Louis
what is that word "gegevins" I love it! what does it mean??
thanks for all the interesting scans!!!!
what is that word "gegevins" I love it! what does it mean??
thanks for all the interesting scans!!!!
A Bauknecht in Canada?
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Technische gegevens
In this case "gegevens" means specifications, so that last page is about technical specifications.
In this case "gegevens" means specifications, so that last page is about technical specifications.
What a great catch ! What is the spinspeed 500 or 850 rpm ? Rpm would perhaps read Upm on the German rating plate.
We have had a Bauknecht dishwasher of that time period and a dryer that looked like the TRA 771, but our washer was a Miele, so I can`t wait to hear everything about the programes.
My Mom swore by Bauknecht because she loved the the simplicity and the prices were affordabel.
We have had a Bauknecht dishwasher of that time period and a dryer that looked like the TRA 771, but our washer was a Miele, so I can`t wait to hear everything about the programes.
My Mom swore by Bauknecht because she loved the the simplicity and the prices were affordabel.
Spin speed
It has a rather slow spin speed of 500 upm. But it's a very fun machine to watch. I just put the clothes in the Miele afterwards for a 1600 spin ;-)
It has a rather slow spin speed of 500 upm. But it's a very fun machine to watch. I just put the clothes in the Miele afterwards for a 1600 spin ;-)
Eddy,
YAY, another fun machine. Can't wait to see them.
Patrick
YAY, another fun machine. Can't wait to see them.
Patrick
matchboxpaul
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Thanks for posting the brochure Louis.
Absolutely great to see a fleet on old Bauknechts - brought back loads of childhood memories of these machines.
My Junior 1 (aged 7) school teacher had one of these machines - cant remember which one it was though.
The style ran for a pretty long time, being around in the late 70s.
They were initially sold under the manufacturer name 'Beekay' in the UK - anyone any idea what that was about?
Below is the Beekay WA760 from 1979....
Absolutely great to see a fleet on old Bauknechts - brought back loads of childhood memories of these machines.
My Junior 1 (aged 7) school teacher had one of these machines - cant remember which one it was though.
The style ran for a pretty long time, being around in the late 70s.
They were initially sold under the manufacturer name 'Beekay' in the UK - anyone any idea what that was about?
Below is the Beekay WA760 from 1979....
matchboxpaul
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and here is the Bauknecht WA719SC - is this the next upgrade from your machine Eddy?
I will be scanning ebay for one of my own!
Cheers
Paul
I will be scanning ebay for one of my own!
Cheers
Paul
Nice!
Paul, that is just one model up but looks identical... Unlike mine, this one has English on it. Thanks for posting this, they don't seem to show up very often. Hope one comes up for you soon.
Paul, that is just one model up but looks identical... Unlike mine, this one has English on it. Thanks for posting this, they don't seem to show up very often. Hope one comes up for you soon.
Eddy
Where in New West are you. I had an apt decades ago (aka 70's) on Agnes St.. then on Griffith Pl. in Sapperton.
Where in New West are you. I had an apt decades ago (aka 70's) on Agnes St.. then on Griffith Pl. in Sapperton.
Pete
We've moved to Burnaby now, near Canada Way and Imperial. Guess I should update my profile. Only 5 minutes from where we used to be on 10th Ave. My sister lived in an apt on Agnes St for years.
We've moved to Burnaby now, near Canada Way and Imperial. Guess I should update my profile. Only 5 minutes from where we used to be on 10th Ave. My sister lived in an apt on Agnes St for years.
some of my funnest years living there. While I worked full time I occasionally "helped with the laundry" at the old NuWest for the queens of steam (Sweaty Betty and Denise) when some of the staff failed to show. Don't suppose you took your laundry there now did ya LOL
Bauknecht at that time was still a reliable brand I guess. Later the problems must have started, nowadays Bauknecht has a bad name, too many people are having problems with them. I found it rather interesting to see that the Whirlpool Proline 6kg model sold in the UK is actually a Bauknecht.
Interesting that Bauknecht was sold as Beekay in the UK. Just an assumption, but I guess Bauknecht is hard to pronounce for the British. So they must have thought BK or Beekay was easier to use.
That Husqvarna dryer is indeed a Bauknecht. I rememeber seeing a Husqvarna/Bauknecht set once in an interior magazine. IIRC Husqvarna once was an independent brand? In the end they ended up as part of the Electrolux concern as much other brands.
Interesting that Bauknecht was sold as Beekay in the UK. Just an assumption, but I guess Bauknecht is hard to pronounce for the British. So they must have thought BK or Beekay was easier to use.
That Husqvarna dryer is indeed a Bauknecht. I rememeber seeing a Husqvarna/Bauknecht set once in an interior magazine. IIRC Husqvarna once was an independent brand? In the end they ended up as part of the Electrolux concern as much other brands.
Those were wonderful machines
Bauknecht was always a strong player in the German market - not the same exalted quality (and price) and Miele, but always far easier to use and with more useful features than the Bosch, Siemens, Constructa group.
In quality, they were somewhere between AEG and Siemens. Which is still 1000X better than anything built nowadays.
