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[aquarius1984]

am on a rampage for more info

were the drum sizes the same for all hoover logic washers only and washer dryers?
or were the washer dryers smaller?

also according to washerhelp there was a big hoo har in the 80s when washerdryers came on the market but washerdryers had been around for years before that

when did the first uk washer dryer appear in the uk and what was it?
i remeber the Hotpoint advert from 80s poss 90s where the washing off the line danced into the kitchen as it began to rain and got into the washer dryer.(computer graphics.)
am i right in thinking the advert had a purple hotpoint to start with that changed into a brown/white hotpoint 9***** (the bar dial series) series as if to say the old hotpoint are rubbish and you need to buy the new hotpoint? (does that make sense?)

i remeber the arm of a shirt reaching out the drum to set the drying timer and the door shut as the arm slid bask into the drum

great advert for those who remeber it.

 

[seamusuk]

Logics and washer dryers

Hey

Right this isnt my area of expertise as such but this is what I think is the case!
Washers and washer dryers had the same size drums HOWEVER during the production run of the Logic series Hoover increased capacity from 4.5 to 5 kg across the range.
The 1st UK washer dryer goes way back to about 1961- it was made by Bendix and called the Triomatic. Not only was it incredibly expensive (£160 odd)-to put that in perspective a Austin mini was about £550 at the time and a average semi in Dover was about £2500, but it had to be permantly plumbed in AND BOLTED TO A CONCRETE FLOOR!!
As far as I know the only one of these around lives in the Science Museum, but a guy from Durham(who I think is a member around here!) has a very nice(He brought it after it had sat in a basement for 40 odd years and had never been installed) model LT which followed it and didnt need the bolting down!!

Seamus