Help Build A Profile On "Hoover Computer Control" Machine.

[thelaundrylab]

Hey gang, a new thread today as I'm causally interested on learning more about the "Hoover Computer Control" machines. I know little about them & I know some of you own these machines in your collection so would be nice to build a profile on it.

Thanks all, Hass.

http://www.youtube.com/hasszanussi

 

[chestermikeuk]

The Mean Machines...

From Oovah - Who Betta!! Calling Matchbox Paul,

Lovely machines, made in White, Black and the Special Edition Gray for Comet.

 

[chestermikeuk]

White & Black

Heres the black & white ones I took down to Johns...

 

[thelaundrylab]

From Oovah - Who Better...

lol it seems to be your favourite phrase Mike, love it when you mention it when a Hoover Thread is done. Thanks for uploading the pictures.

My next question is, when these machine into the production line & were they first computer machines for Hoover? How many of you guys own this machine in your collection?

Looking forward to further posts...

 

[seamusuk]

We have..

An A3308 from June 1986....
Seamus

 

[seamusuk]

And the original Black version

I remember this Ad- Thanks for bringing it to us Hass
Seamus

 

[seamusuk]

Anyone know...

When Hoover swopped sides to Ariel???

 

[hoover1100]

Lovely computer controls

I didn't know anyone of us had one in black! Can I ask Mike is that the one what was on eBay a couple of years back with the badly worn off paint on the control panel?

If so it's had a lovely paint job!

Would kill for one of these myself!

Matt

 

[thelaundrylab]

Hello Seamus...

Ace, do you get to use it often or is it stored away? Regarding the Oovah Ad, it's a pleasure. It's one of my favourites.

Whilst on the subject on adverts, if you guys seen the Computer Control advert for Ariel/Hoover, they also did a repeat of the same ad a year or two later Only this time they were showing the Hoover Logic. I've provided the link below encase you guys wanted to see it.

Did Hoover always advertise with Persil Seamus? You've got me interested too now, why did Hoover swap with Ariel? If anyone can elabrate on this subject, would be great

Cheers,
Hass.

 

[optima]

So love that advertisement Hass. It so makes me want to get my Logic out & play with it & i will.

 

[thelaundrylab]

Hey Optima...

lol yeah why not Craig, maybe you can use it through out the Crimbo season. Let us know when you do

 

[optima]

Logic

I will be getting the super cool beast out very soon for your viewing pleasures. haha

 

[thelaundrylab]

Hoover (Liberator) Washing Machine...?

Hello guys, please excuse me for any confusion for my latest post as I didn't want inidate you all by starting another thread seeing "Oovah" is still the subject. Anyhow, I mostly spent the whole weekend spening my time on AW.ORG going through the "Hoover" threads & came across this picture. A Hoover (Liberator)? Can anyone give us a little insight to this machine. Guessing Hoover went into competition around the same time as Hotpoint/Zanussi Liberators?

Plus if anyone can reply to the above questions would be great too...

Thanks gang,
Hass.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Compter Control

Hi Matt, yes I have all three colours and yes this was the one that all the paint had peeled off the dispenser drawer, dont know what it was but you only needed to touch it and it came off, it had been sited next to a cooker so it could have been the heat / grease etc, it didnt look like a spray etc..Looked good without the paint as well!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Painted

I took detailed photos of the "Computer Control 1100" and sign, a printing firm I know are doing a stencil which I can place it back on over the paint..

 

[chestermikeuk]

And

Here`s the Comet Special in their familiar shades of grey!!, it has the newer style cabinet with the recessed kick plinth..

 

[vacbear58]

Hoover 480 Liberator

Hass

Not so much a Liberator, more of a Zanussi! It is easy to get confused though as more or less the same machine was badged by Hotpoint as a BOL model (1826?) in the mid to late 1970s. If you check back into (Matchbox)Paul's most excellent thread on the time line of the Hotpoint liberators models you will see it there. But it is still a Zanussi.

Who knows why Hoover had to put this machine out into the German market, you would think they could have produced enough in South Wales. However Hoover did have a long association with Zanussi as the first Autojet and Superjet Dishwashers (with the rotating racks) and virtually all their fridges and freezers from the mid 1960s onward (when they first sold fridges etc) were also produced by Zanussi

Al

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Hass.

It seems that if you wanted a robust and solid low end of the range machine in the 1970s, then you went to Zanussi.

As well as Hotpoint with their 1823 and 1826 models, Hoover also knowcked at the italian door. Quite what part of Hoover commissioned the Zanussi models, I dont know, but they were definitely only sold on the continent and never made it to these shores.

AEG also commissioned Zanussi to produce its lower end models too....

 

[matchboxpaul]

here....

....is an even stranger Hoover, in the form of the '47'...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Back to the Computer Control....

Here are a couple more preserved machines.

First off is mine and Rob's A3308 Computer Control 1100, dating from June 1985....

 

[matchboxpaul]

The A3308 was the second version of CC-1100 and adopted the white fascia. Thankfully the fascia was a hard paint finish on metal surface, so doesnt 'go off' to a cream colour, though the plastic buttons do have a tendency to yellow.

Video of our machine linked below...

 

[matchboxpaul]

the Hoover high rinse level....

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3308 datacard

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3308 datacard....

 

[matchboxpaul]

the 1st Computer Control 1100

The original version was model A3268, which took its place at the top of the Electron Range circa 1983, when the new square button range was introduced.

A classy black fascia finish helped accentuate the green and red LED's to produce a very smart machine.

There is another A3268 preserved, though its a rather secretive example...

 

[matchboxpaul]

lots of wires...

 

[matchboxpaul]

arty shot...

 

[thelaundrylab]

Control tastic...

Al, thanks for clearing that up, (hehe) human error so sorry for the confusion. I didn't know Hoover had an long association with Zanussi during the 1960s. Yes I knew of Paul's fab Hotpoint thread he done earlier this year. Hence why I was surprised to see Hoover 480 Liberator...

Why did Hotpoint/Hoover/AEG commissioned the Zanussi models?

And back to the main subject, Paul, Mike, thanks for sharing a couple of your pictures with us, always a privilege to see yours and everybody's else's collection. Loving the arty shot lol, The 1st Hoover Computer Control 1100 washing machine appears in the Persil Ad. (The link provided below).

Thanks to everybody commenting,
Hass.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover - Who Better!

And Persil / Ariel, Hass if you look through your adds you can see the washer manufacturers courted mainly Persil and Unilever up until the introduction of Ariel in the early 1980`s.

Only when P & G collaborated with Servis during the manufacture of the new "Servis Quartz! with the "Multifabric Wash and introduced "Ariel" did things start to change,

When I worked at Trident in the early 80`s and then Agri Electrics Phillips had many promotions with Persil and large bottle Radion liquid.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Black Fascia

Hi Paul - glad to hear another one has been saved, good product placement there, even got me guessing, Lol,

I never understood all the wiring in the Hotpoint and Hoover computerised machines, given Servis where using one flat ribbon cable between the control board and speed controller power block, I wonder if Servis had a patent on it?