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someone should save it...!
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Here is another twintub, but this one is a Constructa. Special about this one is that it has a built in dryer. The laundry is washed and rinsed in the left drum. Then it's spun out in the right drum and half a load then goes back into the left drum for the drying cycle. These were very rare I think, I have never seen one in real. This advertisement is from 1966. The text says that it is only 11 centimeters from the laundryroom to the drying attic.
Ralf, I think you should bid on it and look just as elegant while doing laundry as this woman!
Keyplates
The keyplates are not interchangeable. Even Hoover used two types of keyplates, the older ones couldn't be used in the newer Keymatics and vice versa. BTW, I found a picture of a Miele with keyplates too. It's from the 70's.
This and a lot of other pictures I posted are from the German website, which is unfortunately down at the moment. A word of thanks to Kai and Uwe from who most of these pictures come.
The keyplates are not interchangeable. Even Hoover used two types of keyplates, the older ones couldn't be used in the newer Keymatics and vice versa. BTW, I found a picture of a Miele with keyplates too. It's from the 70's.
This and a lot of other pictures I posted are from the German website, which is unfortunately down at the moment. A word of thanks to Kai and Uwe from who most of these pictures come.
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Hi Louis!
Thanx for the compliment but there's defenitely no more space anywhere where we are living for another machine!
My mate will kick me out if I even dare to think of it...
But I'm always giving my best to look as elegant as possible when washing in the laudry-kitchen in our basement with one of my twinnies! lololol
Ralf
Hi Louis!
Thanx for the compliment but there's defenitely no more space anywhere where we are living for another machine!
My mate will kick me out if I even dare to think of it...
But I'm always giving my best to look as elegant as possible when washing in the laudry-kitchen in our basement with one of my twinnies! lololol
Ralf
But Ralf, then you must find a garage or so for extra space. I found you even another one that should be saved. It's a wooden Miele!!!!
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Hi Louis
You are right! But: I do not earn enough money to pay a garage or extra room for that purpose - we are already looking for a new home and garages or rooms cost somewhat 100,- € per month here in my area not to mention that a room with water and electricity should fit best and I cannot pay 200,- € or more per month for some machines...
The woodden Miele is absolutely gorgeous but too expensive for me and also I have no transportation for such a huge and heavy appliance!
Ralf
You are right! But: I do not earn enough money to pay a garage or extra room for that purpose - we are already looking for a new home and garages or rooms cost somewhat 100,- € per month here in my area not to mention that a room with water and electricity should fit best and I cannot pay 200,- € or more per month for some machines...
The woodden Miele is absolutely gorgeous but too expensive for me and also I have no transportation for such a huge and heavy appliance!
Ralf
11cm to the drying attic:
*WOW* Now that is a unique machine!
Woman in fruity apron:
AEG Hot water heater. Storage type?
Fixture over mirror. Radiant room heater?
Vertical "towel-bar/facuet."
Is this a shower head? Back in Greece in the 70's the whole room was the shower stall with a floor drain to wisk away water. Same here?
Those are some awesome washers!
Thank you everyone for one of the best and most informative posts (IMHO) ever!
*WOW* Now that is a unique machine!
Woman in fruity apron:
AEG Hot water heater. Storage type?
Fixture over mirror. Radiant room heater?
Vertical "towel-bar/facuet."
Is this a shower head? Back in Greece in the 70's the whole room was the shower stall with a floor drain to wisk away water. Same here?
Those are some awesome washers!
Thank you everyone for one of the best and most informative posts (IMHO) ever!
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Yes, AEG water-heater storage type: adjust temperature and switch it on to heat up - switches off when temperature is reached - no insulation, with pressure - like a boiler.
The thing over the mirror is a radiant heater.
And the thing at the wall is a holder for the shower hose & grip/head.
These washers were really good: did the whole pre-washing, main-washing plus five rinses and then stopped, can't remember the number of progammes. Spinner extracted water at 2,800 rpm afterwards!
Ralf
The thing over the mirror is a radiant heater.
And the thing at the wall is a holder for the shower hose & grip/head.
These washers were really good: did the whole pre-washing, main-washing plus five rinses and then stopped, can't remember the number of progammes. Spinner extracted water at 2,800 rpm afterwards!
Ralf
AEG TURNAMAT L
I have one
I'll take a picture of it very soon
But mine is'nt in working order...it leaks really much, and it's an earthfault in it. A bit dangerous to use! But pic's are soon coming up. I also have a Turnamat S, a Turnamat TS, and a Turnamat 2000. I'm searching for a Zanker Intimat.
Timon
I have one
I'll take a picture of it very soon But mine is'nt in working order...it leaks really much, and it's an earthfault in it. A bit dangerous to use! But pic's are soon coming up. I also have a Turnamat S, a Turnamat TS, and a Turnamat 2000. I'm searching for a Zanker Intimat.Timon
Miele non automatic question
The miele in he picture that required the coal fire how did it work? Did it run a normal wash cycle once the water was heated by the fire or did it not spin?? did it require washing then manula alteration to spinning and how many rpms??
