Philips TopTwin De Luxe Boiling - Lessiveuse Style

[chestermikeuk]

Steam, Boil,Steeping

Most of our UK launderettes have and had central water heating as standard, the washers where piped with both hot and cold water and indeed could be heated by steam as well.

Only the new generation of launderette machines and launderettes have individual heaters to heat their own water, probably because of the low energy programming and water levels, efficient detergents and of course not having to heat large amounts of water all the time and to pipe it to the washers..

You can still get new HE washing machines that do have a direst steam connection but they are usually reserved for the large capacity 24/7 operations.

Unlike most of Europe the UK domestic hot water systems in households have largely been run off backboilers, ranges and freestanding boilers that use a calorifier and store hot water in a tank. It has only been since the 80`s that a plethera of small instantaneous combi boilers provide direct hot water to taps without the need of a tank supply!!

 

[foraloysius]

You see those boilers still now and then in Homes under the Hammer! ;-)

 

[launderess]

Those Cheeky Americans

Who knew?

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-years-since-the-first-shop-opened-in-America

 

[launderess]

So What About Dot Cotton's Launderette

Are those Primus machines self-heating?

 

[mielerod69]

Primus self heating

These machines are quite impressive.

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?t=234&v=KjHND1OeGms

 

[kenmoreguy89]

That Primus video made me laugh so much!!!!
The soap "Hopper" and cascade washing "just like water on waterfall smooth stones" etc....ahahahah! Oh my! LMAO

 

[mielerod69]

Video commentary

Yes, the commentary was very funny. You can see this was done for the U.S market.

 

[launderess]

It was the accent that did it for me.....

An attempt at RP I shouldn't wonder. Whatever it was killing, absolutely killing.

 

[launderess]

Primus brand is owned by Alliance Laundry in the USA

Which promptly basically shut down support for the brand in USA IIRC. Prior to this throughout the 1980's and 1990's you could find Primus laundry equipment in Laundromats all over the USA. You might find them still but again getting parts could be difficult. [this post was last edited: 8/12/2015-00:26]

 

[washer111]

Agreed...

The narrator seems to have an odd way of accenting some terms. 

 

soaP hoPPer, door LocK... 

 

[chestermikeuk]

Lessiveuse Style

Cuffs054: thats the thing about this site all different styles of laundry and info for us all to enjoy!!

Hi Ian, yes I think the filter in the base of the agitator helps build the pressure and force the "Percolation" effect..

Hello Mike, yes the aroma was quite something we used Ariel powder and the rolling boil produced a room of steam, apart from not needing to use chlorine with the boil temp we could be high on the fumes all week!!

Washer111, the heater on this model was switched on all the time, we started from hot water about 60d temp and moved quickly to boil, as the pressure build under the agi and the surrounding water "boils" thats when the perc action begins, and the boiling water is forced up and out then cooler water enters the heater area, usually took 30 secs to a minute to "Boil "again...

Mac, yes the bigger holes in the Hotpoint Supermatic are indeed a good setup for this style of action, and yes best to keep hands out, as the pressure built while filming was nervous it was gonna explode in front of the lens!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

lessiveuse Style

Morning Ingemar, I should try it using some vintage detergent and hopefully re-create the aroma, my nan had a boiler bucket on the stove and used Persil, the aroma was something else wafting down the garden.

Steve, cheeky arnt we its Cordon Bleu or nowt!! yes get that supermatic out you may be surprised, but make sure you have the holes in the agi other wise lordy knows what might happen with that pressure!!

Kenmoreguy89: have just tested the Servis MK3, WOW its even better than the Philips as this kept a rolling boil once the temp was reached!!

Morning Jon Jetcone, yes "Sput-o-Boil" get that patented quick....and grey faceclothes , with all that testing they should be bleach white with holes in!!

