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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotpoint

 

[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

 

[lavamat_jon]

Cheap to repair too, its no wonder that more vintage Hotpoin

Not wishing to spark controversy here, but I've always thought that the proper (i.e. square door and New Wave style) Hoovers were miles better than Hotpoint's... the A3110 we had was more reliable & better at washing than it's succeeding Creda 17029 and Hotpoint WM64 washers (bear in mind that's my mum's and nana's (who had the A3060) opinions, at that time I was too young to care about results and was only interested in watching LOL). Hoover machines were quieter, gentler, and better at washing, rinsing and spinning IMO, and from what I've seen of Darren's Logic recenty it confirms that. In terms of reliability, from what mum told me our Hoover broke down twice during 15 or 16 years, whereas I remember the Creda and Hotpoints breaking down constantly (they ate brushes like mad). However despite that, the old Hotpoint's are still great machines and you can't beat the growling motor noise, nor those dramatic spin cycles! I think Hotpoint would beat Hoover anyday in the highjump competition .

BTW - my great grandma had that Hotpoint with the chrome door and rocker switches - always loved that machine. We always used to see her on a Saturday, and she often had the Hotpoint growling away doing her weekly white wash with Radion . It went to my auntie's as a temporary machine shortly after that for about 5 or 6 months, until it was replaced by a WM74 (which was further replaced with an LG Intellowasher).

FWIW, Hotpoint was a GEC company until it was sold off to Merloni Electrodomescitti, now known as the Indesit Company - so Hotpoint UK was related to the US Hotpoint until 2 years ago.

Take care all, and merry Christmas!

Jon

 

[robm]

by the mid 90s

Hotpoint had changed it's look again. These were the last machines before Merloni took over (correct me if I'm wrong)

Rob

 

[newwave1]

Rob, the first lot of WMA's were still hotpoints when they were introduced in 2000.

One of which i had.It Still sounded the same performed very similar. Just under a different look and drum! Also along with a 20minute spin cycle! Crikey! I remember thinking "Spin at 20minutes?! Is it faulty?!" lol. Apparently not though.

It went through several stages of spinning and tumbling and gradually increasing speed. Sounds like i'm talking about a bosch but no it was a hotpoint! I remember my favourite part was when it spun at 1200for about 5-10minutes and then stopped and went up to 1400 & 1600rpm!

I did like the machine for its flexability. I mentioned this to jon the otherweek. They adapted the "Rinsehold" feature, Yes it would sit in the water but every few minutes it would do a few slow tumbles. to keep everythin nice and wet and it worked a treat. I used to leave it doin that allday until i got home!

Heres a pic of the same model i had. Except mine was white, i would've liked a Graphite one! d'oh!

Darren

 

[newwave1]

Possibly my favourite hotpoint of all time the "spin Slider" models. 2 very close family friends had these models and i watched many a cycle, its always fun to vary the spin slider when its on full spin

 

[newwave1]

The 1000rpm version 2 the previous 1200 i just posted. My best friend had the same model. A little less yellowed as it was in a garage. It was a 1000rpm the same as my 9534 but me and my buddy used to argue who's was faster! bless him for taking an interest for my benefit

 

[newwave1]

The Classic 70s-80s drum!

 

[newwave1]

a close up of a spin slider on a 9544. These models had a different layout on the dial to my 9534, they had the 95degree "special finishes" programme, or should i say 90 as they were the low energy models! The spin portion on the dial was longer too.

 

[newwave1]

A 9544 with the lid off. Apprentice repairman age 4 (myself). used 2 see this fairly often when our hotpoint was unwell.

I would be tought how things work by our friendly repairman from an early age. i remembered at the age of 5 or 6 how to change things n what things were. I used to diagnose faults to my mother and it was funny because the repairman would come and i'd be right

Unfortunately once i got to working age i asked him if he'd take me on as an apprentice but he said as much as he'd love to and eventually pass it onto me, it was to late in the day as he was gettin on!

 

[newwave1]

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The mid ninties Aquarius Ultima version of the classic spin slider model. My friend had one of these. I remember before i told him about my hobby. They're was a mountain of washin and i said to him. "Something up with your washer?" To which he replied "Yea! We daren't turn it on!" "Why's that?" i said, "Because it Jumps around like crazy on spin!" I smirked and thought to myself "Good ol' hotpoint!" Once i told him about my hobby i later explained why that was to his mum n they carried on using it!

 

[newwave1]

The last set of Ultimas before the design change

 

[newwave1]

.......to this design. I always loved the look of this model. Apparently not so good? So jon tells me from his experience.