Parnall automatic washer

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Brilliant

Great to see this machine up and running and in action. Imagine the suds mountain on the suds return if you'd used the traditional non automatic washing powder!!

Seems really stable and that spin seems to be around the hotpoint top loader speed. How water tight are the spigot connections? I can imagine the mess you'd get if that drain hose popped out lol

A fab restoration - well done

 

[slowspin66]

During the filming

When i was filming the washer we had a little trouble with the agitator drive block . In the centre of the the block there should be a bolt to hold the block onto the drive shaft. This became loose and eventually lifted off. A few days later it was re-taped with a new bolt and washer.
I will put a picture on of what the finished job looks like but this it what happened !!!!

 

[slowspin66]

Drive shaft

The drive shaft looks a little narrow !

 

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Parnall Design review

I came across this interesting article on Darren's Machine in a design magazine so thought I'd add them on here rather than a new thread. Hope its interesting. I've uploaded the scans the old way to make sure they can be read

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There were also 3 pages relating to other machines

 

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[vacbear58]

Parnall

Steve

What a cracking article, thank you for loading it - I will enjoy have a close read of it later. Just a couple of points from a quick scan:

1. Reference is made to the Thor Automagic - from the Which 1960 report this machine is a successor to the later versions of the Thor and, apparently, shared a lot of the design characteristics although it looks completely different.

2. Some of the issues raised are covered in the somewhat more complex and later Spinwasher Deluxe with the raised panel on the back.

Note however that this machine is marginally cheaper than the Hoovermatic although it is very much more sophisticated and actually more labour saving - its a great shame they were not more popular

What this article cannot tell you is what beautiful machines these are - Darren's spinwasher is nothing short of stunning and the Deluxe he got a few weeks ago will be the same once he has completed the restoration.

Al

 

[foraloysius]

That is great reading material! Thank you very much for sharing this.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Parnall Spinwwasher De-Luxe EWH601H

Great documentation on the Parnall Spinwasher, many thanks for publishing Steve, what design mag was it because the pics look similar to an Ideal Home report from the 60`s....

They are great machines and as Al says you need to see them in person to appreciate Darrens restorations and great washers, any housewife with one of these after a wringer washer would have thought she had won the lottery !!..

Cheers, Mike

 

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Glad it's of interest. I got it from a magazine called Design from July 1961 - it's the journal of the Design Council. The major kitchen appliances section has fridges and cookers in it too - I'll scan those on Monday too and add if anyone is interested.

Seems brave for the manufacturer to allow such scrutiny although I guess it helps with the evolution process. Funnily enough, the Nothampton College of Technology is now City University London where I used to work. I don't recall seeing any washing machines in bits in the engineering department so perhaps this exercise was a one off.

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Me too, more stuff! Fun reading. It reminds me of how Consumer Rpts. used to be.

 

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Major kitchen appliances

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