AEG Lavamat 971 has arrived!

[sparkcymru]

Hi all. Well after much excitement seeing this gorgeous AEG on Ebay I finally got it home after being stuck in Hereford for hours on end due to flash flooding. The nice lady i bought it from for the pricely sum of 99 pence kept me happy with lots of tea while we waited for the rain to subside and the roads to become passable. She did live on a farm and I really could have done with a 4x4 to get down her driveway.

Anyway i got it home and eager to test run it I plumbed in and switched on. I got it through a cycle but the pump leaked in every direction lol so had to mop up afterwards. A new pump was waiting anyway so I opened up the front of the machine which is well designed for servicing and fitted a new pump. Now two loads of washing later its running perfectly and i'm well impressed with its performance. Nice water levels, lovely noises and perfect washing and rinsing. I haven't yet found an exact date of manufacture in this machine but its seen many years service and is a credit to its owner and AEG for being in near pristine condition and running order.

This machine is the 971 model and is 1000 spin. I love the spin sequence which starts off slow and jumps up bit by bit to 800 then spins for a good while before shooting to 1000. It dries well for 1000rpm and the spin sensor does a very good job balacing the load for a perfect spin. I love the chunky controls and clunky buttons. I'll get some videos done this week of it in action. Hands off Jon it's mine! lol but as you know I get bored after a while so you never know....

 

[sparkcymru]

The drum

Nice drum shot!

 

[hotpointwf220]

looks superb mate

 

[platinum6]

That's a very nice AEG you've got here, it looks very smart and classy for it's age.

I see many buttons and features, Wonder what they all do.

Hope you have a great time using it.

Happy Washing!

 

[carlstock]

Lovely, Steve!

Fantastic condition for a start!

Carl

 

[dascot]

Year of manufacture - around 1987-1989.

My grandparents had a 981 that was purchased in 1988. Gave them 10 years of faultless service before the pump went wonky and the machine wouldn't always spin. They bought a replacement machine and the 981 was taken back by the appliance shop to be refurbished.

 

[sparkcymru]

Buttons

Platinum6, well the buttons are very classy. Lovely solid feel to them. They are power on/off, door open, two buttons for I think delicates which alter the spin sequence cancelling outthe spins between rinses and doing a different final spin plus it adds a rinse hold, thers also half load, economy wash and 1000/650 spin settings. The pump cost about £8.50 to me so this machine is a bargain and there is not a single dent or rust anywhere even inside despite the fact it had been leaking. It's not quiet by any means but makes a nice noise and is very stable. These are very servicable machines with plenty of parts available easily and cheaply plus you can remove front and back panels to access whatever you want. I'm going to video the next wash when I do the bedding this week so you can see it in action and the spin sequence which is kool.

Steve

 

[mrboilwash]

Congratulations ! I`ve owned a similar machine (an AEG Princess) once. The rinse perfomance on cottons is just superb.
Did you know there is a little black plastic screw behind the detergent drawer? You can ad another (4th) rinse by altering the position of that switch. Regular is only 3 rinses with 75 liters.
The gentle cycle knob with the low level tub is for easy care and Quick (programm No 3) the other one is Delicates.

 

[sparkcymru]

extra rinse

Hi Stefan, yeah i've found the extra rinse switch though I find 3 rinses are fine given the water it uses and good spins between rinses. i'm just setting up the cam to video it so will be on here Tuesday sometime in action. Just gotto decide wat detergent to use in it for maximum effect of suds lol

Steve

 

[toggleswitch]

Now THAT is a bargain!

99 pence? Less than a pound sterling. *FAINT*

(Simiar to 99 cents, less than a dollar.)

MUCH LUCK WITH IT!

(The tea, the water and heating it probably cost her more!)

 

[MrX]

It's

£0.99 is:

US$ 1.95
or, €1.46

 

[sparkcymru]

The best price i've paid for an ebay machine was 35p for a Servis Caress (about all they are worth!) and 65p for a Servis Easi Logic. Then sold for £60 and £80 afterwards once fixed. I still have my Hoover vision though after selling it on ebay it went wrong so I had to tell the bloke he couldn't have it after all. I may keep it after all i'm not sure but the control board is in for repair so we'll see. The spin sensor failed and the machine shook itself into a jibbering wreck.Its sitting quietly next to the AEG now all sad! lol

Steve

 

[carlstock]

Poor Hoover Vision! :-(

He must have got upset and so turned into that jibbering wreak! ;-)

Hope you get it sorted.

Carl

 

[sparkcymru]

Video filling

Ok here's the first video of the start of the cycle. More to come shortly.
Steve

http://media.putfile.com/AEG-971-start-of-wash

 

[sparkcymru]

Main wash vid

Video of Main wash cycle. W5 detergent is used. Nice n sudsy.

http://media.putfile.com/AEG-971-Washing

 

[sparkcymru]

Rinse cycle

Final rinse cycle

http://media.putfile.com/AEG-971-Rinse

 

[sparkcymru]

Final Spin

Final spin video 1000 rpm. Spins upto 800 then holds for sometime b4 going to 1000 though goes up n down a bit first. Please note it's rather noisy as the bedding was a bit unbalanced so it does sound like a jet aircraft and the fact it's in my conservatory just amplifies the noise lol.

Enjoy. Steve

http://media.putfile.com/AEG-Lavamat-final-spin

 

[robliverpool]

aeg

congrats on ur machine, love the step up on the final spin, sounds like its going to take off lol everything looks and sounds as it should for the age of the machine, what a bargain 99p, nice one for the vids

 

[fredriksam]

Wow!!!. Cool videos. Congrats on your great find there mate.
Guess the Hoover vision will be jealos. Nice thing that the machine is such great condition. It was a great price also.