It was a glorious Bank Holiday weekend for the weather, unheard of for dear old Blighty, 28d and hot sun, so up went the gazebo and sun brollies to protect the ever delicate Brit skin...
Jon had bought a Hoover New Wave, collected up north by Richard, this was the last big series change produced by Hoover in the 90`s, everything was thought through and new, bigger drum, polycarbonate outer drum, spray action,
spin washing where the drum spins with wash water forcing the hot soapy water through the clothes..BUT they did have a tendency to mellow yellow whatever was white...
Alistair had bought a beautiful Zanussi Z118T washing machine from Richard (Bunty) who was having a downsize, 80`s made, 400 / 800 spin speeds, SS inner drum, Vitreous enamel outer, Hot & Cold Fill, lovely grey fascia,
I`d brought along the Fisholow 1966 tumble dryer that I had collected few weeks ago that was offered on here by Mark Frampton ( see thread), it was his mothers bought to dry his nappies at the time,
lovely dryer, serviced by her late husband and still working away, it was made by Bendix UK, badged as a Fisholow which ws our Electricity Boards Shops own brand !!
Fisholow De Luxe Tumble Dryer bought 28th November 1967. Used weekly since then and still working. Original envelope with Installation & Operating Instructions. Would need to collect from WN8 in the UK.
Steve gets stuck into fixing a leaking valve of the Zannussi and shows us whats inside , Richard is fighting a waste hose full of cruddite and filth..[this post was last edited: 8/31/2019-06:04]
Inside the Zanussi, all metal parts, no plastic drums yet, very solid washers, cast weights for the bearing carrier, big heavy 2 speed induction motor, 400 rpm slow spin, 800 rpm fast spin.[this post was last edited: 8/31/2019-06:04]
Alistair calls for a very sensible tea break and pit stop, we have now been joined by Dave (DaveDarwent) far LHS who collects vintage Hoovers and makes great cakes !! [this post was last edited: 8/31/2019-06:05]
The detailing begins using auto glym car polishing products, the metals come up a treat with help from the Hoover Steamer and Mikeys arm magic..[this post was last edited: 8/31/2019-06:06]
Richards inside twinny washing using the Servis Supertwin Autowash, auto linked heater timer for the wash programmes and flow rinsing in the solid tub spin can. [this post was last edited: 8/31/2019-06:07]