mickeyd
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Sorry it's so poor; that steam from hitting the hot tap
Here's a better one
Here's a better one
Picked up a Hoover twin tub,
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mickeyd
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and the controls with the lid back and the chrome plate remo
I was hoping to "unwrap" a la Food Network, the automatic rinse.
I was hoping to "unwrap" a la Food Network, the automatic rinse.
mickeyd
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And finally, Failed unwrapping of the auto-rinse and failed
steam lady. We fall down and we stand back up, but could not resist the beautiful shade of blue.
steam lady. We fall down and we stand back up, but could not resist the beautiful shade of blue.
hoovermatic
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WOW - I never knew that using Soap Flakes was so complicated!! I confess I never had any of these problems but agree that you need to maintain lots of suds in the washtub. I have very soft water so never had the need to soften it with other products. Perhaps that is the difference? As a child, my mother always used Persil or Fairy Snow, which I beleive, were 'soap powders' as opposed to synthetic detergents. Perhaps they were 'cut' with something but her washing was always dazzlingly white as to invoke envious comments from neighbours, much to her delight!!!
However you use your HMDL and whatever you use as a dtergent, enjoy the experience!!
However you use your HMDL and whatever you use as a dtergent, enjoy the experience!!
Question to Mike, in Buffalo
I notice that your twin tub's timer control is similar to mine. After the wash portion of the timer has ended, and you forward the knob to drain, the next indication on the dial is off. Does yours advance from drain to off on it's own, or do you have to do it manually? Mine moves just fine through the wash, but not anything else.
By the way, I think you may be the nearest member to me. What's the Goodwills and other thrift shops like in Buffalo? I was over in the fall picking up a spinner that I bought on Ebay.
Guy
I notice that your twin tub's timer control is similar to mine. After the wash portion of the timer has ended, and you forward the knob to drain, the next indication on the dial is off. Does yours advance from drain to off on it's own, or do you have to do it manually? Mine moves just fine through the wash, but not anything else.
By the way, I think you may be the nearest member to me. What's the Goodwills and other thrift shops like in Buffalo? I was over in the fall picking up a spinner that I bought on Ebay.
Guy
Far as one knows, all Hoover TTs timers stopped after washing and waiting for one to either drain or restart washing again.
Remember many people used twin tubs the same way one uses wash tubs and wringers, that is they reused the wash water for several loads, thus Hoover twin tubs were designed to accomodate this method. Hoover TTs occupied a niche for those who could not afford a true fully automatic washing machine and or those just upgrading from a copper/wash tub and mangle. When you think about it using a twin tub is very much like using a wash tub as one is very involved with doing the wash. One suspects this also lead to the downfall of these units as automatic washing machines became cheaper and women simply got tired of all the palaver which goes along with wash tub type washing. Have heard stories of women who did laundry for a family of 6 or more using a Hoover TT, and that is something one simply cannot imagine.
L.
Remember many people used twin tubs the same way one uses wash tubs and wringers, that is they reused the wash water for several loads, thus Hoover twin tubs were designed to accomodate this method. Hoover TTs occupied a niche for those who could not afford a true fully automatic washing machine and or those just upgrading from a copper/wash tub and mangle. When you think about it using a twin tub is very much like using a wash tub as one is very involved with doing the wash. One suspects this also lead to the downfall of these units as automatic washing machines became cheaper and women simply got tired of all the palaver which goes along with wash tub type washing. Have heard stories of women who did laundry for a family of 6 or more using a Hoover TT, and that is something one simply cannot imagine.
L.
All that effort to wash with soap!
In the immortal words of Shakespeare, "bugger that!"
Rinsing in the washtub of a Hoover is a pain, as the tub takes 8.5 UK gallons of water (about 10.25 US gallons), and takes an age to fill - with my low pressure hot water, about 10 minutes to fill the tub with hot, so I reckon I'll give this a miss! I used to use a Hoover wringer washer, and rinsing in the tub took forever, although you also had the hassle of feeding all the laundry through the wringer too. Incidentally a booklet I have from 1953 about the Hoover wringer washer suggests two hand rinses in the sink for small items, and rinses in the tub for items ilke blankets.
Mickey, some of the early Hoover TTs and all the wringer machines emptied via a pump driven by the wash motor, so the activator ran as the machine emptied. Made the mistake once of running my wringer machine on empty with the lid off, and as you say, it's great for drenching everything!
