Hotpoint Top Loader 1504

[keymatic]

Hi David,
Interesting point about the "Static" rinse..I have a 1501 and that does 2 rinses, one in warm water and then one in cold, with 2 spins, one after the wash, and then another after the 2nd rinse..and it de-sudz the tub after the 1st rinse, hence i felt it was a backwards step dropping an agitated rinse.
Any thoughts..?
Cheers
Keith

 

[liberator1509]

Hi Keith!

Hard to say why the 1500/1501 had the warm rinse only to be dropped with the 1502, but I can only guess that perhaps consumers found the warm rinse an extravagance? Does it fill warm or heat for this rinse? Someone might have a consumer report from 1964 that gives the hot water consumption.

The Hotpoint Automatic was criticised for higher-than-average running costs from the outset (compared to the Keymatic for example, though it performed as good if not better in most other ways), so it is reasonable to assume that the warm rinse was axed for economy's sake.

I have always thought that having no spin before the first rinse a mistake, and didn't realise that the 1500 actually did have one (you learn something new everyday on AW) - from the 1502 onwards there was no spin until after the soak rinse. I guess this was to accommodate Perm-Press fabrics on a single basic programme. Shame Hotpoint didn't think to put a post-wash spin back in on the Cotton-cycles when they moved to the dual-programme timer with the New Generation series. I wonder why there wasn't a spin after the first rinse on the 1501?

Have you got any pics of your 1501 - I think I remember some cool ones ages ago on twin-tub emporium (does anyone still go there btw?)! Your 1504 looks very tidy - bet it runs beautifully! Just put a load on in my beloved 9605, and it is pulling very slowly into agitation (and this on a light load!), so I think my clutch is on the way out - good thing it is off for a full rebuild soon!!

Cheers

D