BNIB Australian made Hoovermatic Twin Tub washer.

[mattywashboy]

I have the basic version of this machine, no auto rinse basically. As far as i know, no Hoovermatic made in Australia had a heater option.

The differences between the Deluxe model and the non Deluxe model is the lack of Auto Rinse and the difference in wash tub material. My basic model has a plastic wash tub, whereas the Deluxe models had the metal tubs, the drain grid was also different on the Deluxe models. Mine has the rectangle grid, the Deluxe models had a small circle drain.

I have uploaded a couple of videos to my youtube of my machine, check em out below

Matt
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[mattywashboy]

Part Two - The Spin
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[chestermikeuk]

Hoovermatic

Well done Leon, NIB & MINT doesnt get much better than that, am racking my brains thinking what the packaging was like on our models now!!

Are you intending on using it or keeping it NIB, can you post a pic of the underside spinner lid to see what the hose spray does please?

Cheers, Mike

 

[passatdoc]

Yes, the impeller on the side of the tub provides the "boiling action" which was so popular in the Commonswealth in the TT era (when/whether the TT era has ended being a matter of conjecture, of course...). There's a late 1950s Hoover TT (UK) ad on YouTube that shows the impeller at rest and then it switches on, so you can see the effect on the water and the resultant "boiling action".

 

[macboy91si]

NIB

A couple of years ago I ended up with a Coppertone 0512 that still have it's small pallet in the bottom of the box. Unfortunately, while it was NIB, some rubber damage was present from age, but overall an amazing machine, I don't use it, it's too minty.

 

-Tim

 

[mickeyd]

Louis, it's an incredibly durable joint

There is a rubber port on the control panel. The original hose has a removable elbow-like joint that fits securely into the port. No tools, or gaskets, or washers, OR Leaks. I don't know what genius came up with it, but I marvel at it all the time. When the original hose turns to dust, as mine did, I slipped the elbow into another hose-- Perfect.

Leon, how cool it would be to see the hose-in-lid operation. Really mystified as to why they let go of the post and swing faucet. You can see the Hoover circle in the space where the faucet once was.

I bet Cherstermike has the scoop on this.

EDIT: That would be Chestermike. Hi Mikey, King of Hoovers.[this post was last edited: 7/6/2012-14:58]