Philips D162 Tumble Dryer

[aquacycle]

So, out and about in town today, my friend James bought me the dryer I grew up with. My mum had this from new til about 1999 or so. Anyone have any info on them? I don't know much about them at all. All I remember about ours, is that the timer never worked, so we had to keep checking the clothes to see if they were dry. Luckily, it does work on this one. It's very basic and needs a good clean-up, but I love it. More pics to follow once it's all nice and shiney.

 

[chestermikeuk]

D162

Hi Chris, congratulations on getting your dream machine, those Phillips where one of the best dryers around at the time,,a simple, vented 2 heat dryer, very quiet in operation and economic as well!!!

Looking forward to seeing the "Shiney Pics" now for you to find the matching washer!!! Phillips from Hipperholme, Halifax, UK

 

[aquacycle]

Hi Mike,

Many thanks indeed for the info Much appreciated. Hipperholme is about 15 minutes away from where I live - how cool .

Here are some pics taken today. It's still a bit rusty, but it's had a wash, t-cut and polish and all the inside has been cleaned out. I actually found £1.65 inside the fluff filter LOL. It was FULL of dust - especially underneath the drum. But we carefully cleaned it out and it cleaned the outside. Here's some pics and a video to follow

 

[aquacycle]

and another

 

[aquacycle]

video number 1

 

[aquacycle]

and another vid..

 

[matchboxpaul]

What a great find Chris!

Its great when something totally surprising is stumbled across like this. Especially when its a macine from your childhood.

I am waiting on a Hoover 3236H and 3022 version 2 matching set, plus a Hotpoint 95452. The last two I just missed out on saving, being disposed of a couple of years before the interest became public again and I was able to accommodate stuff. grrrrrr.

Anyways ..... to Philips!
Clasic and smart styling, so 1970's.

This was the later styling version, with the earlier version of Philips styling boasting metallic blue dial inserts and writing. The blues ran for, I think mid through to late 1970s.

The brass dial inserts came about in very late 1979/1980, I think (definately about in 1980 though).

Definately a case of evolution, rather than revolution, with essentially the same machines (visually) running for the best part of 8 years or so.

earliest philips dryer pic i have is of a 1974 vintage machine - model AAJ001....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Also did a right hand drive machine - weirdly! Quite obvious that this design was later swung around and provided the basis of your machine, in later years. Dont know the model number of this one unfortunately.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Then the brass dial inserts came...

with your D162....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Plus a full door version, in the D160...

 

[matchboxpaul]

then moving onto the familiar round door machines, with the likes of the early version D163....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and the higher end D170....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Until the facia colouring was changed to black with silver edging, during 1981...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hope this helps with a bit more info on them.

Unfortunately Philips dryers seem to me to be a bit higgledy piggledy in the way that they were introduced, so I might have got some of my rough introduction dates a bit wrong. Still gives you an idea of the evolution of the design.

Congrats again on a great find.
Paul

 

[aquacycle]

Paul, you're a gem! Many thanks for all the info. My mum had this dryer from new til about 1999 or so when she got the Hotpoint TL51. I'm not sure if I love it just because it's what I grew up with, or because it's a great dryer lol. Either way, it's great! Was there a matching washing machine? We had a Zanussi washer running along side the Philips. Washcraft style but it had a chrome door with brushed aluminum controls. Need to find one of them - then I'll have the washer, dryer AND vacuum I grew up with

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Chris.

To the best of my knowledge there was never a square door Philips washing machine. They always boasted round doors, as far as I know.

Although there were a number of different versions, essentially the machine to match the blue dial dryers was the Philips 707...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The brass dials machine looked like the Philips variatronic.
These were lovely machines and my best mates gran had (or maybe still has one!).

Dont know the model number of this version of Variatronic though (maybe 852 or 952, judging from the facia)...

 

[matchboxpaul]

They certainly were/are smart looking machines.

Cheers
Paul

 

[vacbear58]

The Variatronic was my first washing machine

Whilst up in my loft to get the Christmas decorations I dug out some old photos, this was my first washing machine & dryer shown alongside the Philips 2000SX dishwasher. The photo was probably taken mid 1980. As well as being a good washer with the unusual launch straight into spin without draining the rinse water, it was also quite shallow (front to back) - about 21 inches. I think it had a plastic outer drum too