Keyplate Washing!!!

[chestermikeuk]

Bakelite

Hi Steve, it is so simple to use, just one push button & a card, refresh my memory, the 906 is the TOL pushbutton Maytag??

Jon, cant think how you missed the video of this, its outrageous with all the Clunks, Clicks & Whirrs as it bypasses the sequences...Did the Isle of Wight machine have one keyplate or two?? and did it have a see through glass door??

Paul, soz for that, I`ve missed a few more besides, was just showing the 3 variations in Keplate Control, the black Keyplate is from the last one made the A3112...

AND of course no Keymatic machine is complete unless it has.....

 

[mickeyd]

Hi Mike, I got all excited because

the first two pix look like top-loaders.

Talk about Royal Dooltons-- wonder if Hyacinth Bouquet has Her Majesty's Deluxe slimline Keymatic in her periwinkle laundry?

Love keys madly but lose them sadly.

 

[gyrafoam]

Mike----

Nothing wrong with your memory!

 

[jeb]

Hyacinth laundry room

Mickeyd- I would hate to have to work on her Keymatic- Always having to "mind the wallpaper" in the laundry room and taking off my shoes just to walk to it. Are you sure if her China had the "hand painted periwinkles" she would use that color for a laundry? Might be sacrilegious to the Royal Doulton company.

 

[jetcone]

Wow Mike

I don't know how I could miss that vid!
What a noisy upstart of a machine I LOVE IT!

The Isle of Wight machine had one keymatic slot and one storage slot and a glass door but it was not near as upmarket as your machine, it had no indicator lights on the front, I only remember it had a gas gauge indicator to tell you where it was in the Cycle.

Nice addition to your collection!
Can't wait to come back and play with that and run the Bendix!

 

[foraloysius]

Here's a picture of the keyplates that came with my Keymatic. I think the right one with the Dutch text is supposed to be used when the machine is connected to cold water only. The right one with the English text is for hot and cold. Notice the different notches.

The link goes to my Keymatic photo album including the pages of the manual that came with it.

Webshots - Desktop Wallpaper / Screen Savers

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home-and-garden.webshots.com

 

[jetcone]

Those are the keyplates I used

only they were red bakelite! They were heavy as I recall.

Nice speakers Louis they look like they'd ROCK the out house down!

 

[gansky1]

I love those keyplates, what a great way to program your washday - automatically!

Were the "readers" & timers much trouble for the machine? It's a good thing there's a storage slot for the extra key - I'll bet a lot of those ended up in toyboxes over the years!

 

[retromom]

Hey Louis:

Is "Witte Was" white wash? If that's the case, are we talking a cold water wash for whites with that key?

Greg: How true!! I'd love to go to a few European garage sales and find some of those keys in the "toys to go" bin! LOL

 

[fredriksam]

Hey chestermikeuk. I wanted to ask you if you could make some more videos of your keymatic machines and show it on youtube?

If i,m not wrong i think you had/have an Keymatic 3224.

Is it working? Can you do some clips of it?

I had one that was broken. I sold the machine to a collector here in Sweden. Then he sold it to someone in Norway. Maybe Timonspub know the person in norway?

 

[timon90]

Hmm...

No, I dont know anyone else here in Norway who are intrested in machines at all! Sorry..

 

[timon90]

But one thing...

Mike, if your machine has 800 as max spin, it is'nt possible to get your machine to spin at 1100 with a another Keyplate. Even if it is operated by Keyplates, I think it is a timer who chooses,and steers the programs. And the motor cant go faster than the motorboard is made to get the motor to go. If you understand what I mean..... Could you please send the info you have about Keymatics to my Email?

 

[ozhoover]

Australian made 3224

Here's some pics of an OZ made keymatic 3224 I picked up on ebay. It needs some work as it not working at the moment.

Was shocked to find that the Keymatic was made down here by Hoover Australia as later model front loaders where imported from the UK.

Mark

 

[ozhoover]

pic 2

Rating plate

 

[ozhoover]

pic 3

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[timon90]

Nice....

What is the problem with it?

 

[ozhoover]

Tom,

Not sure yet !! but as soon as I plug her in she blows all the fuse's in the house.

Mark

 

[seamusuk]

Hey Mark

Very nice- but the Aussie machine lacks the funky Turq cabinet of the UK version lol!!!.

Defiantly hope its fixable!!.

Seamus

P.s Have you sorted pics of the Minor yet???

 

[ozhoover]

Hey Seamus

Have post a pic of the Minor over in Vacuumland along with some other new finds.

Mark

http://www.vacuumland.org/TD/THREADS/VINTAGE/1018x7.htm

 

[matchboxpaul]

All the Keys

1st model = 3224 (1959)
2nd = 3226 (1964)
3rd = 3203 (1968)
4th = 3203H (1968-69)
5th = 3223H (1969-70)
6th = 3243H (1971)
6.5th = A3050 electricity board special
(mid to late 1970's)
7th = A3008 (1975)
8th = A3062 (1977)
9th = A3112 (1979)

Years are rough, but give an idea.

Geat machines, Mark (3224) and Mike (A3008) - hope it's OK to use the pics.

Jon (Jetcone) - sounds like you might have used the 3223H on the Isle of Wight, although this machine only has one keyplate slot!