Hoover UK Washers & Dryers - 1st Keymatic to Final Electron

[matchboxpaul]

The 'all white' dryer...

Hoover simply kept the D6228 dryer in production, to match the A3474.
Originally the D6228 dryer was introduced to match the 'all white' A3308 Computer Control 1100.
For a picture of the D6228, see earlier in this thread.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Jacob.

Will cover the Ecologics in another thread, at a later date.
Bear with me.
Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

The final core model dryer was the D6284 Autosense, budget machine.

This model straddled the end of the Electron series and start of the Logics, so appears in both series brochures...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hoover introduces its 1st Washer-Dryers

Model A8504 was the core model...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Model A8506 was the Electricity Board Exclusive version...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Model A8512, as with the D6284 Autosense Dryer, straddled the end of the Electron series and start of the Logics and can be found in the first Logic brochures.

The budget Logic washer dryers continued to use this facia style, though they were branded as Logics and not Electrons...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The final exclusives!

None of these machines had a matching dryer and were end of the run machines, though the end of the run lasted through to the early 1990s!

First off was model A3588 Electron 800 Exclusive, for Currys....

 

[matchboxpaul]

All remaining exclusive models were for Comet...

A3594 Energy Control de luxe 800...

 

[matchboxpaul]

A3596 Electron 1100 de luxe...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Model A3688 was the final Computer Control 1100 and boasted the increased drum capacity of the Logic series machines, as well as the inset kick strip bodyshell.
The machine below belongs to Mike King and is the only photo I have of such a machine...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The LAST Electron 800!

I make no apologies for using the same photographs as for their predecessor models, as these are the pictures from their actual instruction manuals.

Model A3594 was replaced by model A3770, which boasted the Logics increased drum capacity...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The LAST Electron 1100!

Model A3596 was replaced by model A3772 which, like with the A3770, boasted the Logics increased drum capacity...

 

[matchboxpaul]

There you go then!

Thats the Hoover story from the first Keymatic in 1961, through to the last Electron circa 1990.

The Logic's were introduced circa 1986/87 and the last batch of Electron exclusives were produced deep into the Logic production run and almost made contact with the Ecologics.

I hope to cover the Logics and Ecologics soon in another thread.

Hope this thread has proved an intersting read and will prove to be a useful refernce for the future.

Just before I sign off, I will just post these last two pieces of information...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The Hoover story is convoluted to say the least!

Paul

 

[servisslimline]

absolutely...

SPEECHLESS, honestly where do you find the time to create such a great thread, also i am very happy that i know a bit more about the autosense D6284 dryer a bit more now thanks to this, its bugged me previously but i never thought to ask much about it
phil

 

[hoover1100]

Thanks Paul!

Been a while since I last posted here but this thread for certain can't go without acknowledgement! It must have taken an awful lot of time and effort to gather up and post all of these pictures and info, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who really appreciates it!

 

Some really fantastic machines in this thread, some of which I recognise as the machines friends and relatives had, but never knew exactly what model they were, being that they were exclusive machines (my best friend's parent's had the Energy Control 800 A3594 when we were growing up, never knew which one it was until now!).

 

Whilst I wouldn't say no to any of these machines, to be able to go back to the mid 80s and buy that beautiful Comet exclusive Electron 1100 A3386 would be a dream! (Naturally I would need the all white kitchen with bright red tile grout and accessories to match it )

 

Thanks again Paul for some great reading!

 

Matt

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Phil.

Beleive me, it takes a while and my geriatric computer can only just cope with all the photos I have posted (apologies of others are in the same boat as me).

Pleased that you now have some other snippets of information on the D6284.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hiya Matt.

Good to hear from you again!

The thread is the culmination of the last 4 years of research and is something I have been meaning to do for a while.

Just like with Hass and his excellent advert channel on youtube, its always useful to be able to go to one place for information.
I hope that this thread will be a useful reference for Hoover laundry products and am pleased that it has jogged some memories for you, as well as identifying some machines you have encountered over the years.