Guy, as Laundress says, the wash water can be reused - most folks return the suds to the washtub during the first spin to reuse it. Instructions suggest the water can be used for up to three loads, but I tend to do four or five, as nowadays we wear our clothes for a shorter time than we would have in the 1950s or 60s, so soiling tends to only be light.
In the immortal words of Shakespeare, "bugger that!"
Rinsing in the washtub of a Hoover is a pain, as the tub takes 8.5 UK gallons of water (about 10.25 US gallons), and takes an age to fill - with my low pressure hot water, about 10 minutes to fill the tub with hot, so I reckon I'll give this a miss! I used to use a Hoover wringer washer, and rinsing in the tub took forever, although you also had the hassle of feeding all the laundry through the wringer too. Incidentally a booklet I have from 1953 about the Hoover wringer washer suggests two hand rinses in the sink for small items, and rinses in the tub for items ilke blankets.
Mickey, some of the early Hoover TTs and all the wringer machines emptied via a pump driven by the wash motor, so the activator ran as the machine emptied. Made the mistake once of running my wringer machine on empty with the lid off, and as you say, it's great for drenching everything!
Guy, as Laundress says, the wash water can be reused - most folks return the suds to the washtub during the first spin to reuse it. Instructions suggest the water can be used for up to three loads, but I tend to do four or five, as nowadays we wear our clothes for a shorter time than we would have in the 1950s or 60s, so soiling tends to only be light.
lederstiefel1
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TT and soap/soap-powder
I love TT - they are just enough automatic to ease the washing and are not over-automized as modern automatics. The thing is, that doing the wash in a tub uses actually too much water and energy with an automatic washer as the suds are not really used up with one modern load of soiled items. Also a TT can do two loads at the same time, and if you have one with auto-rinse feature you can already hang up one load while two others are going to be done paralelly! With wringer-washers one should do the rinsing definitely by hand in a tub or sink while the machine is washing the next load; therefor machines with motor driven wringers that can be swivelled are best for that purpose.
I have only cold water taps in the basement so use the integral heater of my TTs. I fill with cold water, put in the most stubborn soiled, namely stained washing (table napkins and stuff) and heat it up to warm-setting, then go on with the other loads (1-4 more, depending on the soil-level).
All the problems with soap can be avoided when using a small quantity of non-ionic surfactant with the soap, thus provides the soap from reacting with water-hardness in the rinsing-water as it keeps it emulsified. That is what they do when making soap-powders industrially. Therefor these powders can be rinsed even in cold water.
Ralf
I love TT - they are just enough automatic to ease the washing and are not over-automized as modern automatics. The thing is, that doing the wash in a tub uses actually too much water and energy with an automatic washer as the suds are not really used up with one modern load of soiled items. Also a TT can do two loads at the same time, and if you have one with auto-rinse feature you can already hang up one load while two others are going to be done paralelly! With wringer-washers one should do the rinsing definitely by hand in a tub or sink while the machine is washing the next load; therefor machines with motor driven wringers that can be swivelled are best for that purpose.
I have only cold water taps in the basement so use the integral heater of my TTs. I fill with cold water, put in the most stubborn soiled, namely stained washing (table napkins and stuff) and heat it up to warm-setting, then go on with the other loads (1-4 more, depending on the soil-level).
All the problems with soap can be avoided when using a small quantity of non-ionic surfactant with the soap, thus provides the soap from reacting with water-hardness in the rinsing-water as it keeps it emulsified. That is what they do when making soap-powders industrially. Therefor these powders can be rinsed even in cold water.
Ralf
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Lawrence/Maytagbear
Hello Lawrence!
A L L my e-mails to you are coming back for two days now..... I've send you five - all came back as mailer-demon....
By the way....in half an hour...my H O T P O I N T - T L will be in our laundry-room in the basement!!!!!!!!!! It has already arrived in Cologne!! Will just await it during my lunch-break at home in Leverkusen!!
I'm sooooooooo upset........
Ralf
Hello Lawrence!
A L L my e-mails to you are coming back for two days now..... I've send you five - all came back as mailer-demon....
By the way....in half an hour...my H O T P O I N T - T L will be in our laundry-room in the basement!!!!!!!!!! It has already arrived in Cologne!! Will just await it during my lunch-break at home in Leverkusen!!
I'm sooooooooo upset........
Ralf
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