Kariba WD802 American Washer/Dryer

[aquarius8000]

Hi All. I've got a Kariba Washer Dryer from the USA. Like all US appliances, its 110V so I have to run it off a transformer. It ended up in the UK via a company why do stuff with boats. And was going to be scrapped but the guy sold it on eBay. It was going to be a donor machine for another, but decided it was too good to scrap. Apparently, the Kariba name never took off in the USA, and now they're rare over there, let alone in the UK! The machine has no wash heater, so all cycles are at the variable incoming water temperature. The machine has a 120 min dryer timer, and a super fast dryer, this is because it is a vented dryer and has none of the consenser rubbish like most of todays stuff! The machine is made by Philco (Italy), and has an 800RPM Induction Motor, super quiet! Anyway, I'll stop speaking, and attach some images. I have filmed it, go to the attached URL and find the Kariba set of vids.

Chris

The Laundry Centre

Welcome to my channel. I’m a collector of vintage and commercial laundry equipment in my spare time and an engineer repairing other peoples machines when I’m not at home! Have a browse, plenty variety of different machines here. Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or here. Sorry, I don’t...

www.youtube.com

 

[aquarius8000]

Kariba WD802

Lid off. You can see a) The complex fill system and b) The tube at the back left of the tub under the fill tubes is for venting for the dryer, hose attaches like any other vented dryer.

 

[aquarius8000]

Kariba WD802

Finally tonight (Will post more), the stickers. One on the back, 3 on the lid.

Chris

 

[vacbear58]

Kariba

Chris

That looks almost identical to a Mondia branded washer dryer I bought in Currys in around 1990 although the door latch (from memory) was different and it has three square buttons on the front instead of the two round buttons and indicator lamps. But the knobs were the same as was the push in flap on the front of the powder drawer. Although I never had much call to look inside the machine, the dryer motor looks familiar. One of the smaller knobs was for drying time and I think it offered two temperatures. For the life of me I cannot remember if the other smaller knob was for wash temperature or spin speed. It was self condensing and was around 55 cm deep, maybe slightly less. the motor on mine was also branded Philco.

I had it until 1997 when I passed it on to a friend. It lasted until 2002 when it caught fire. I then had an accusing phone call saying "MY" washer dryer had caught fire with no mention or thanks for five years free useage. That person is not my friend any more .....

Al

 

[kenmore58]

In the late '80's, I purchased a combo washer-dryer similar to that marketed under the Indesit name. Sold it to a friend when I purchased my house and bought full-sized machines at Sears (22 years ago) which are still going strong.

Ron

 

[laundromat]

Philco of Italy made the Equator combos too. They were great until Philco moved.the plant to Spain. Thrre were some screw ups on a few cratefulls of the Equator labled models and ,after a court hearing losing to Equator, they stopped making them under their lable. This particular one is similar to Equators EZ1000.