Electrolux washers made before 1984 ????

[favorit]

No, it has nothing to do with the Big Brother *LOL*

In 1984 Zanussi merged into E'lux group, since then most of E'lux washers (and some dishwashers) were sourced from Zanussi plants (link to a related old thread).

Does anyone have infos / pics / links to share about euro E'lux made before 1984 ?

second question : was the small half size machine made in Sweden sold also as Eudora Babynova ?

Thanks in advance
Carlo

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/ARCHIVE/MODERN/2008/17370x66.htm

 

[vacbear58]

Made by Zanussi

I believe - at least the ones in the UK. Also a BOL AEG as well, not to mention the odd Hotpoint
Al

 

[paulc]

My Mum had an Electrolux 800rpm machine, she got it of an old lady that went into a nursing home....have no idea of the model number.....but chestermike posted a which review that it was featured in. Was super quiet, was certainly a Zanussi, same drum.

 

[paulc]

sorry

Just looked at the link.....Mum's machine was from the 70's, brown facia, 3 round silver buttons and an orange sliding button on the door catch

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH31

This model was sold in the UK from 1978. Sorry about the photocopied nature of the picture.

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH31

From the parts diagram, we can see that the WH31 uses a Zanussi tub.

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH34

Another model sold in the UK.

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH32/34

From the parts diagram, we can see that these machines were not of Zanussi build. Zanussi never used a backplate arrangement on its outer tubs.

I cannot find a picture of the WH32 at the moment.

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH1075

The buttons are:
- On/Off
- Door Release
- Super-White
- Economy
- Wool
- Anti-Crease

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH1075/WH1100

Hang on, the inner tub is different for a third time.

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH1075

... but this time we have an answer. I found this in small print at the end of the instruction book. Anyone have an idea as to which French factory this would have been?

Tom

 

[hotpoint9534]

WH1100

Very similar to the WH1075 but this had an 1100rpm spin.
Both the WH1075 and WH1100 were introduced in 1981/1982 and were made in an Electrolux factory in France.

Tom.

 

[hotpoint9534]

Further research indicates that the WH32/WH34 were made by Creda in the UK!

So that solves the mystery,

WH30/31 - made by Zanussi in Italy
WH32/34 - made by Creda in UK
WH1075/WH1100 - made by Electrolux in France.

Hope that is of some help.

Tom.

 

[favorit]

thanks Lee !! - "which French factory ?"

I'd say Arthur Martin. Faure had already merged into A.M. in 1964; A.M. merged later into E'lux (in 1976). Maybe these washers were made in the Revin plants.

http://books.google.it/books?id=ZzhwxmhnfEgC&pg=PT267&lpg=PT267&dq=arthur+martin+vieilles+usines&source=bl&ots=0HThESplpW&sig=B97Ns-rGH8PriFBzGKT4izI2nXE&hl=it&ei=yhkjS8O2Do6MsAbEm5XoBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=ar

 

[hotpoint9534]

Arthur Martin

Hi Carlo,
Yes, I was thinking Arthur Martin myself. It was the only Electrolux related washing machine manufacturer in France I could think of.

Tom.

 

[paulc]

WH31

Thats the machine! Mum had it secondhand for a good few years until the programmer went.

 

[servisslimline]

wh34

the drum on the wh34 looks like the bendix drum, is it?

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here are the WH30 and WH31....

in colour.

Smart machines....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here is the WH32 - branded 'electronic' only, compared the the 'electronic 1000' of the WH34.
Would WH32 have been 800rpm Tom?