Hotpoint - Pic, Video and History Thread

[robm]

Hi everyone

I thought it would be a nice idea to do a thread on particular makes. Any pics, recent or old, information and videos you have on Hotpoint would be great. I am of course British, but info on Hotpoint worldwide would be great.

Please see link below of what wikipedia says.

Take care

Rob

Pic of a 1978 Liberator produced in the UK with the classic purple door.

Hotpoint - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[robm]

The Hottie in 1982. In 79-80 (correct me if I'm wrong) Hotpoint dropped the Liberator name and indeed the purple glass door.

 

[robm]

Hotpoint by the late 80s. Hotpoint by this time came in 3 colours, Almond (as shown), Brown and white and Polar white (all white).

 

[robm]

Hotpoint today! Here is my Hotpoint which was alas only assembled in the UK. Hotpoint are now owned by the Indesit company. These machines also come in various colours, silver, graphite, beige and polar.

The machine next door is a Bosch Classix btw

 

[vivalalavatrice]

Nonnina cara...

Oh dear! You cannot imagine hom much do those pink Hotpoint pushbuttons seem to my Grandma's first 1968 FL washing machine.

She was quite old when she could had her fisrt washing machine, just soon as she had retired working. The salesman picked it up to her house and hooked up in a sort of closet near the kitchen(there weren't laundries at that time!)

Very amazing splashy action throuhg out the big circular chromated windowed lid and a very big loudly clocking control knob... my Grandma's was as Sangiorgio... but the look was exaclty as the Hotpoint at the page top!

Great pics! THANKS

Diomede

 

[newwave1]

The infamous rocker switch hotpoint! I saw many of these as a child. I'm sure everyone can remember the fear struck in your heart when a hotpoint jumps out about 3feet on spin lol. I also gave myself the fright of my life wen i turned the dial to the inbetween the spin portion of the dial whilst it was full of water...pull the dial out then WHOOOOOOSH 1000rpms instantly lol i frightened myself to death lol.

 

[newwave1]

Now heres a machine i've always wanted. A Microprofile Aquarius Ultima. back in the day when ultimas were Aquarius Ultimas. I always liked that range name. Complete flexability variable rinses, temperature, spins, Profile wash option. Delay. it had everything. I will track one of these down shortly.

 

[newwave1]

full view of the Aquarius Ultima

 

[newwave1]

Heres my childhood machine a electronic 1000 plus 9534. I loved this machine to death. It survived one bearing changed and was scraped at 12years old because of bearing failure again. to its testiment, it did wash everyday for a family of 6. My fathers a builder, my brothers were into mechanics, i was a kid who used to mess about on the park and get grass stains on my knees. So it really was a great machine.

 

[newwave1]

Heres a rareity, i dont know to much about this model. my brothers parents have this machine in one of their houses. i think its really nice lookin!

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[newwave1]

i've made me way through 6 hotpoints in my time. heres the most recent of those from back in 2000 i had a Ultima WMA60 which died of those bad bearings that made them replace just about every model that had them. We were given the ultima extra replacement which was pretty much the same except the powerstream tumbled anticlockwise which tricked me into thinkin that it also span that way. not the case tho

 

[newwave1]

Heres a sore point for me. I won this rare model on ebay a while back this year, unfortunately the guy who sold me was untrue of his word. He said he couldn't dicuss delivery until the end of the auction. so i won it only to be told it was be a month! so i canceled my payment n bought something else.

 

[newwave1]

this is my grandmothers aquarius washer/dryer. Shes had it since about 91/92. Its only had a couple of door seal changes and the usual motor brushes. I've only seen it on a handful of times though

 

[robm]

Wow that's brilliant

Darren that's absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing those. I really love the one in post in 177842, with the chrome door.

Did you get my message btw?

Rob

PS everyone keep them coming.

 

[newwave1]

Rob i was really really really lookin 4ward 2 gettin tht model. really P'd off about it. I dont think i got ur msg matey. Try again?

Darren

 

[robm]

Hi Darren I'm really sorry you didn't get that machine. Do you know what spin it was.

I will send you another hotmail now, check your junk mail.

Here is my nan's Hotpoint. 800 spin and circa 1983.

 

[newwave1]

It was 1000rpm rob! maybe one will turn up.

D

 

[volvoguy87]

Hotpoint in the UK vs. USA?

Out of curiosity, how is/was UK Hotpoint related to, or different from, American Hotpoint? I know that in the U.S. Hotpoint was a low-end brand made by General Electric, but this does not seem to be the case with Hotpoint from the UK.

Curious,
Dave

 

[aquarius1984]

Hotpoint were the best volvoguy, comparable to Miele in their day, and they were the UKs no1 washer brand until around 2004 or so. Cheap to repair too, its no wonder that more vintage Hotpoint machines are around compared to Hoover which were slightly poorer built where it matters. Nick