Oldest Zug Unimatic

[vacbear58]

Late 1960s commercial

The ironic thing about that to me is that she is driving an Austin or Morris 1100 - a British car hardly renouned for its quality of construction. I would have expected a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia or something of the like

Al

 

[chestermikeuk]

HHmmm

Al, I thought (IMHO) that the add portrayed an english model in her car either visiting or going to live over in Zug and seeing the new appliances.....or have I had one to many...Lol

And now we can add the latest Adora to the line up...

 

[jetcone]

That 60's

commercial is one weird commercial. Typical of the period, abstract was supposed to grab your attention. It didn't last.

Nice machines though.

 

[mikeklondon]

120C ???

HI I see on the early machines they seemed to be able to heat water to 120C how is that possible are they Pressurized or is it something to do with the altitude in the Alps. Or am I miss reading something

 

[chestermikeuk]

Adora

Hi Mike, I think it would be a "continuous boiling action" you wouldnt want to touch that water, perfect for washing your floors though!!

 

[foraloysius]

Picture #23 shows a machine with a heater that can be turned on or off. There is no thermostat. The meter that goes to 120*C is a thermometer. Those meters don't stop at 100*C, that's all.

 

[fido]

Yes, it is just a safety margin so you don't damage the gauge at maximum temperature. Just like your car won't usually ever reach the maximum figure on the speedo dial. The exception to that was my old Reliant Regal 3 wheeler. The speedometer on that went to 80 mph but it was still accelerating at that speed!

 

[mikeklondon]

Thanks

Many Thanks Its clear now

 

[chestermikeuk]

Thermometer

Oh, right that makes sense, all those dials and gauges!!,

 

[davetranter]

Fido...

At risk of being EXTREMELY 'off-topic'.....

I, too, once had a Reliant Regal three-wheeler.. (van).... If you ever got yours up to anywhere NEAR 80mph, I can only say that you are a braver man than I!! 50mph was more than enough for my nerves (and ears, for that matter)....

Saying that, I was driving on U.K. roads, which I believe are notorious for their poor standard of maintenance.

Such memories...

All best

Dave T

 

[chestermikeuk]

Dishwashers

Anyone used the older Zug dishwashers?

 

[mickeyd]

It's unusual to see a three minute commercial. The lady in the car was so relaxed and happy, but the women doing chores seemed so stressed and belabored.

The new Zug control display looks just like a Youtube screen does when the squares of next-ups appear after the washer vid is over. How neat!

Oh, how I want to be global, and live to the day when we can teleport ourselves to each other's countries and homes.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Teleport Indeed Mike

All the way to Zugarama with all of us in tow!!

 

[launderess]

"...this model draws "only" 4900 Watts."

One assumes given the climate for much of the year thus the temperature of tap water those V-Zug washers need every bit of that power to bring things up to temp quickly. Are these cold fill machines?[this post was last edited: 3/16/2013-14:48]

 

[chestermikeuk]

Zug

Hi Laundress, yes the new models are cold fill, not sure if the very first models where, que Louis for that, and they offer the combination programmes for all the different detergent options, soap, synthetic, bio etc...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Soaps...By Zug

 

[launderess]

Cold Fill Washers

Don't own one personally but friends who do have a love hate relationship with them.

Apparently some such machines don't like it when "cold" water is too "hot" and either get confused or simply shut down and display an error code. IIRC what some wanted to do was start with warm water and go to hot or even hot to boiling to save some time.

Wonder how many V-Zug users do "soap washes" and what that cycle entails.

 

[foraloysius]

Cold fill only

Yes, the older machines were cold fill only too.