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Congratulations

Paul and Rob what can I say but wishing you all the best with your first machine, it's wonderful isn't it!

I am so pleased for you and yet another museum piece (or will be) saved.

It's almost exactly like my machine in age.

Hi Gary

I know what you mean about the stability. I was thinking it was just the norm then for machines to move about a bit. Zanussi's used to do it and I know Hotpoint's were fond of a walk LOL.

Again here is my A3346, built in 1986.

I also attach a link to my vids as I have done another quick vid of this machine spinning.

Rob


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Smacked Bums!

hmm leaving your doors open so all you neighbours can see you lovely electron, that gives me an idea, what we need do is get car stickers made up with Hoover Electron or whatever, start a Hoover Electron/Keymatic cult thingy

Now Mark do you propose to smack their bums with them bent over the electron or with their heads inside the drum :-)

Gary
 
My Mum had an Energy Control Electron 800 but I am sure it had a round door and not the square one I always seem to see on here. Did they make them with round doors?
 
Hi Guys.

Cheers for the kind words.

Its great to finally be in a position to be able to start collecting stuff. Will hopefully be able to make up for some of the machines that I have had to let pass me by, over the last couple of years.

Gary....many thanks for the advice re the balanced spins. The rear wheels on our machine are rubbed flat and appear to be more like studs, they have been worn down so much - another thing to add to the component replecement list! As the machine isn't likely to be permanently plumbed in anytime soon, we will sit the rear of the machine on carpet as this did improve the situation somewhat - a temporary fix admittedly, but better than doing nothing at all.
I am avidly waiting on an A3190 report - great looking machine and it really brings a smile to my face knowing that you have one. Have you plugged and played yet?

How do Mike.... one of the first things that I commented to rob on was the weirdness of hearing a washing machine with a mechanical, permanently ticking timer again. It was great! The last time I lived with a machine with a mechanical was back in 2003 with a Hotpoint WM52 first edition 1000. To hear a ticking timer was a joy to listen to again.

There definately seems to be a prevelance for the A3350 being in existence today, but not the A3348 - I have only ever seen one of these on ebay and it was a long time ago. In your Trident days, did it appear that people bypassed the A3348 and either bought the A3346 or A3350?
I am beginning to feel the need to find an A3348 (a little bit of Red), to complete the standard square door collection.

Hiya Mark....dont worry. The closed door thing was temporary, whilst people were bustling around the kitchen. I had this nightmare scenario of someone falling over the door and breaking it - paranoia.
At the moment it has its door suitably ajar (its not in the kitchen at the moment) and, whilst in storage, will be kept in this condition.

Hi Rob....great to see your A3346 on here. I remember when I saw it on ebay - first thing I thought was, quite simply, immaculate.
It is in stunning condition and its great watching your vids - have to say yours is a lot more stable at 800 than ours.

and hello Paul....they did make round door Electrons, but they were from the previous generation of Electron (see piccy below) with the flat facia, rather than the angled one of the A3350 series. The round door machines in the A3350 series were, its my understanding, slightly divorced from the Electrons and were simply branded Energy Control Series.

The round door electron below is the A3254 Electron 800 - anything like your mums?

Cheers guys.
Paul & Rob.

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My parents had that washing machine!!! They had an Electron dryer with it too. lasted from 1983 - 1990ish when they bought a hotpoint 9934 washer dryer. Gave away the dryer! Pah!

Anybody got any information about it? I'm a bit gutted that we had a classic machine and never really paid much attention to it! Mind you, I was about 5 when it went.

David
 
Hi Paul and Rob

No, Mum's Electron was purchased in about 1986/7 and had the angled fascia AND a round door. I remember it vividly as it replaced a Bendix with a square door and the appearance was quite a visual change from what we were used to. Were these perhaps made for Currys or something like that? I beleive Currys was where it was purchased.
 
I take it back Paul...

they made at least one round door slanted facia electron and it was an 800rpm machine.
looked more closely at my Hoover files and the A3588 Electron 800 Exclusive jumped out at me.
it was a currys exclusive and was sold alongside the late elctrons and early logics.
Not a great piccy - this one look familiar?

cheers
Paul

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That's the one!! Very good machine as I remember and took a right thrashing over the years. Was quite noisy though but totally reliable. Never broke down in all the years we had it and was eventually upgraded to a Phillips Whirlpool with a faster spin speed. Thanks for the memory!!!
 
Cheers Guys! Gary congrats on your fine catch there! It looks superb and im sure it will be great fun to use. Paul good to see you about, how are things going? Im dying to see a square door Bendix again, been 18 years since our brief encounter with one at my parents house when our dodgy Candy Domino 4 had its 2nd bearing replacement. Candy was taken away and a loan Bendix was given to us for a week or so. I really couldnt say what our next machine will be although I did treat Paul yesterday to a late Valentines/just because i think the world of him present when I saw a nice Creda 275 dryer. My fingers are crossed for a 95 series New Generation Hotpoint, or a WM62. Who knows eh, could very well be a Bendix. Rob
 
Hangs head in shame :(

Hey Paul

We scrapped a A3348 about a year ago (before the collecting bug had bitten). From memory it only needed a sump hose......

*Waits to have ass kicked* LOL!

I did save the instructions tho- will have to find and scan....

Seamus
 
Hangs head in shame :(

Hello Seamus

I too have done the same in the past, before the collecting bug bit......

How is your lovely Keymatic comning along ;-) (i havent ever scrapped one of these though)

Gary
 
Possible reason.....

Hey again Paul

Id be curious to know what the price difference was between the A3348 and A3350 (bearing in mind that there were still recommended retail prices when these were sold). If it wasnt that big a difference I would imagine most customers would have chosen the faster spin.

Also @ £304 Im sure I dont need to tell you it was more expensive 22 years ago than a 1400RPM Hoover is now lol. But then again you aint gonna see any current models still about in 2030 !!

Youve inspired me to wheel the A3308 out for a wash next time im working in the Dover shop I think :)

Seamus
 
The Keymatic :)

Hey Gary

Slowly unfortunatly- as it currently lives at work im limited as to times I can look at it. Hopefully I can offload the 28" widescreen TV currently in the middle of my kitchen and replace it with the 3226 ASAP!.

Seamus
 
Some more Electrons

Here are some more pics I have in collection. Some of which I have got from here, so apologies if they are anyone's I don't take the credit.

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Aristocrat....

Hey Guys

These were sold by independents who belonged to the Tiger buying group- note the Tiger on the top right of the leaflet, (Tiger became CIH/Euronics). The Aristocrat name was revived on a few machines about 4-5 years ago, although these were more obviously dual branded as Hoover/Aristocrat.

Seamus
 

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