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I'm going just say what Matt was beating around the bush about (those guys who talk to me often know how direct I am - so apologies I am not trying to be rude).

Count your blessings. It could be a LOT worse. You can have a new Haier, Hoover/Candy or Merloni (Hotpoint, Indesit, Servis, Ariston) machine. That would be so much worse than what you have. Granted, it could be better. But Blomberg weren't bad washers at all and very popular in Europe, so I understand. Plus, 15 years is not bad going for a washer these days.
 
Hoovering the hallway...

...is done using one of these!

Nearly a Lux 502, Aquacycle - just a later incarnation. Actually, my mum had the 502 2nd hand when I was a kid in the mid 80s. I remember well it being constantly blocked and it having to rodded out due to the bellows at the rear being split (money was very tight then!).

As to the future of my washday, I'd happily opt for a twin tub and move in a dishwasher so that I'm not chained to that f___ing sink every evening! A couple of hours on Saturday getting busy with the twinnie on the other hand would suit well. Can't see the housemates going for that one, though...hey ho!

Thanks for the compliments on the house, by the way. I refer to it as the "Queen Vic" on account of the hallway decor (not quite the East End here, being the wrong side of the river). Sadly no bar in the front room - not even a pineapple ice bucket, though we do have Babycham glasses...

;)

Alex

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I Love your house too!

And your choice of Vacuums, I kinda like the washer to,simple yet effictive, but I dont think I could live w/o a dishwasher lol. I may be spoiled but Ill take the clothes to the laundry rather than give up my dishwasher.Happy anniversary!!!
 
I would not like to see that hall carpet

with a hangover! Seriously though, that Proline is almost vintage at the moment, no matter how much you hate it - so at the point where it gives up the ghost/you just get fed up with it, you should make sure it does not go to the dump.

As for a dishwasher, could you not relocate yr fridge and put a D/W there, even if you had to sacrifice the small cupboard beside. A smaller alternative would be a Bosch table top model, agreed much smaller capacity, but they have been around for years (earlier models Bosch Butler) - to the point where even they are almost vintage and there are usually a good few from ebay too
Al (another one! But not Alex)
 
Feeling the love...

...for the vacs here!

I'm afraid I can't take any credit for the choice of equipment though I do love my Lux Turbo 2 - if I HAD chosen, it or one of the 500 series would have been top of the list.

The little Dirt Devil hand held number is also a winner for me - far more practical than the cylinder for stairs and furniture, especially with the mini brushroll.

The Philips Paris cylinder has vac emphysema. It's an interesting design with the permanent cloth bag, seemingly no pre-motor filter and certainly is sturdy. When I moved in 5 years ago it was also very quiet...sadly no longer the case. I'd happily replace it so if anyone wants it they're welcome to it as a repair job! Ideally I'd have a vintage Hoover cylinder...unfortunatley my parents have just thrown away our 1983 Compact, though (best tools in the business and I do like a stretchy hose). Much of the current output leaves me cold.

Whilst I do have an interest in the vacs, I shall refrain from joining Discuss-o-Vac since it seems very much to be a collectors' club and I have no real collection agenda; the interest is also somewhat secondary to washers. I did happen to cast an eye over there last night and had the best laugh in ages thanks to a certain thread (link below); quite frankly, if that sort of lewd and filthy talk is par for the course, I shall be visiting more often.

As to the dishwasher plan, well...we could perhaps do away with the kitchen table and move the small fridge to make way for a slimline DW. The drain plumbing would need changing, though. More hassle than it's worth probably, overall. One of my housemates also said he didn't like dishwashers...just a shame he's not a touch keener on actually doing the dishes, then!

Oh, and by the way, I know things could be much worse on the washer front...although it might be quite a novelty to have a machine that breaks down more often if I'm not paying for the repairs - gives one an excuse to try others' machines (though maybe not the landlords next door with the modern Servis...no, ta).

Adieu!

Alex

P.S. the link is NOT suitable for anyone following a low-camp regime.

http://www.vacuumland.org/TD/THREADS/MODERN/7779.htm?172
 
Alex

I agree with you about the usefulness of the Hoover cylinders with the double-stretch hoses.

With the modern fixed-length plastic hoses, when cleaning high surfaces, you have to either humph the cleaner along in one hand whilst manipulating the hose in the other, or else stick on the extension tubes - which makes cleaning seem like performing keyhole surgery with snooker cues.
 
Short of stock hahahahahahaha

One more to drool over LOL Id never give up the 6525C tis a family vac u know.

You know im going to dig it out for a run this weekend, been a while and I miss it
May get a video or two out of me

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Hi SuperElectronic,

No this machine is not a Blomberg or a Hotpoint, in fact this machine is made by Brandt and was sold exclusively to Comet.

Dont get rid of it, I havn't seen one for years!

Good basic machines.
 
The microwave is indeed a Sharp Carousel and I guess would date from the early 1980s. I'm rather fond of it; just hope it's not irradiating us into an early grave! One of the better relics that come with the house, anyway.

And yes, what the hell does IINMM stand for? Stop bamboozling us with these acronyms, Rob!

Bertrum - aha! So it's a Brandt. I think I've linked it to them somewhere along the line but was under the impression there was some interlinking. Seem to recall Ocean machines being sold in the 1990s that may have been related, plus I thought the Blomberg machines sold in Comet circa '93 or maybe later had similar styling, hence I'd linked Proline to Blomberg.

There's no country of origin anywhere on the machine, bar the motor being French. Can't even confirm the spin speed though guess it's 800 - 850. Basic is certainly the operative word; I can't knock the reliability factor (only 2 heating element repairs to my knowledge) but the programming drives me nuts...I yearn for a flexible machine!

Thanks all.

Alex
 
Whilst I possibly have your attention, Bertrum...

...what could be at fault when the motor cuts out during clockwise tumbles? Sometimes it starts to tumble, fails, the timer clicks and it completes the tumble period. Larger loads are usually the cause but sometimes it struggles with a smaller but less balanced load. No problem distributing or spinning, however, which is also clockwise.

We also have a lovely crunching sound when it starts up. Wears off during the cycle, though.

Thanks in advance!
 
Brandt

The only way I'd have ever known this was a Brandt would have been if I could have seen the drum. These are usually my key identifier on obscure models.

Tom.

Edit: I've just realised the 'Institute of Nuclear Materials Management' only has one letter 'I'. That's my theory down the drain. I'm sure Rob will enlighten us.
 

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