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Bendix Triomatic Washer/Dryer
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Controls, thermostat, slider switch for Heater & motor, knob for wash, drain & spin selection, very simple, just remember to turn the tap off!!!!
Controls, thermostat, slider switch for Heater & motor, knob for wash, drain & spin selection, very simple, just remember to turn the tap off!!!!
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ronhic
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That looks just FAB.
I saw an old Bendix in David Jones here years ago...used as a display...
I saw an old Bendix in David Jones here years ago...used as a display...
Mike cool Bendix restore photos
We had a machine over here that looked like the triomatic which was just a washer, the cabinet was 28 inches wide and the tub was suspended. It would be identical to the triomatic in looks. I can't tell how wide that cabinet is on the triomatic.
Your Giromatic was the same interior was our Gyromatics so I bet the cabinets were 28-30 inches wide?
That tub seal is the same one used up through the Dexter commercial machines of the 80's.
Nice stash of Bendix parts, we must go parting when I get back over there Mike!!
Darren's semi auto is the BOSS! I love that heat indicator to the left! BOSS!
Jon
We had a machine over here that looked like the triomatic which was just a washer, the cabinet was 28 inches wide and the tub was suspended. It would be identical to the triomatic in looks. I can't tell how wide that cabinet is on the triomatic.
Your Giromatic was the same interior was our Gyromatics so I bet the cabinets were 28-30 inches wide?
That tub seal is the same one used up through the Dexter commercial machines of the 80's.
Nice stash of Bendix parts, we must go parting when I get back over there Mike!!
Darren's semi auto is the BOSS! I love that heat indicator to the left! BOSS!
Jon
Mike & Darren
why would you only have a "heater only" option? Wouldn't the machine boil if it weren't tumbling?
jon
why would you only have a "heater only" option? Wouldn't the machine boil if it weren't tumbling?
jon
askomiele
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I think it will just heat up the water faster, so you get the full capacity of the heater. Some automatic tumble less or slower when heating too...
Thanks Asko
Mike I forgot to say I LOVE THAT SLOGAN! "tarted up"! I must start using that.
Mike I forgot to say I LOVE THAT SLOGAN! "tarted up"! I must start using that.
paulinroyton
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Wow
Hi Mike,
Love the photos of the bendix. My aunty had a bendix in the 1970,s. Just wondered if you had any photos of her machine. It was the size of the home laundry centre, it had the soap dispenser on the top. It had 4 buttons to the right hand side on the machine. It had a row of lights, wash, rinse, spin. The programme display was on a reel and would go through the cycle, wash, rinse, spin. To set the machine to wash she would hold in the sart button until it showed how many mins to wash. It had a large round chrome door, and a filter at the bottom of the machine. I I think she had to bolt down the machine. I would love to see a photo of this machine.
Regards
Paul
Hi Mike,
Love the photos of the bendix. My aunty had a bendix in the 1970,s. Just wondered if you had any photos of her machine. It was the size of the home laundry centre, it had the soap dispenser on the top. It had 4 buttons to the right hand side on the machine. It had a row of lights, wash, rinse, spin. The programme display was on a reel and would go through the cycle, wash, rinse, spin. To set the machine to wash she would hold in the sart button until it showed how many mins to wash. It had a large round chrome door, and a filter at the bottom of the machine. I I think she had to bolt down the machine. I would love to see a photo of this machine.
Regards
Paul
Paul missed your question earlier
"excuse my ignorance but what is the difference between and Duomatic and the Triomatic? I have looked at the pics of both and they both seem to be washer/dryers to me. Why is the Duomatic so much bigger? Did it have a much larger capacity or was it made for the US market"
Maybe this is an answer.
Triomatic = "Washes, Spins and Heat Dries". In the UK you had a lot of machines that weren't spinners. Here in the US all machines (wringers excluded) spun the clothing dry at the end. The Duo like, all automatics, was assumed to spin so that was not emphasized in the adverts.
The Duomatic was introduced as a Washer/Dryer but it does have a heater in it.
The Duo was the first W/D and so Bendix made it a larger sized machine for the "Nuclear Family". The large tub washes & dries 9 pounds easily.
The Triomatic was based on the Gyromatic (Giromatic) and that machine handles 9 pounds wash but dries 5 pounds without wrinkling. If you use our Duo as only a washer then you could stuff it with 15 pounds wash, but if you dry that you get a big glob of wrinkles at the end. The tub is much bigger. I'll measure next time I'm downstairs.
jon
"excuse my ignorance but what is the difference between and Duomatic and the Triomatic? I have looked at the pics of both and they both seem to be washer/dryers to me. Why is the Duomatic so much bigger? Did it have a much larger capacity or was it made for the US market"
Maybe this is an answer.
Triomatic = "Washes, Spins and Heat Dries". In the UK you had a lot of machines that weren't spinners. Here in the US all machines (wringers excluded) spun the clothing dry at the end. The Duo like, all automatics, was assumed to spin so that was not emphasized in the adverts.
The Duomatic was introduced as a Washer/Dryer but it does have a heater in it.
The Duo was the first W/D and so Bendix made it a larger sized machine for the "Nuclear Family". The large tub washes & dries 9 pounds easily.
The Triomatic was based on the Gyromatic (Giromatic) and that machine handles 9 pounds wash but dries 5 pounds without wrinkling. If you use our Duo as only a washer then you could stuff it with 15 pounds wash, but if you dry that you get a big glob of wrinkles at the end. The tub is much bigger. I'll measure next time I'm downstairs.
jon
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Maybe this will help clarify:
Maybe this will help clarify:
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