Bendix 7133 Autowasher Deluxe Electronic

[reversomatic]

Interesting

Hi Mike and all,yes if the user did not exac
tly line up the programe dial with the the programe number it would not work correctly .If you look at timer chart, link kindly supplied by Tom. it shows prefill only occurs on cam positioins 3,25,43. So one cam position would make a difference ,but the only people that would notice is people like us.Wash times were just influenced by water temprature,there is a holding solenoid in the timer which locks the timer from advancing untill selected water temprature is reached,higher the temprature longer the wash.Hi Paul, would like to see any info you have on the AEG Bella 1002 washer as im still learning about the the way it works.Very powerful bit of kit ,can cope with a load from a standing start to a 1000rpm spin.It draws over 1000watts on spin,none of this fancy load balancing stuff.Anyway keep on washing Regards Nige.

 

[superelectronic]

Programme chart

Well that programme sequence chart makes for some interesting reading!

It does rather suggest that the 100 minute wash at 70C is a bit iffy...1, 2 and 5 should have 30 minutes' washing once heated if I'm interpreting correctly. Quite sure it doesn't take 70 minutes to heat the water!

A couple of unexpected oddities too...

Only 1 interim spin before the final rinse?

800 spin is just 1.5 minutes?

Programmes 3 and 4 (synthetics) have the same spin as cottons?

Runs counter to what one might expect somehow!

And if prefill lasts 1.5 minutes one had better not have too high water pressure or there wouldn't be much of a fill to wash out the powder drawer.

Fascinating stuff (to me anyway)!

Alex

 

[jetcone]

Beautiful Bendixii Rob

They look so impressive stacked together in pairs. Amazing fill level on the wash, even my 1956 Bendix doesn't fill half way up the glass.

 

With your picture of the backplate I was able to find Philco International, didn't even know they existed or were still in business! They make a large array of machines. Does anyone know where they manufacture nowadays?

http://www.philco-intl.com/model.asp?prod=WSH&subprod=WSHF&num=PFL812LFW3CF

 

[chestermikeuk]

Ohh

I had never made the connection about the "History" of what I knew of the older company as "Philco-Ford" and those amazing Cyclotrons!!! Thanks Jon for posting the link, alas like a lot of companies these days "All Great But In Name Only!!!

History from Jons link:

"Philco’s roots date back to 1892 when the Heilos Electric Company was founded in Philadelphia. Its primary product then was the storage battery, and in 1906 the company changed its name to the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company and adopted the abbreviated name Philco. Its history as an exporter goes back as far back as 1916 when it began exporting Philco batteries to Great Britain and Latin America under the Philco trademark.

Several significant dates and events marked Philco’s place in the appliance industry. Here are some of them:

1920’s and 1930’s:
Business expanded so rapidly that subsidiaries were established and production licenses issued around the world. Argentina, Canada and Great Britain became productive extensions of the Philco name. Philco became famous for that period included the first hermetically sealed room air conditioner and the use of foam in refrigerator insulation.
1940: Company name is officially changed to Philco Corporation.
1943: Philco International Company is established and begins direct export selling.
1951: Introduced two-door refrigerator/freezer with fully automatic defrosting.
1954: Philco purchases two pioneer appliance brands, Bendix and Crosley. This adds a laundry line and more advanced refrigerator design.
1957: Introduced space-saving washer/dryer.
1958: Philco Italia is established.
1961: Philco becomes subsidiary of Ford Motor Company.
1973: Introduced one-piece molded plastic refrigerator liner, Cold Guard.
1977: Philco International is purchased by White Consolidated Industries.
1986: WCI purchase by AB Electrolux of Sweden.
1988: Philco International sales office moves to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1996: All U.S. manufacturing facilities are ISO9000 certified.
1998: Introduced the AquaPure Ice & Water Filtration System in side-by-side refrigerators.

 

[aquarius1984]

Hi guys

One week on and all is well, the wash times have settled to those in the service info - I think the fact i cut short a rinse and spin when i installed the machine had something to do with the longer wash initially.

It now does the 30 minutes timed wash after temp is reached.

Thanks Tom for posting this.

Wont be swapping it out for a while now, Im not bored yet lol.

 

[hotpoint9534]

Glad the info was useful Rob. I have found the exploded parts diagrams for you, they are in the link below.

Tom.

http://procornerpdf.electrolux.com/static/Pictures/Views/U0P06/031.PDF

 

[matchboxpaul]

Cheers for the link Tom.

Have saved the info to my computer, should me and rob require it for reference.

Paul

 

[newwave1]

Ahh memories. I used to love going to my nans after school and using her bendix. Glad u seemed to have ironed out the timer issue.

D

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Darren.

Tempting fate, but all seems ok with it now. Probably/hopefully just the years of inaction or Rob misaligning it - on the learning curve.

My home ec room had a square door Bendix 7147 in it and my table, right at the back of the room, was right beside it. It sat less than a metre away behind me.
Suffice to say - I was distracted occasionally! lol.

Also, a junior school mate of mines grandparents had a round door Philco - think it had three buttons, but couldnt be sure of it.

Those were the only two bendix-philco experiences I had, so its been great to have another go! Only took just short of 20 years.

Paul

 

[gansky1]

Those are handsome machines stacked, my favorites of the European brands of this time period are the Hoovers, but Bendix runs a very close second. 

 

Looks like present-day Philco should consult some of the people here for the correct information to use in that time-line.  I suppose accuracy isn't questioned by the average consumer that is only looking for longevity of existence.  

 

[paulinroyton]

Bendix

Hi Rob & Paul.

Love the pics of your bendix, a true classic machine.

I am looking for information on a bendix washer my aunty had. She must of bought it in the late 1970,s, when we moved back to England in the 1980,s she still had it then.

Right, the machine was similar to the bendix home laundy centre, the 500rpm model. The soap dispenser was on the top and was made of stainless steel, it had a round metal door. On the right hand side it had 4 buttons, a programme dial, and a row of lights for wash, rinse, spin. The programme sequence would move to show wash, rinse, spin, and was like a reel, behind a glass window, that would move to show the progress. It also had a filter, similar to the bendix 7147.

This machine lasted for years, and my aunty did not treat her appliances with due care. I rememeber her slamming the door, would empty the filter when the machine would leak.

I hope someone has some information on this machine, would love to see a pic of it.

All the best.

Paul

 

[lavamat_jon]

First off, apologies - I've only just noticed this thread, was started when I was away so I do hope you can forgive me!

 

It certainly looks a smart pair, I vaguely remember going to mum's friend house when I was little who had a Bendix similar to this (must have only been 3 or 4 at the time), with a massive box of Q-matic stood beside it! (now who remembers that?).

 

How do you rate overall performance compared to other automatics of the time?  The tumbling seems very thorough compared to certainly the later square door Hoovers.

 

I had to double take on post #5 - looked like the dial was set at 30 degrees, and thought that Rob had finally bought some 15*C Surf and come to his senses to turn his whites down from boil to cool!!!! *ducks*

 

Jon

 

[chestermikeuk]

Bendix Wash & Dry

Had a visit over to Robs at the weekend with Matchboxpaul & LavamatJon and chance to put the Bendix Home Laundry Centre through its paces, had forgotten how quiet they are, and efficient...the washer has a really robust turnover and drum rythmn, with its big induction motor it certainly had no trouble reversing and rolling the clothes over, used the 60d cottons programme and all done in 50 mins...

 

[chestermikeuk]

On The Line...

Great weather weekend for line drying ...

 

[aquarius1984]

Mike,

shame you wer'nt ere when the Trident man dropped it off! lol.

Luckily I took a snap of it on its maiden wash load........