Brand new Never used: 1975 Wilkins Servis 506 automatic

[mayfan69]

HI Leon, thats acrazy snapup. you have a lot were they common here in ozstralya?

-Sam

Hi Sam,

No, they weren't as common as the equivalent Simpson's and Hoover's of the era. Plus they were more expensive than most Australian brands on the market at the time.

Cheers
Leon

 

[mielerod69]

Hi Leon,
Great find. Next time I'm in Brisbane, I would like to visit your collection.
Could you please scan the instruction manual and share it?
Thanks
Rod

 

[mayfan69]

Hi Leon,
Great find. Next time I'm in Brisbane, I would like to visit your collection.
Could you please scan the instruction manual and share it?
Thanks
Rod

Hi Rod,
You'd be most welcome! Just let me know when you'd be thinking: maybe you can see Nathan's collection as well while in town.
Will scan and attach.
Cheers
Leon

 

[mielerod69]

Hi Leon,
Awesome.
We had a WS machine when I was a teenager, can't remember the model, but it was TOL at the time with suds save. It had a grey control panel and numbers for the programs around the dial. Our neighbour threw it out, and we took it. Dad fixed it up. It was only a minor repair, and it served us for many years, until we got an AEG in 1987.

 

[mayfan69]

Hi Leon,
Awesome.
We had a WS machine when I was a teenager, can't remember the model, but it was TOL at the time with suds save. It had a grey control panel and numbers for the programs around the dial. Our neighbour threw it out, and we took it. Dad fixed it up. It was only a minor repair, and it served us for many years, until we got an AEG in 1987.

Hey Rod,
That would be a 401 - I now have one of those in the collection and looking to get the control panel re-done.
I'll scan the brochure for that one too.
Cheers
Leon

 

[mayfan69]

Hey Rod,
That would be a 401 - I now have one of those in the collection and looking to get the control panel re-done.
I'll scan the brochure for that one too.
Cheers
Leon

Here's a scanned copy of the brochure....look familiar?

 

[thatwasherguy]

Wow, those are absolutely stunning! I absolutely love the rows of push buttons on the 401. It kind of looks like an 80’s Maytag crossed with a 70’s center dial model. I do have a few questions about the heaters. Did they have a thermal hold, or were they timed? Also, were they a static or flow through setup? Also, how many watts were they?
Thanks,
Thatwasherguy.

 

[mielerod69]

Thanks Leon. Ours didn't have the heater, but the programs and options were the same. The extra rinse was a toggle switch where the lights were.

 

[mayfan69]

Wow, those are absolutely stunning! I absolutely love the rows of push buttons on the 401. It kind of looks like an 80’s Maytag crossed with a 70’s center dial model. I do have a few questions about the heaters. Did they have a thermal hold, or were they timed? Also, were they a static or flow through setup? Also, how many watts were they?
Thanks,
Thatwasherguy.

Agreed! The 401 was the TOL for this series. The heaters are static and thermal hold: 60 degrees celsius for hot and 40 for warm. They are 2400 watts

 

[mielerod69]

When you get a chance, I would love to see the instruction manual for the 506.
Thanks
Rod

 

[mayfan69]

Here's a scanned copy of the brochure....look familiar?

Hi Rod,
As requested, the operating instructions for the 500 series.
Cheers
Leon

 

[peteski50]

Leon thanks for the information - it seems to resemble the USA Maytag
Peter

 

[mayfan69]

Leon thanks for the information - it seems to resemble the USA Maytag
Peter

Hi Pete,
Yes, these are based on US Maytag mechanicals but built here in Australia.
Cheers
Leon

 

[mielerod69]

Thanks for scanning the instruction manual. I love the detail of the cycles. Wilkins Servis and Westinghouse were my favourite top loaders. Not a fan of modern top loaders now.

 

[Chetlaham]

Seems like these timers used 75 second increments? Neat.