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Well that's it. All the UK range of WH and WD series opaque door models (I think!).

I hope you find it useful.

Tom.
 
"You cant say that this machine is the same machine! It's two complete different machines!

The Electrolux'es with black door, is from the C7000 and C8000 platform. The washer in the video is (I think) a P6000 series machine!"

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Timon90 and Tom;

You're wrong when saying Cxxx and Pxxx are different projects.

Pxxx series is the evolution of Cxxx series. (in some countries they were sold at same time, but the Cxxx is much older than Pxxx.)
I know these washers like the palm of my hand since i was directly involved in it's project. I had to study part after part, inch after inch, program after program to develop the brazilian projects.

Pxxx was the biggest Cxxx update and the brazilian models are nothing more than Pxxx with a plastic surgery, facial peeling and a new hair style. so, technically, it's the same model with a lot of updates and upgrades.

this project was so well made that is very difficult to retire it. electrolux Brazil will produce them for at least 10 years more because argentinians simply love the EW series.

When my team created Insight, we had to get some inspiration on those previous models, but never make it as a copy with some cosmetic changes, it was mandatory.

By the way, all electrolux's creators and designers are not allowed to reuse the black hatch, not only because it's out of fashion, but to demonstrate respect to the best washer Electrolux ever had in more than 100 years.
 
Hey Darren

Gotta Love those opaque door model electrolux machines, my neighbour has one still, she bought it in May 1988, and its a turbo washer dryer. Is quiet as a whistle when its washing and spinning.

My best friend has this Electrolux EW900 from 1993 (pictured below), it has a 900rpm spin, i think this was one of the new generation Electrolux machines, which were based on the Zanussi Nexus construction, its a fantastic machine, makes that great humming sound when its washing, i think they had a jetsystem model too but it was called Aquaspray wash system
 
Dear Zanussi_lover;

Believe it or not, this washer is part of the same project family.

It also inspired the SE10 dryer in Brazil... (we still have it and I don't remember the model name in europe)
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There's a very small european E-lux washer that I don't remember the name , but I would die for it. I just remember I saw it's drawings but I've never seen it made. I remember the dial was huge if compared to the rest of the washer.
does anyone knows this model? In what countries they were sold?
 
P6000 machines had Carboran outertub, C7000 and C8000 had stainless steel outertub. Every machine is a evolution of something before, but it's wrong to say the Opaqe door machines is the same as P6000 series!!! And P series had splitted cabinet, not a backpanel you find on the C series. If the machines had the same drum, tub, and steering system, it could be called the same machine, with cosmetic change, but it's not so with P and C series.

The small machine you are talking about, is the EW1170C I think. I have one! It's made in Sweden.
 
The P6000 are a completely different construction. The split cabinet design was entirely new, the nexus carboran tub was entirely new. The programming on P6000 machines is different to the C**** machines.

In the UK Electrolux always marketed the P6000 machines as an entirely new design, I could probably quote it from somewhere if I had to.

The C7000 C8000 are Zanussi Industry designs from a period before Electrolux was involved.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on that one.
 
woooah the last time i looked there was 6 replies to this thread!!!! Thanks for your input guys! I haven't seen many of these on ebay lately, though i always keep a keen eye out for one, i should imagine the people who have them dont want to let them go! My brothers best friend had the matching washer & dryer! He invited me round to see it when i was small and i really wanted one! lol.

Darren
 
That Brazilian LE 750 from the video, is that a gentle cycle ?
I guess the waterlevel ist just too high for a normal cycle`s main wash, or was it dumbed down to only one high level?
Interesting to see that 60°C ist the hottest setting and there is no pre wash. Is it hot and cold fill, because of a 110 V heating element ?
Thanks I am curious
 
Darren

You should have a look at the reconditioned electrical shops, they do second hand washers, we have a few in Nottingham, though they sell mostly old hotpoints, hoover ecologics and Bosches but you do get the rare electrolux machine in there, last time i
looked I found a Zanussi Computawash!

But yeah check Ebay!!!
 
wow

that looks awesome timon90, you know your electrolux does it have numbers for programmes or letters? as the woman i know who has a turbo washer dryer and it has letters on the dial?

That design reminds me of a zanussi computawash from 1988

Btw i wish they would go back to the bog standard 4.5kg drum they look better :)
 
Oh wow timon! Give me a WH 2008 anyday! I would love them to make them again! Or their be a surge on them on ebay:D

I've been using my zanussis for the past two weeks, i've made my hotpoint redundant. i'm tryin to use it as little as possible b4 selling it:D

Kyle! I would love to go scoutin round the recon shops in notts. You should give me the tour sometime! I just don't feel keen on driving round notts! lol.

I did see the dryer on ebay and nearly died of shock thinking it was a washer lol damn those 2 dials! lol.

