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[thelaundrylab]

Jon...

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">LOL you cheeky mare...that made me chuckle, ie helping mum with the garage </span>

 

[welshsi]

Hi Jon. Well Fairy in hand or not i don't think you look like one mr ;-p
Been playing with my machine here for a fair while. just reassembled all top section after stripping. scrubbing clean and checking every things in order.

 

[74simon]

Welcome to the site from one Si to another! Always great to see enthusiasts come across the site for the first time, it's nice to find out you're not alone! I don't post here as often as I'd like to, but it's a sound bunch of guys here and I'm sure you'll enjoy it here.

 

Was it a deliberate choice to go for a Hoovermatic? Like your gran found, they're not as easy to master as a Hotpoint, but you get the knack after a while, having said that, had mine four years and still overload the tub sometimes (worth using the spin can to 'measure' load size before it goes in the tub)...

 

Si (the Scottish one)

 

[welshsi]

Hi Si.
Thanks for the welcome (and hoovermatic tip)
Yes it was a choice to go for the hoovermatic. I was brought up with the hotpoint twin tub but when i was 14 was given a 1961 Hoovermatic and had it in the outhouse for a few years washing blankets etc. Always found it more exciting and i think gave a better wash (maybe I'm biased)
What i also couldn't get over was the speed of a wash with the Hoovermatic. Yes u could time the wash on a Hotpoint to the same but i do think the Hoover had the edge. Also finding it was lighter to move etc.
How about u? What got you into this at the start then?
Si (The Welsh one )

 

[robliverpool]

Hi

Hi matey and welcome (",)

 

[welshsi]

Hi Rob. Thanks mate how are you doing?
Si

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

 

 

Warmest of welcomes, Si.

<span style="font-size: x-small;">Most collectors have indulged in smuggling machines into the house, hoping people don't notice. lol. </span>

I’m one of them but always get caught, thing is to shove it in the garage for a few weeks and then introduce it into the house, not to cover it and it dose not stand out too much, well that’s how I do it know, I have smuggled in the odd thing and cover with a blanket, that’s like a red rag too her-in-doors “what the hell is that, how much <span style="font-size: small;">money </span>have you wasted” just like a howler letter in Harry Potter.

Lee

 

[welshsi]

Hi Lee.
Oooh another guy from Wales. I like it ;-p Yea i get what u say about hide in the garage for a bit. good plan. Haven't a garage here atm but have large shed am sure that would do for now.
So what machines have you got then? Si

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

<span style="font-size: small;">I’m a bit of a Hotpoint fanatic,  <span style="font-size: small;">I can here the giggling in the background.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have just finished restoring the Liberator 1851/03</span>

<span style="font-size: small;">And also have 18680 plus 95622, and a machine which I have made my own microchip controller for which one day may just get finished, it just keeps evolving.</span>

<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>

<span style="font-size: small;">
Recently added a Hoover Constellation vacuum into the mix.

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[welshsi]

Wow. Nice. the machines look tip top with you too.
Ive just bought a Hoovermatic De Luxe Twintub. picked it up yesterday and been "playing" most of this afternoon Nothing left to wash now lol.
Si

 

[paulc]

Hi Si,

Welcome to the site, you'll meet some lovely people on here. Congratulations on the Twinnie.

 

[welshsi]

Hi PaulC
Thanks for the welcome. Yes have met some great people already.
How about u then? what machines have u got?

 

[paulc]

Si

I just have the one machine, a Miele W1613

 

[welshsi]

Wow nice pic. Looks a very smart piece of kit.
Ive just got the Hoovermatic de luxe T5054 twin tub here and the more modern Hotpoint WF561P FRONTLOADER. though have to say I'm not impressed with that one at all lol

 

[paulc]

Thanks Si,

Yea it is a great machine, I love it to bits. Was scared I may get bored of it but I can't see that happening!

I know what you mean about Hotpoint, we had a WD440, I hated it with a passion and jumped for joy when it croaked after two years.

 

[welshsi]

Well my hotpoint is crap think the programmer is faulty.
If u put it on a long wash and don't set extra rinse and use one of those liquid tablets the clothes come out with the gell case on them even after they been rinsed etc

 

[paulc]

Oh dear,

Well at least you have the twin tub now to power through those piles of laundry. BTW if you are on facebook look me up.

 

[welshsi]

Hheheh well I've done 6 loads of washing today in the time the automatic took to do 1.
Am not on Facebook but on yahoo and msn messenger if you fancy adding me.

 

[paulc]

I never use messenger or yahoo, sorry.

 

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