Hoover electron 800!
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newwave1
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Rob!
Fantastic pics! That is absalutely immaculate! Are you goin to do aload in it soon?
Darren
Fantastic pics! That is absalutely immaculate! Are you goin to do aload in it soon?
Darren
matchboxpaul
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Hi there Rob.
The machine looks fantastic.
The piccy of the machine with the back off brought back memories......memories of my dad cursing when any family members Hoover went bang. He hated having to completely unplumb them to get at the motor, which was conveniently! located underneath the drum.
He much preferred the Liberators and 'new gen' Hotpoints, the former with the removable outer casing (a bugger to get back on, so I am lead to believe) and both with the motors nicely placed on top of the drum.
Little does he know what delights await the first repair job on their new series Hotpoint W740F - I am lead to believe the motor is back below!
Back to the Electron - have you played with it yet?
One thing Rob - I noticed in piccy 3 that she/he/it is sat right up against the brickwork on the left of the machine. Might want to move it a bit to the right, or else you might end up with a lovely graze/dent in the bodywork. Unbalanced loads and all that!
The only Electron I ever got to play with was an A3344 (round door basic machine), the model just below your new purchase, so seeing some decent pics of a 'real' electron again is a real joy.
Cheers for posting them - does Youtube await?
All the best
Paul
p.s remember the bricks!
The machine looks fantastic.
The piccy of the machine with the back off brought back memories......memories of my dad cursing when any family members Hoover went bang. He hated having to completely unplumb them to get at the motor, which was conveniently! located underneath the drum.
He much preferred the Liberators and 'new gen' Hotpoints, the former with the removable outer casing (a bugger to get back on, so I am lead to believe) and both with the motors nicely placed on top of the drum.
Little does he know what delights await the first repair job on their new series Hotpoint W740F - I am lead to believe the motor is back below!
Back to the Electron - have you played with it yet?
One thing Rob - I noticed in piccy 3 that she/he/it is sat right up against the brickwork on the left of the machine. Might want to move it a bit to the right, or else you might end up with a lovely graze/dent in the bodywork. Unbalanced loads and all that!
The only Electron I ever got to play with was an A3344 (round door basic machine), the model just below your new purchase, so seeing some decent pics of a 'real' electron again is a real joy.
Cheers for posting them - does Youtube await?
All the best
Paul
p.s remember the bricks!
Hi there
Well as soon as the weekend comes I will be doing a proper load in it. I've played with it a bit but haven't had too much time apart from setting it up.
I know what you mean about the bricks, however, it's a bit of an illusion with the pic as they are further away than you think. Although, I want to be there when it does it's first full load spin. I will also film it in readiness to upload on youtube when I've worked out how to do it. Will only use this machine occasionally, want to keep it in it's mint condition.
Rob
Well as soon as the weekend comes I will be doing a proper load in it. I've played with it a bit but haven't had too much time apart from setting it up.
I know what you mean about the bricks, however, it's a bit of an illusion with the pic as they are further away than you think. Although, I want to be there when it does it's first full load spin. I will also film it in readiness to upload on youtube when I've worked out how to do it. Will only use this machine occasionally, want to keep it in it's mint condition.
Rob
Hoover.Who Better....
Nice one Rob, that looks just out of the sales floor, and good to see no leaks from the backseal!!!you can just here that wiry sounding motor....
I`ve got the 1100 model and thought it had gone wrong when it started to rinse, up, up & even more, was just ready to turn it off then remembered....Its a normal washer from the days of old....not like these dry clean machines of today!!!
have fun, Mike
Nice one Rob, that looks just out of the sales floor, and good to see no leaks from the backseal!!!you can just here that wiry sounding motor....
I`ve got the 1100 model and thought it had gone wrong when it started to rinse, up, up & even more, was just ready to turn it off then remembered....Its a normal washer from the days of old....not like these dry clean machines of today!!!
have fun, Mike
I'm glad this Hoover has gone to a good home. But it could of been mine lol! Still, I like it, especially the high water levels it does and yes, judging by the pictures, it looks just like brand new. It's better than todays Candy based machines I can tell you!
matchboxpaul
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An Electron 1100 available
Been trawling and found this - posted on the 24th August - no piccies though.
Cheers
Paul
Been trawling and found this - posted on the 24th August - no piccies though.
Cheers
Paul
Well I have now done a few loads in the machine. Boy did it bring back memories, although I have to say it does shake a lot. The older machines certainely weren't as stable as todays ones. Lots of fun though.
I have done a film of my collection and the Hoover and Hotpoint rinsing, spinning. Hopefully I can sort something out for youtube.
Rob
I have done a film of my collection and the Hoover and Hotpoint rinsing, spinning. Hopefully I can sort something out for youtube.
Rob
2drumsallergy
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Immaculate Electron 800
Hello Rob,
Congratulations on finding such an immaculate machine, it looks like it just rolled off the Hoover assembly line.
The motor control module looks brown in the picture so I'm guessing it was made by Texas Instruments, they done a lot of electronics for Hoover and always proved very reliable.
I wish you many years of happy Hoover washing.
David
Hello Rob,
Congratulations on finding such an immaculate machine, it looks like it just rolled off the Hoover assembly line.
The motor control module looks brown in the picture so I'm guessing it was made by Texas Instruments, they done a lot of electronics for Hoover and always proved very reliable.
I wish you many years of happy Hoover washing.
David
