottom rack. It went on every day and 3 or 4 times at weekends and lasted 15 years before it developed a problem. Wish I could find one nowadays!!

 

[zanussi_lover]

Long cycle times

I never use the long cycle times on my zanussi electrolux

the only washes I use are Cottons 30,40,50,60 but press the quick and superinse buttons together and the washes go from 2.07 and 2.08 to 1.03, 1.04, 1.17 and 1.19. much better and stuff gets clean with a small amount of Persil washing powder I'm using.

use the synthetics washes too on quick, and they take 50 mins for a 30 degree wash and 56 mins for a 40 degree wash.

i don't see why we need to wait ages for a cycle, as the longer the wash the more wear and tear it gives your clothes.

short and cool washes are good for my clothes, with a very small amount of powder and conditioner.

Love those electroluxes, my friends mum had one second hand the EW901, 900rpm model. lasted ages and still looked brand new, shes got a haier washer now, its crap.

I want an electrolux, gonna see if i can find one, and keep it in storage till i get my flat

 

[aquarius1984]

Electrolux Dishwashers,

My parents had the Tricity Bendix version DH101 from 1994 til 2006 which performed without fault until I stupidly suggested they have my Hotpoint dishwasher and scrap theirs due to its age.

Would they still have had it if I had not of suggested?? Who knows. Its certainly been their most relaible one yet. Their first a 1988 Indesit lasted 6 years before the Bendix came along.

They have certainly have had their troubles worth with the new Kenwood one!

The racks in the Bendix were not as ellaborate yet they managed perfectly well with all kinds of loads perfectly.

 

[aquarius1984]

It also seems that they have had great lifespans of Lux appliances out of the ones they have had.

In the years of having an Elux washer not only did they have a Tricity Bendix dishwasher but also a 1995 Free standing Parkinson Cowan Ovation 60Gla Dual Fuel cooker which was only replaced at 6 years old due to having a new kitchen installed that made way for the Kenwood cooker they still have now.

Only the fridge and chest freezer were not Electrolux, that was a LEC TurboLarder and Elcold respectively.

 

[zanussi_lover]

my washer and dishwasher from the Electrolux Group =]

Just thought i'd put some pictures of my zanussi washing machine and tricity bendix dishwasher =]

first is my Zanussi FJS1225W bought in October 2001 from John Lewis for £329, will be 9 years old this year, which for a modern machine is pretty good.

As i mentioned earlier it does get an E90 error come up on occasion, but other than that everything is good, washes well on short cycles that we set it up for on low temps, even at 30*c

 

[zanussi_lover]

my dishwasher

Next is my Tricity Bendix dishwasher bought from Argos in June 2005, but installed in October 2005 when our kitchen was replaced. My friend got me discount on this dishwasher and it only ended up costing me £149, it was originally £299

very good machine, and its unusual as its a Tricity Bendix yet has a push button control system instead of a timer, which is interesting as aeg brought out a dishwasher like this with the same layout of the controls.

Its a very good machine, we always use eco 50 and it does a smashing job at cleaning the dishes, and for our first ever dishwasher.

Is 5 years old in June, and still going strong.

WELL DONE ELECTROLUX!!

 

[hoovermatic]

I have always considered Electrolux products to be superior quality as in my experience they have always been well made, reliable as well as fit for purpose. Is that still the case given the various changes of ownership that muxt have taken place (Zanussi/AEG etc)?

Am I right in thinking that John Lewis branded white goods are AEG/Electrolux?

 

[lavamat_jon]

Nice brochure - I had a couple of Elux brochures I picked up when I was a boy but by then they had gone to the fold out style like the Zanussi brochures, so it's really nice to see a full brochure. Especially love the 1500rpm model, really smart.

Paul - the JL models are rebadged Italian Zanussis, still pretty good value machines though for what they cost - if I remember right last time I was there you could pick up a better spec 1400rpm JL model for cheaper than an equivalent Zanussi. The only thing I don't like about their range has always been their dishwashers - I've never felt in the past 10 years or so the racking has been up to scratch compared to the example in this brochure of the older Zanussi dishwashers, and we used to literally battle with ours everynight... weirdly enough the AEG which briefly replaced ours still had the AEG racks but otherwise the Elux insides and worked perfectly.

Jon

 

[rolls_rapide]

Zanussi made dishwashers

I never liked them, as they had design flaws.

Simple things would go, like the door springs, or the wheels on the baskets, or the cutlery basket would perforate, or the plastic upper spray arm would refuse to turn, or the corner of the control panel cracked and fell off.

Also, the doorseal channel was not properly designed: detergent and water solution used to bypass the seal and end up on the top edge of the steel door near the latch. This happened on two different models from 1994/95.