A glow in the dark...

[favorit]

Lavamats and Favorits today...

Hi Stephan,

die Nuernberger factory was dismissed in 2007, so at first production "wandered" here and there in EU. My brother and SIL had the bad luck to buy that very year a fully integrated TOL Favorit DW that was made in Spain. It has nothing to do with Louis' actually "Nuernberg-gemacht" F 6060, that despite is 10 years older is far quieter and washes far better (I know it, cause my aunt has a F 6051)

Now AEG Favorits are made in Solaro (close to Milan), togherer with Rex, Dishlex, Privileg, Arthur Martin

Lavamats are now made in north western Italy (Porcia-Pordenone) in the hystorical Zanussi factory. Nothing new under the stars : when Lepper (commercially badged as MATURA) closed, AEG outsorced its washer-dryer combos from Zanussi. Also when they gave up outsorcing toploaders from Thomson-Brandt, toploading Lavamats began to be plain Zanussi machines

Pity the waschmaschinen-forum.de is shut ... it was a goldmine of infos (((((

 

[mikeklondon]

I love this AEG model its one of the best washers ever made and yours look like new.
i wish someone still made this type of FL with no rubber door seal

 

[ronhic]

i wish someone still made this type of FL with no rubber doo

...er....

ASKO.....though they are phasing out the drop down door

 

[foraloysius]

I guess I must have forgotten to post in this thread. Probably was stunned! This was the first time I saw machines of this generation with lighted control panels. Didn't know they had that. Makes them even more interesting than I thought they already were. I have a soft spot for older AEG's, these pictures only enhance that.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Classics

Thanks Joe for the pics, such solid machines, you cant move these in a hurry!!! One of the first AEG`s I sold (1982 model)was a replacement for a 1978 model with the vario spin and full door with a door panel insert...the delivery men never stopped moaning about how heavy it was to remove...Oh why didnt I stash stuff from the,,...Lol

 

[whirlpolf]

thank you all

Favorit, thank you, this is more detailed information on the companies than I ever thought it could be! Never thought it was THAT much of a to-and-fro.
But I am still Joe, not Stephan *gg*

Mike and Chris: Thanks, it is really true: The Asko machines are the only ones that I consider an adequate grandson of these here. Expecially the brushed steel door machines, what a sight!

Louis, thanks and Mike, too. If you like I might be able to post a scan of the cycle timelines and the wiring. I was lucky to find a friendly old-school employee at AEG, he was so kind to fax me the wiring diagram of the older Nova Regina.
Besides, Mike: The counterweight in these machines is not made out of concrete but of massive steel, soldered to the outer tub, then bolted to it in addition.
Oh and Mike, please resend your e-mail address for the Hotpoint vacuum tools, the old mail got muddled up somehow, sorry. The parts are still here.

Joe

PS all: Be sure to check the daylight pics and the vids.

http://web.me.com/wetterwolf1/lavamat/lav1.html