The Comet exclusive grey is a very fetching shade, I agree.
So very 80s.
Finding a good one might be a tad difficult though as, as with the 'all white' models, the grey tended to go off a bit.
Saw an A3386 last year and it was a bit grubby to say the least. There is also an A3384 preserved and in a mates restoration queue.
Keep your eyes peeled - one will roll along one day, with your name on it.

Good to see you back.
paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Matchbox developments

The 3236H now has a matching dryer, in the form of one of the two recently available half panel 3022's.
They look great together!

Both of 1971 vintage, the 3022 had its 40th birthday in March and the 3236H will be 40 sometime next month....

 

[aquarius8000]

Paul,nice machines! was the dryer the one vacebar 58 won?

 

[mrtumble]

wish icould remember what model number my mums first hoover tumble dryer was!did,nt see it in the thread!! beige front panel with just 3 buttons start and stop door open!! no high low temp setting or buzzers on it!! brought it in 1989 from an eastern electricity shop!! lasted until 2003!!!

 

[optima]

Hoover

Still a classic & fascinating thread. Here is my uncle in 1988 pictured with a Hoover 800 Electron Washer & a Hotpoint Dryer, just love these old photo's

 

[miele4life]

brilliant thread about all these Hoover's, can't believe they've made so many different models, but I like the Computer Control 1's best so I'd take 1 of them lol,

maybe it's time 2 do the next chapter in the Hoover story by doing the 1st Logic to Final EcoLogic, I'm sure many of us on here will be looking forward to that, so I'll watch this space 4 now

 

[matchboxpaul]

Early 2014 Update

Hi guys.
sorry for bumping this thread up, especially as if your computer is getting on a bit, it might take an age to load up.

As this is a thread detailing all of Hoover UK's laundry products, a couple of recent developments necessitate (spelling?) an update.

First off, here is a better picture of the Electra A3E10 Electronic 800 - the electricity board version of the Smoother Hoover A3108.

I picked up this machine two weekends ago, after its previous owners regretfully decided to retire it, after 33 years of service (drum bearings are on the verge of seizing, following sudden bearing failure).
It was bought in the Solihull branch of the Midlands Electricity Board back in September 1980.
They offered it to me and are really pleased that it has entered a gentle retirement, where it will continue to be appreciated. Many thanks to Ann and her husband, up in Windermere....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Now here is a rare-un!

First off, many, many, many thanks to Alan (alanlondon), who is treating us all to some absolutely classic brochures detailing very rare and little known about machines. The Servis Mk302 Continental brochure, provided my first ever viewing of this particularly obscure model and this evening treat has been the New-Pol brochure. Many thanks.

Yesterdays brochure detailed the Carlton offerings from Currys and provided the first proper sightings of the model that Currys commissioned from Hoover.

The first possible sighting was in the famous Secret Life of the Washing Machine pyramid, but it was always a case of 'possibly could be', rather than 'definitely is'.
2nd row down on the left...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Now here is a rare-un!

Then there was this photograph of a Hoover employee, wiring up a mystery fascia.
Again, a case of 'could be, but don't know for sure'...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Now here is a rare-un - model A3C16

Thanks to Alan, we are now able to confirm the above two suspicions and provide a photo of the:

CARLTON A3C16 electronic deluxe - based on the A3110 and with a rather unusual black door trim.

Thanks again Alan - really appreciate you sharing your brochure collection and revealing mystery machines to us.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Just ONE washer model to discover!

The only Hoover washing machine missing from this thread, that was produced for and sold in the UK, is the Hoover A3170 Electronic 800.

Where are you oh A3170?


Regards to all
Paul

 

[electron1100]

Great find

Hello Paul

I am really pleased you got this one, I always like the 800 versions, and this is of course the matching one to mikes electra 1100.........

So well done I like it very much

Gary

 

[electron1100]

mystery machines

well at last! we now know what the machine panel is being constructed by a rather uninterested engineer is.........the variants available of these machines is mind boggling........but very interesting.

So its a Carlton 1100 now wanted

Gary