Apex, Matchbox, Now a LIBERATOR!!!!!! as well in 1 week!!!

[matchboxpaul]

a short first vid to show the high level rinse - apologies for it being out of focus a bit. First front loading purple seen for a long time maybe?

The last time, prior to today, that i saw a wet hotpoint liberator door bowl would have been just over 25 years ago....

 

[matchboxpaul]

A couple more portarit piccies. dont quite know what has causedd only the powder drawer facia to degrade, as the rest of the facia is pretty much immaculate.
The owder drawer has lost the matt silver finish and has gone down to a shiny reflective finish in areas.

strange!...

 

[matchboxpaul]

look to the left....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and look to the right....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Second vid.

A bit longer, with more variety.

Some filling, tumbling and draining, then drain tumbling.
No spin....yet!

 

[matchboxpaul]

looming overhead....

 

[matchboxpaul]

working towards final spin...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Onto the 520rpm spin...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Owning up....

this isnt the loaded spin!

The loaded spin was rumbly (bearings) like this one and long.
I did catch it on vid, but its a bit uneventful.

This vid is the empty cycle spin, which shows tumbling, draining, drain tumble and the short 520rpm spin through to refill....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Job done!

a load of still fairly damp washing, having been spun at 520rpm.

Nevertheless a marvellous machine in its day and a marvellous machine now, one which oozes character (in my opinion) and enables us to see some wet, front loading purple again.

Both myself and rob are really pleased with it and cant wait to sit it with the dryer. although design wise not a match, they were on sale together and were sold as a matching pair. will get some piccies of it next weekend, with the dryer...

 

[matchboxpaul]

final portrait of the evening...

 

[matchboxpaul]

through the purple door...

 

[matchboxpaul]

For the sake of the full story of today, i will upload the loaded spin vid to youtube, but will deal with it tomorrow.

It is now 10pm and i have been putting this thread together for the last couple of hours - have had 'Quantum of Solace' on in the background all this time and will have to watch it again, as i didnt really take any of it in.

hope you enjoy the pics and vids.
cheers
paul

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint 95622

Cheers, great to see vids

 

[hotpoint9534]

Thanks for the videos, Paul. It's great to see one of these in action. These seem to use a Crouzet timer, and therefore fairly quiet. Quite a comparison to the loud clicking of the AKO timer on my Z9191T. The tumbles have a different pattern too.

I always wondered when they changed the drum to the one with the circle in the back, I'm guessing it was early 80s?

Tom.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Ton.

Not too au fait with identifying my timers, so here is a piccy.

It is very quiet in operation, with the gentlest and most discreet of ticks.

A bit grubby inside, but dont want to dig too deep into its innards. Not as simple to repair as a Hotpoint 95 methinks!

Paul

 

[moonvalleycacti]

You all have some great machines over there...

 

[hotpoint9534]

Hi Paul.

That is a Crouzet Face Cam timer! These are much shallower than the later Edge Cam ones as can be found in my Z9191T.

The number of wires is bewildering and best left alone if the washer works properly. I once had to change a pilot lamp in mine and getting access to the appropriate terminals was a nightmare.

Have a look at the link below, it may be of some interest to you. I think possibly the Zanussi equivalent of the 1826?

Tom

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www.electrolux-ti.com

 

[matchboxpaul]

Cheers for the link Tom.

I have always assumed that the 1826 was based on the SL24 ( show below) but know little of this model to know for sure.

As for the SL225 - I have never seen a piccy of this model, although i have another Zanussi mystery picture which i will post next. With it being 520rpm it looks like you are right.

Below is the SL24....

 

[matchboxpaul]

& here is the mystery Zanny....

anyone any idea of the identity of this model.

Love the angles on the facia - a forerunner of the Hotpoint 18-series Microtronic facia style.

Any help with identifying this machine, gratefully accepted.

Cheers
Paul