Indesit? Hotpoint? Candy? I got it, but what is it?

[gizmo]

answering a couple of questions from further back in the thread -

This washer would spin somewhere between 400 rpm and 550 rpm. no faster.You can tell by the pulley sizes it is a simple 2 speed induction motor, spin speed will be about 8 times wash speed. So if it is geared to wash at 55 rpm then spin will be 440 rpm.

these are a common and robust type of motor on Italian washing machines of the 1980s, only drawback is the slow spin speed.

Chris.

 

[ozzie908]

Condenser dryers

I have a heat pump dryer and its max rated value is 900 watts it takes a little longer than a normal dryer but the economy is amazing and I am not bothered by the time it takes as I wash most days I have an AEG with 1800 rpm spin which is always used for towels. 

 

Austin