Louis, ha ha homes under the hammer, its great for looking back through the decades, my dad still has his Baxi Bermuds V3 with a cast iron back boiler thats heats tank water, not as efficient as todays boilers but spacesaving and does the job well!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

lessiveuse Style

Hi Launderess, a quick way to work out on the Primus machines is if they have Cool, Warm and Hot temp options, the weshers with built in heaters usually state temps as in 40d 60d & 90d, not sure this is a working launderama as in behind the scenes setup but Nordwash and Ipso Primus weshers in a launderama near here are heated with hot water from tank storage.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Steam, Boil,Steeping

Rod, great video even with the "accent", the latest laundry setups are just amazing, looked in on my nieces laundry at uni and its state of the art JLA machines with Smart technology and connected to payment cards and look up on smart phone for your "Wash Status"....I like this range using the Schulthess Swiss designs...

http://www.jla.com/laundry-equipment/washers/commercial-washers

 

[jetcone]

Primus !!

I want one !!!  What a machine !! Is Alliance killing the brand to promote its own home grown machine?? 

 

And who knew Schenectady was at the leading edge of laundries back in the day ! Who knew??

 

 

[launderess]

Primus USA - Take it for what it's worth: http://www.coinwash.com/mb/showthread.php?t=5382

New York State - Upstate especially Troy and Schenectady were manufacturing hubs back in their day. In fact that is killing upstate NY today is the death of manufacturing and taking jobs away. Kodak, Ford, you name it, they've gone.

Despite the name, Braun laundry equipment was actually founded in Syracuse, New York (another manufacturing area of the state). http://www.gabraun.com/about-us/history/

App/Smart Phone/Internet notification:

Some American laundromat equipment vendors are offering washers and dryers with the ability to text or ring a smart phone when laundry is done.

Electrolux via Laundrylux is one; but their equipment isn't universally popular with mat owners.

http://laundrylux.com/a-new-spin-on-the-laundry-experience/

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Morning Mike & all!
Yes...
Difference is that many will have buttons with "hot"- "warm"-"cool" wash, or actual preset programmes "whites/colorfast"--"colors"-"delicates" etc... and not an actual gradation, those are hot fill non-self-heating ones that I also see for the most around here.
I'm sorry that we got a little off topic here talking laundromats....
Will now try to stick to the thread.
The Servis sure does that too, discovered it one time that I kept on talking with the neighbor longer than usual while I left the servis alone heating, and came back home there it was pouring water from the agi vents like the Trevi fountain.....here we had an heat wave and really didn't want to stick around the Boiling servis, my kitchen was hot enough, but now that's gone I want to take a video..
I never really need to boil, they always does with a 60-70 degrees wash...but for sake of information and "fun" that's what I do from times to times.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

I actually wanted to wait until I moved to the farm, was supposed to move in July but works delayed and it's gonna be October, intention was that to use the Servis outside.. as daily driver for the summer till Fall, waiting for the common laundry room (Bed&Breakfast and all family laundry) to be finished, there will go the Whirlpool Belt drive, Speed Queen and Filter flo and likely a Maytag wringer 2NL am hoping for the seller to lower the price....and maybe something else nice of automatic if I find it..oh... and also current dad's Grand'O..if we don't sell it...his wife doesn't like it much nor do I.
The aquamatic I also recently got will go there, but I got that only to dye clothes, I typically don't do laundry in it except refreshing...excellent machine to dye given the size etc.
Laundry room will be equipped with on-demand gas insta heater reaching 80 deegrees feeding all machines, support wood powered tank heater for wintr months and water heating chimney in the breakfast/dining room next to it when in use (often we hope)....
I wanted to use the servis outside in the back porch, always a nice breeze there no hassle for hot washes and boil in hot weather, there also is a BBQ fireplace if I ever wanted to heat water w/out using the electric heater, set up a washtub to do deep rinses, a clothesline...and do laundry that way till fall, and as I was at it, give some of the tons boxes of VTG belgian detergents, Henkel Persil, sunil, Omo & Tide etc that I still have a run, still have 60+ NIB boxes of the stuff sitting in my detrgnt cupboards....there was no better occasion for some "vintage style laundry" and to use them.
Unfortunately didn't work out, but sure will do that starting next Spring....

 

[chestermikeuk]

Steam, Boil,Steeping

Sounds like a great project, and the Servis on the porch will be a plus with heating boiling with all the steam, looking forward to hearing about the move and all those new and vintage appliances along with your stockpile of detergents!!

 

[jetcone]

Whoa!

 

Those Braun machines are "big ass" !!