I've taken a lot of shit for saying it, but it's true none the less: Whirlpool killed this wonderful brand's reputation. The Bauknecht of today is, sadly, nothing at all like what you have there.
By the by, replacement parts for many components can be sourced at regular German parts houses or using industry standard components - Bauknecht used a lot of AEG and Siemens parts, thank goodness.
Bauknecht was always a strong player in the German market - not the same exalted quality (and price) and Miele, but always far easier to use and with more useful features than the Bosch, Siemens, Constructa group.
In quality, they were somewhere between AEG and Siemens. Which is still 1000X better than anything built nowadays.
I've taken a lot of shit for saying it, but it's true none the less: Whirlpool killed this wonderful brand's reputation. The Bauknecht of today is, sadly, nothing at all like what you have there.
By the by, replacement parts for many components can be sourced at regular German parts houses or using industry standard components - Bauknecht used a lot of AEG and Siemens parts, thank goodness.
It's a pity indeed that the Bauknecht quality has gone so downward, the brand really deserved a better fate. Overhere the Bauknecht BIG (similar to the Whirlpool Duet etc.) was recently on sale. It was only €699.-, a real bargain. I would have been interested if the dryer would have been available here too, but apparently Bauknecht decided not to sell it on the European continent. Probably too expensive. I would have loved to give it a try for a while.
I didn't know Bauknecht used AEG and Siemens parts. But they do have a history of borrowing from other brands like they did with the boil wash feature from Constructa.
Their slogan in the Netherlands used to be: Bauknecht weet wat vrouwen wensen (Bauknecht knows what women wish / Bauknecht weiss was Frauen wünschen).
I didn't know Bauknecht used AEG and Siemens parts. But they do have a history of borrowing from other brands like they did with the boil wash feature from Constructa.
Their slogan in the Netherlands used to be: Bauknecht weet wat vrouwen wensen (Bauknecht knows what women wish / Bauknecht weiss was Frauen wünschen).
"BIG" dryers
My guess is we won`t see a maching Bauknecht BIG dryer in Europe, just because they might require 400V three phase current. It is truly a shame what Whirlpool did to the brand.
My guess is we won`t see a maching Bauknecht BIG dryer in Europe, just because they might require 400V three phase current. It is truly a shame what Whirlpool did to the brand.
Strangely enough the big 10kg dryers are sold by Whirlpool in the UK. They run on 230V and take 4600 Watts. Apparently Whirlpool considers the Channel a big barrier.
ronhic
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Whirlpool now own Bauknecht.
My partners grandmother in Celle, Germany had a WA180 toploader as shown in the brochure above.....great machine.
My partners grandmother in Celle, Germany had a WA180 toploader as shown in the brochure above.....great machine.
Hi all
My mother had 2 Bauknechts between 1989 - 1994 and 1994 - 1998. The first one was a 1000rpm model and it was so solid, it did not move a millimetre when spinning. In 1994 we moved house and I decided to by her a new washer (for me really LOL!).
First I went for a Miele W916 top of the range at the time and over £1000. Unfortunately, it vibrated (more than the Bauknecht) I tried everything, maybe we had just been unlucky because my current Miele does not shake at all.
Next I went for the Asko top of the range 1500rpm. Wasn't as good as I thought and the module blew 2 weeks later.
My mother decided she wanted another Bauknecht. No nonsense dials and stable. It was about £500 and was infact better than the previous machines. The old Bauknecnt had been sold btw.
It only semi broke down because a bra underwire got caught in it and in removing it we could not get it back together as well and it shuddered on 1200. It went to a friend and lasted for many years. My mum had my Sensor 1996 AEG and then was replaced by a premier novo Miele in 2000 which is great.
So Bauknecht were great! Brush motors a tad noisy but very stable and reliable. Here is my mother's machine.
Rob
My mother had 2 Bauknechts between 1989 - 1994 and 1994 - 1998. The first one was a 1000rpm model and it was so solid, it did not move a millimetre when spinning. In 1994 we moved house and I decided to by her a new washer (for me really LOL!).
First I went for a Miele W916 top of the range at the time and over £1000. Unfortunately, it vibrated (more than the Bauknecht) I tried everything, maybe we had just been unlucky because my current Miele does not shake at all.
Next I went for the Asko top of the range 1500rpm. Wasn't as good as I thought and the module blew 2 weeks later.
My mother decided she wanted another Bauknecht. No nonsense dials and stable. It was about £500 and was infact better than the previous machines. The old Bauknecnt had been sold btw.
It only semi broke down because a bra underwire got caught in it and in removing it we could not get it back together as well and it shuddered on 1200. It went to a friend and lasted for many years. My mum had my Sensor 1996 AEG and then was replaced by a premier novo Miele in 2000 which is great.
So Bauknecht were great! Brush motors a tad noisy but very stable and reliable. Here is my mother's machine.
Rob
Oh! That is almost the same model as my brother and SIL had. It was a horror machine, had three repairs in the first year and some more after that. After five year it was not working again and the repair was supposed to be €450.-. They replaced it with an AEG and swore never to buy a Bauknecht product again.
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