French automatic washers at work!

[mielabor]

I wished...

That I had a heater light on my Asko machine and preferably an indicator too that tells me how many minutes I have before the heater goes on! I never dare to boil water or use the oven while washing.

With my old Miele I could simply stop and resume the machine at any point in the cycle to do other things, but with the Asko the machine starts again at the beginning when I try that.

 

[mielabor]

Sounds...

You have made a nice video, but when you started the machine the sounds of the buttons and the water inlet valve immediately reminded me of Jacques Tati's movie "Mon Oncle" where a housewife is busy pressing buttons in her kitchen.

Another question: Is the drum of the machine suspended? It seems to shake a lot, even with the low spinning speed.

 

[laundryshark]

La Machine a Laver

It was no problem for me to copy and paste the Web address into a separate browser window. [It's a nice set of videos. Thanks for sharing these.] Nevertheless, for those who insist on the convenience of using their computer mice or the ENTER key, here ya go.--Laundry Shark

http://www.lamachinealaver.com/

 

[koalas]

spin

Thanks for putting a direct link: I do not know as doing so.

To spin, the balancing system of the machine is a bit difficult to explain in English, but I will try; If you do not understand some things, tell me.

The tub is not suspended.

The machine is based on a pedestal made heavy iron.

During the spin, the drum rotates in a sense preferential ie in the sense that the strength of innertie is best absorbed.

Small movements coming and going are normal, but the machine does not move (provided that the drum is full!)

In addition, there is a security: a sort of arm "fleet" behind the spin button : if the machine jumps, the arm made a sudden movement which cancels the spin: the spin button is back.

 

[koalas]

knobs for Diomede

Here's pic of knobs

 

[mielabor]

Temperature setting knob...

So does the machine actually steam when it is set at 100°C? That would be a nice sight. At my work we have a laboratory washer that does that when set at high temperature. It produces a nice cloud of steam. There is also a newer model that has a condensor where the steam is killed in a spray of water

 

[foraloysius]

100°C

I am wondering about the real boil wash feature. I thought Constructa had a patent on it. At least Bauknecht had to pay Constructa for making a boil wash machine. Perhaps this patent was only for Germany and perhaps Austria and Switzerland?

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Thank you Bert!

Very kind from you

Indeed interesting the 100°C temperature set, isn't it the boiling water temp? I knew that there were many troubles with such high setting so this led to decrease the max temp downto 95-90°C max...

Here you are a gift back for you all!

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/THREADS/VINTAGE/16008.htm

 

[koalas]

yes, 100°!

The statomatic can really boil, but the manual instructions says it's not necessary. Indeed, French people, in 60's, were very attached at the boiling option, because the used to the "lessiveuse", before washing machines: It was a metal tub with a central pipe and double bottoms. The "lessiveuse" was put on a gas stove: water was boiling, back in the tube and watered linen, as you can see on a photo in "historique" on my site (it's my "lessiveuse" on my stove!)

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Lessiveuse

WONDERFUL! I read how it worked and it's incredible indeed how old is the spray action to wash clothes...nothing of new in this manner though! LOL

In practical it worked how the Italian coffee maker do (la "caffettiera" Moka), the boiling force pumped the water through the center pipe which went out sprayed down onto the clothes.... (and the pics is clear enough to see that!)

So it was the first recirculating water system ever made!! GREAT!

Anyway I think that the best way to automatic wash clothes is to follow exaclty the steps of the hand wash, so if the soaking was indespesable in handwash I think it should be the same for washing machines cycle, which instead very often in nowadays models start directly to wash in agitation...

Thanks again and always waiting for any other wonderful unveils!

Diomede

 

[koalas]

heating and bubbles

As promised, it is on my site : a new video abaout the 1967 Brandt during heating. The bubbles on the lid are so funny ... Enjoy the show!
Bert

http://www.lamachinealaver.com

 

[chestermikeuk]

La Machine a Laver !!!!!

The cosole of the Statomatic looks rather like the Hoover 3226 Keymatic with the blue colour and the ridges in the chrome!!! wonderful action, you can see how this style kept working with the simplistic lines, window for viewing & partaking in the wash process, and efficient operation...

 

[foraloysius]

Bert,

Thank you for the link. (And you managed to post it here!) I really love how the boiling water condenses on the glass lid. Great movie!

Mike!

Isn't that true, that's what I thought too when I saw the console of the Statomatic.

Louis