The miele in he picture that required the coal fire how did it work? Did it run a normal wash cycle once the water was heated by the fire or did it not spin?? did it require washing then manula alteration to spinning and how many rpms??
cbosch,
I have no idea about how the Miele exactly works. Perhaps one of the German members knows more about this particular machine. IIRC this is not an automatic and it doesn't spin. But I'm not sure about that.
I have no idea about how the Miele exactly works. Perhaps one of the German members knows more about this particular machine. IIRC this is not an automatic and it doesn't spin. But I'm not sure about that.
There were more German brands than the ones mentioned here until now. I don't know a lot about them, most of them weren't sold in the Netherlands. We were quite an AEG and Miele country, with both brands each having 20% of the market.
One of the brands was Matura. As far as I know Matura was an independent brand but later became a brand that was used for a mail order firm. I think like Kenmore the products are made by several manufacturers. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
One of the German members has this beauty.
One of the brands was Matura. As far as I know Matura was an independent brand but later became a brand that was used for a mail order firm. I think like Kenmore the products are made by several manufacturers. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
One of the German members has this beauty.
A peek behind the door.
A later model, I think this is a washer/dryer combo.
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Miele with solid fuel burner
The Miele works as following:
Put washing in, close the door and lock it (chrome handle on the right front), close the water outlet valve (left handle at the drain tube), turn water valve on (left rear, white porcellain handle) and fill the machine. The glass window at the right front shows you the level of the water (three lines: minimum, medium and maximum).
Switch on the motor (switch is at the rear where the motor is situated).
Detergent is added through the top box while the motor is already running .
Then open the front fire door and put paper, small woodden sticks and coal or wood-locks on top of it and light the fire. Close the door and regulate the fire to full air until it comes to the simmering point (watch thermometer in the left front) then gradually regulate it down to moderate flames and later when boiling starts to low with the air-regulator grid in front of the door.
Let the machine boil for about 15-20 minutes while washing goes on until the fire has gone down.
Then turn on water valve and fill the mashine to half of the door window. Stop motor and open the drain valve.
Start rinsing with fresh water three times. Valves must be operated manually! (Fire will extinguish gradually during this time by itself)
Finally take washed garments out of the machine and spin them in a spinner or put them into a hydraulic press.
Coloured items will be heated just to 40°-60° C - so a small fire is adequate for that purpose.
As far as I know the machine takes up to some 8 or 12kg in one go!
The machine had to be connected to a chimney of course and sometimes a copper boiler (like a bathroom boiler) was built between the exhaust to produce hot water for hot rinsing (essential when soap-powder was used) or next hot or warm wash-load with the heat of the escaping smoke.
Ralf
The Miele works as following:
Put washing in, close the door and lock it (chrome handle on the right front), close the water outlet valve (left handle at the drain tube), turn water valve on (left rear, white porcellain handle) and fill the machine. The glass window at the right front shows you the level of the water (three lines: minimum, medium and maximum).
Switch on the motor (switch is at the rear where the motor is situated).
Detergent is added through the top box while the motor is already running .
Then open the front fire door and put paper, small woodden sticks and coal or wood-locks on top of it and light the fire. Close the door and regulate the fire to full air until it comes to the simmering point (watch thermometer in the left front) then gradually regulate it down to moderate flames and later when boiling starts to low with the air-regulator grid in front of the door.
Let the machine boil for about 15-20 minutes while washing goes on until the fire has gone down.
Then turn on water valve and fill the mashine to half of the door window. Stop motor and open the drain valve.
Start rinsing with fresh water three times. Valves must be operated manually! (Fire will extinguish gradually during this time by itself)
Finally take washed garments out of the machine and spin them in a spinner or put them into a hydraulic press.
Coloured items will be heated just to 40°-60° C - so a small fire is adequate for that purpose.
As far as I know the machine takes up to some 8 or 12kg in one go!
The machine had to be connected to a chimney of course and sometimes a copper boiler (like a bathroom boiler) was built between the exhaust to produce hot water for hot rinsing (essential when soap-powder was used) or next hot or warm wash-load with the heat of the escaping smoke.
Ralf
I've always loved backsplash machines. This Bosch is a washer/dryer combo. It has a 62 liter drum (2.19 cubic feet) which was bigger than most other European washers. This one can handle 6 kg for washing and 3kg for drying. This picture is from a brochure from 1974.
Thank you Ralf,
This looks like the electric version.
This looks like the electric version.
Darn, hit the post button too fast! LOL
I didn't realize I had a picture of the whole range. Here's an ad from 1957. You can choose a model for many ways of heating. Coal, natural gas, propane, electric or steam heating. All models available for 110, 220 or 380 Volts.
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