Hotpoint First Editions

[servisslimline]

Hi All, I love the hotpoint first editions, and was wondering, as i have only seen the modern ones, what the old ones look like, thanks, servisslimline (phil)

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Hi

Here are a few pics:

The old one.This has an 800rpm spin speed and the model number is WM11 i think.Sorry it isnt a good pic:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Here is the one i used to have.These came with 800rpm,100rpm and 1200rpm (The one I had).Mine died of Motor brushes.This isnt my photo it is off ebay. This is also the Washer Dryer Version. The washer was just this one without the second dial:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Here is the insides of my machine:

These are my photos:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

#2:

The Motor:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

#3

The Dial:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

The Programmes:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Last one:

The Drum:

 

[hooverkeymatic]

This was a great machine.The two options on mine were Half Load and Economy.

 

[electron800]

What do the old ones look like?

There aren't any. The first one was the one in the first picture above.

Matt

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Thanks Matt! I thought that the one in the first picture was the oldest one.

 

[servisslimline]

first editions

when htpoint released their first first edition, where they meant to be the basic kind of model from that series of the ultimate version, if you know what i mean, it has baffeled me for a while now, and it woild be interesting to know, thaks alot, servisslimline (phil)

 

[hooverkeymatic]

servisslimline

I think so, they are meant to be Cheap but well built and basic.My old First Edition WM53 was fantastic!

 

[servisslimline]

yes

it looks it, i love that design, and hope to get a brown coloured machine in the future, hopefully they will be rare classics by then

 

[hooverkeymatic]

They did a Hotpoint First Edition in Brown.

 

[fl1012]

There seems to be at least 4 of the second generation First Editions on Ebay at the minute. They certainly look to be lasting well. And all the examples look really clean condition too, they must be well loved.

 

[hooverkeymatic]

FL1012...

Yes, Ive noticed that too!

 

[electron800]

I can never really decide on my opinion of Hotpoint

I never thought much of our WM52, extremely rattly and cheap sounding on spin. The wash and rinse results were pretty average, even for the CCC rating they got. I think the older machines were better, but the wash was just too short and the tumbling during heat was pathetic.

I think by modern standards they are quite well made machines, but at the time they were more lower end.

Matt

 

[electradeluxe]

hotpoint first edition

hey guys!! here is a pic of my washer,it's the FEW 12,1200 spin model,i've had it for nearly 5 years an it's a pretty good machine,And if i'm not mistaken i think i's the last of the First Edition models

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[electradeluxe]

FEW12

 

[electradeluxe]

control panel

 

[servisslimline]

new logo

that machine you have, is it 2005, as those machines went out of production in 04 i think, was it a special edition?

 

[electradeluxe]

bought it in 2004 mate,it's a First Edition

 

[electradeluxe]

not sure if it was a special edition

 

[dyson2drums]

no, there was one more first edition which was last year. There was only one model which was 5.5kg and 1100spin. Model HVL211.

 

[dyson2drums]

BTW- special editions didn't have anything like first edition written on them. My uncle in B'ham has got 1 and the control panel writing is not green and black but yellow and black and he's only got 2 options instead of 3 i think, from what i remember.

 

[ronhic]

Dyson,

That particular machine would have been sold in Oz as an Ariston....I'll just about guarantee that the detergent drawer swings open in an arc and the programmer is push in/push out number....

 

[aquacycle]

ronhic...

..most, if not all, of the current UK Hotpoint range has the arc style detergent dispenser now.

 

[dyson2drums]

all hotpoints are arc's now. That first edition is but only the temp dial is push in and out not programme selector.

 

[hotpointwma64]

HVL

theres also a HVL241 which is the same as the 211 but 1400.

Also the WF561 is pretty much the same but 1600 with a temp and spin dial.

sorry for bringing this back up,
george