I have to agree they were the best machines electrolux ever made.

Heres another pic from the collection!:D

Darren
 
Darren

Sounds good we have about 10 second hand appliance shops in notts in Nottingham, we did have one in carlton called the washer workshop but that sadly is closed down now, thats where we bought our second hand hoover electronic 1100 washer from in 1992 :(

I remember our 1979 Creda Debonair washer very well my mum had it from 1988-1990
 
From looking at some of these manuals, i didn't realise they only did 2 rinses on synethetics!!! My zanussi's do 4 rinses for cottons & 3 for synethetics & wool.

The elux's did 3 for cottons, 2 for synthetics & 3 for delicates and wool!

Kyle: Do you go to them often? What sort of prices do things tend to go for?

Darren
 
If that Opaque Plus should have been produced, I would used the 54 l. drum Elux used i in many Washer Dryers before, ex. WH4675T on 5.5kg. It should have the Direct Spray (Jetsystem), 1400rpm, frequence regulated motor(brushless), spin wash function, sani promgramme on 98* and many more features.
 
Well

Last time i went i saw a Zanussi Jetsystem Turbodry washer dryer and they were selling it for £185 but that was because everything had been reconditioned in it, but you can probably barter and get a bargain machine for about £50-100 quid :)
 
Timon: You should sent this in a letter to elux and say that us washer lovers want this machine lol!! I would certainly buy it!

Kyle: Thanks for the info. i may have to make a trip if i dont find anything before.

Darren

Heres another pic
 
The Electrolux WH2900 does 4 rinses on cottons (5 with the 'N' button pushed). 3 on gentle and 4 with the N button
 
Hey

Does anyone remember the electrolux washer that automatically dispensed liquid detergent to the wash?, it was in 1992/1993 i think and it also had a wash progress pointer as well
 
I remember from when I was about 4 years, my "babysitter" had a WH2900 on her bathroom. She had this machine to ca 2001 or so.
 
"That Brazilian LE 750 from the video, is that a gentle cycle ?
I guess the waterlevel ist just too high for a normal cycle`s main wash, or was it dumbed down to only one high level?
Interesting to see that 60°C ist the hottest setting and there is no pre wash. Is it hot and cold fill, because of a 110 V heating element ?
Thanks I am curious"

Mr. Boilwash
That´s the normal level. brazilians asked for it, so it´s the only option. The previous version (different lot only) of the exactly same model had this level for gentle cycle and a lower level for regular cycle.

The last update on that model was a space reduction between the tank and the drum. it´s precision is fantastic! only a 20mm space and the drum NEVER reach the tank during the spin

The water level is high, but there is less water than you think.
it´s cold fill only since more than 90% of the houses in Brazil don´t have hot water pipes because of our really hot weather.
the heater can heat the water easily to 60°C and it also has a 30°C pre wash.

I have this washer at home too, so if you want to see it running, please feel free to add me to MSN [email protected] or Skype thomasortega
 
The EW1170C is a beautiful little washer, and is pretty silent. I bought it from a guy very cheap, and got it home, and realized that the pump was bad, and the watervalve was frosen to peieces, so I got back half the money! It is still a son of this machine, EWC1350. Still a Swedish made machine. I remeber I saw the EW1170C when I was ca 6 years old, on "Elkjøp", Norways biggest appliance store. I really wanted it so much, but it was very expencive. I got a brochure, and I still have it:)
 
I forgot to mention, i have 2 offical zanussi and electrolux parts information catalogue detailing every part of every machine, with diagrams, i've just been looking through all the opaque models:D I got these from my old boss at my last job, aswell as all the service information for a hotpoint liberator toploader and a hotpoint spinslider 95series machine!:D

Also on a side note, the zanussi jetsystem washer/dryer WDJ1013 operates the same as the Opaque electroluxes in that the temperature dial is also the power switch!!!!

question for those who know, Did the jetysystem electroluxes spin in the wash on synthetics or just cotton?

Aw those baby electrolux machines are cute! lol.

I've just been through an old 1993 catalogue with the redesigned electrolux machines in, the model in it is a EW1200ACL which is 5kg 1200 also with door release. This is a range i know very little about unfortunately!

Does anyone know much about this range too?
 
That high water level is certainly very helpful to improve cleaning with "Agua fria" and doesn`t hurt as long as one sticks to cold. Unthinkable here in Germany, considering my laundry habits and power rates.
 
Darren

I know a bit about these machines, i'm pretty sure they are based on the Nexus Construction which was what they made the Zanussi Jetsystem/Nexus/Amie machines from 1994-1999.

My friend rachael has the 900rpm spin model which i displayed in a previous post the EW901 which has the temp dial prog dial and 4 buttons, I clearly remember these in the East midlands electricity shop

xxx
 
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