Now a WashDog Owner

[wight_rabbit]

I guess as we have now moved towards a throw away society where things are made to last just beyond the warrantee but are uneconomical to repair - spare parts shops have become passe.

Its so sad the way it has all gone. Thankfully although we have throw away consumer goods on the Isle of Wight we are still probably about 25 years behind the times and life is slower here. Where I live we can still go out and leave the door unlocked.

My main washer machine is a Miele WT2670 Washer Dryer and I would not hesitate to get it repaired if it went wrong. I couldnt throw it away and buy again it was quite costly.

 

[sesteve]

eBay

Good point Austin and talking of it there is a Hoovermatic pump on there for £20 and no bids. Perhaps these places could survive a little longer with the extra income. There was a great Hoover repair shop in Southsea and my ex's mum always used them to repair her ancient Hoover washing machine with a 600 spin. I'm sure she kept it going but it's closed now as most people chuck their machines now and the new ones are not so easy to repair - sad really

Whilst washing machines are my main obsession I also quite like Bakelite items such as my smiths selectric wall clock and Bush Radio. You'll have to post a picture of the fan heater and your dustette just so we can see

 

[wight_rabbit]

I have a working 300 series bakelite telephone connected to my land line. Lovely to hear it ring!

This is what it looks like. This is not mine but I can do a photo of it later. I also have a sectric electric wall clock. Goblin Teasmade also.

 

[wight_rabbit]

OK So here are some photos of my old things!

First off The Hoover Dustette Hand Held Vaccuum Cleaner!

 

[wight_rabbit]

My Current kitchen work horse!

The Russell Hobbs K2S Stainless Steel Electric Kettle. Original Element.

Tea or Coffee Anyone?

Notice also the black tin containing the tea bags!

 

[wight_rabbit]

Goblin DC25 Teasmade

 

[keymatic3203]

A great Hoover Shop in Southsea

Could it be this one in Elm Grove.

I was at the polytechnic/university at ports mouth 1990-93, and spent many an evening cycling round all the second hand shops looking at the appliances in the windows. But this shop was the best, on my first day down in portsmouth i walked past and remeber seeing a 3060 electronic 1100 forsale in the window and drooling. The shop was floor was double stacked with all the 70's and 80's classics, and many times on the pretext of buying a junior belt i'd get the courage to ask about the keymatic, which at that point I'd not even seen a picture of.

Well I could write pages of appliance memories from back then, and confess what I didn't save, but this is a photo i took on a return visit back in 2008, sadly it had closed, I can still remember those windows filled with reconditioned washers and vacs, the spares posters and of course the stacks of old machines, i would have given anything to have got my hands on.

 

[sesteve]

Hey

That's the one. They lived in Margate road round the corner. I never went in it but used to love looking through the window too. Aww it makes me feel sad and the signs look great - just look at the phone number!! I think it was like that for some time unfortunately.

Spooky but I used to do the same when I was a student at Leeds poly in 1989 but I never took any photos of the shops though ) I seem to remember a good shop in the indoor market or was it the Merrion Centre or both - I can't remember now too long ago and I was a closeted appliance fan in those days lol!! I also remember the YEB oh happy days.........

 

[badgerdx]

Wight Rabbit, you have my Holy Grail Teasmade. I've coveted that model ever since I saw it on "Stephen Fry's 100 Favourite Gadgets" Having watched that video on using the twin tub, I now totally need one for my knitwear business.

 

[chestermikeuk]

!" I now totally need one for my knitwear business."

Bob, whatever for? to unravel jumpers..?, the Hoovers have a very vigorous wash action hence the four minute wash for cottons, lighter fabrics one to two mins, I can see woollens or knitwear would be best soaked in the washtub and a hand wash in the tub, which is great because the tub is deep, and then you do have the spinner extractor to hand...

Mathew, Oh memories of those signs, one on every high street, ours was Eric Critchleys Hoover Centre, when you think I wonder if Hoover specified shops with a frontage because all the ones I saw where similar, Centre Door set back with window displays either side...Perhaps we should start a thread of appliance shop fronts!!

Lovely set of appliances there IOW, classics in their own right, I like the cord on the Goblin teasmade, mine needs replacing and was looking to see what was available other than black & yellow iron cable.

Here`s that ever faithful WashDog add...

 

[wight_rabbit]

Here are some photos of my Hoover 3314L.

I have repaired the pump and the timer knob. The water valve knob needs the silver insert to stick to it! I have replaced the pump belt. I will be replacing the pulsator belt and spin belt and have managed to source a filling hose. I think the fill hose fits to the metal tube as shown in this photo??

 

[wight_rabbit]

Front of Appliance

I have renewed the mains plug. The old one was dirty and the three core wires were insulated by black tape near the end. I cut this off and did a proper job.

 

[wight_rabbit]

Rear of Machine.

Paintwork seems in good order commensurate with age.

 

[wight_rabbit]

Spin Dryer. The Fill/Rinse arm has been removed to inspect if the fill hose tube is present as discussed in another thread. Thankfully it seems all in order? There is a metal tube showing!

 

[wight_rabbit]

Wash Tub Interior

 

[wight_rabbit]

Wash Tub flywheel, belt and motor.

 

[wight_rabbit]

Wash Tub Pulsator

 

[wight_rabbit]

Today the machine was filled to the water line and left for an hour to check for leaks. The wash motor and pulsator works fine. The machine pumps out satisfactorily. The heater was also tested and heated the water.

The new Orange MK 13 Amp plug looks very smart!

What do you guys think of my 3314L? What other attention do you think it needs?

 

[optima]

Hoovermatic Deluxe

Thanks for posting these wonderful pictures. I have had the pleasure of using the exact machine quite some years back & i so want to have one now.

 

[wight_rabbit]

Here also is a photo of my 300 Series telephone. It is in full working order and was saved from being thrown to the dump. I cleaned it up and gave the insides and dial some TLC. I used a conversion kit so that it can be used on a modern line and sourced some original braided telephone cable to renew the work wire to the receiver handset. It is as good as new.

It is much nicer making and taking a telephone call using this apparatus that some modern mobile phone.

The answering machine is a BT Response 50 from 1991 and plays Frere Jaque while the cassette tape advances.