Classic UK Appliances & Kitchens February 2016

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Alistair

Older AEG dryers sometimes had a drop down door or this bigger door. IIRC in 1982 all AEG dryers got the bigger door, but had the smaller opening like the dryer in this picture. Later models with the square buttons got the bigger door opening. Here are two pictures of those square button models, one model with the smaller opening and a later model with the bigger one.

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Spinarinses and Hoovermatics

I've browsed auction sites for many years and in all those years I never came across a Spinarinse. Only once I found a Hoovermatic. I tried to purchase it, but things went wrong when the owner discovered his kids were trying to get rid of his much loved washer! The model was a T5004, with the orange accents.

The reason they didn't catch on here, was probably the popularity of the AEG Turnamat.
 
I thought the same about the scrappers but you never know. The 1504 might look bad but could be OK under the bonnet - and there is always the possibility of transplanting various stuff like the 4-pole motor into a newer machine or visa versa or getting some spares off it. Looks like the indicator cord has gone and the special nut is missing too but easily replaced. I'd be tempted if it had been closer and if the innards were ok I'd take the cabinet off one of the newer machines to replace although I've got enough projects lined up lol

Out of all of them, the twinnie and the spinarinse seem to be the least knackered! Always good to know these things are still tucked away somewhere - would just be better if they'd been better protected.

Steve
 
Scrappers

Steve
I did wonder looking at the state of those machines whether they'd suffered in the Christmas floods in the Todmorden area. Hopefully someone will put that poor 1504 out of its misery.
Ian
 
Hob Installation

I really suppose it is personal preference .

Personally I would prefer the larger rings at the front purely from the fact stirring a large pan of food requires more effort and if the pan was at the back it wold be more strenous to do so and to see the pans contents as you stirred.

Not to mention having to reach over any smaller pans on the front rings if they were being used.

Not to mention a large pan on a back ring often means trouble as the wall behind the cooker can often stop a pan from being centred on the ring.

The only gripe I would have is that being right handed I would find it awkward to have the dials on the left.

My 7 month old Bosch Induction hob is absolutely perfect in that the largest ring is at the front next to a medium sized and those two I use for everday cooking for the two of us as it invariably means a large pan for boiling various forms of starchy foods and a medium pan for vegetables OR the large one for sauteing or frying foods and again the smaller one for accompanying vegetables.

The medium and small rings at the back of the hob are often ideal for keeping warm or gentle heating of foods that dont require much attention and thus strain.
 
Creda Hob

The Creda hob is installed correctly as can be seen from the third picture showing how the hob could be raised for cleaning. About 33 years ago I had a hob (not Creda) with the controls on the left and, although I am right handed, it was not too much of a problem once you got used to it.

Al
 
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