Pics of Mums new kitchen/utility and Hoover "Crumble" Dryer

[aquarius1984]

The new set up which is unusual for us as the washer and dryer will be in the same room and almost side by side.
The dryer has always been in the garage and now the garage is the new dining room!

The small unit will be going between the washer and dryer.
Dryer is pulled out so we can get the vent hose out the back door lol

and work is still in progress

 

[aquarius1984]

6kg of freshly dried, well depends on how long it takes to freshly dry stuff.....

 

[aquarius1984]

4 hours! When Hoover cant make a tuble dryer that is reliable for more than 12 moths when it started sqeaking and now its 4 years old (5 in december) it takes 4 hours to dry a load of washing because the heater has gone, its a touch pathetic. They seriously have no chance with washing machines

 

[aquarius1984]

and when they cant get a basic dryer right they haver no chance with getting the basics of the hoovers right either!
used as Mums daily driver 2002 - 2004

This was 2 years old when the pedal went, now you have to prop it up when you want to use the hose.
and to store it.

COME ON HOOVER GET A GRIP!!!!!! BASICS BASICS!

 

[aquarius1984]

so it was replaced with this

dont get me started either.......

 

[aquarius1984]

of course you know Ariel sensitive is pants when even your mum chooses Sainsburys NB liquid over them and refuses to use them

Mums selection has gone down lol

 

[aquarius1984]

pet hates! those who get powder in the softener compartment and leave it there! god knows how long thats been there

 

[aquarius1984]

my Breville steam genator. Mums robbed off with it LOL

90g steam a minute, I can breeze thru a family of 5's weekly ironing in about an hour.

 

[aquarius1984]

anyway on to the new stuff,

a missing wall lol

 

[aquarius1984]

wahey nice and big for one to get more creative.

waiting for the new Samsung TOL american FF with water and ice. and the new Kenwood SS DW to match the cooker

 

[aquarius1984]

Does anyone t'other side of the world recognise this Kettle? Russell Hobbs Montana????? anyone?

 

[aquarius1984]

pet hate no.2

Those who cant load dishwashers! inside my Hotpoint currently on loan to Mum.

dunno what to do with it when we get the new DW next week

 

[retromom]

Busted!!

Now Nick...don't blame Mum for everything! LOL We need to ship Bob (Appnut) over to the UK to give her some dishwasher loading lessong! LOL I don't know anyone that can cram so much into a d/w and have it come out "sparkly" clean!

The redo is going to be fantastic! Post pics of the finished areas, won't you!

 

[danemodsandy]

OMG! Atora!

aquarius1984:

I have a confession- when on my visit, I peeked in your larder and saw one of my pet loves- Atora! We can't have it here, at least not the original. We can get the vegetable, but real British beef suet is a no-no, for some reason probably related to BSE, not that we're exactly free of that over here ourselves.

For those of you in America who haven't a clue what I'm talking about, Atora is packaged beef suet, used for pastries, steamed puddings, and all sorts of baking. It serves the purpose we'd use lard or shortening for over here. Suet is a different flavour and texture, and delectable it is.

Anyway, nice to see that packet- it brought back some fond memories of British friends and British cooking.

 

[petek]

I've seen some Russell Hobbs appliances starting to make their way onto the shelves here along with the Brevilles but they're still pretty much an unknown to most people.

BTW I notice that many many British kitchens have those colorful tiles, are they actually that color or are they decals stuck over plain tiles?

 

[brisnat81]

The Hoover Dryer

Looks like the compact Maytag dryers we get in AU.

Does that mean the washers are the same as UK Hoovers?

http://www.maytag.com.au/products_MDC1305AAW.asp

 

[mattywashboy]

oooooooo i think i can recognize that kettle lol, thats the exact same one we have as you well know nick lol, our mutual kettle.

The dryer looks nice but i can believe it being a tad rubbish.

Your mums kitchen/diner almost looks like an Aussie kitchen, very open plan and light.

And yes, i share your pet hate of people getting powder in softener dispensers and leaving it, its just not right
matt

 

[mattywashboy]

and to prove it
you can tell your in another country went't power points are a different shape
Matt

 

[aquarius1984]

hehehehe! Matt stick it on, due another tea. Il ship you some PG Tips, strong as ya can get it and a dash of milk, no sugar ta.

Sandy, yes Atora the key ingredient of suet pastry, essential for one of my steak and kidney puddings or jam roly poly..... served with birds custard naturally, sauce anglaise from scratch just aint the same.

Retromom,

You kidnap Bob and il feed him for the week, ive shown mum how to "BobloadTM" but the concept isnt grasping despite having had a DW for more than 20 years.

Pete they are real tiles, shipped over from an artisan pottery in Spain that my parents have been to. they were from the old kitchen and have been up for 6 years now. We are cutting and shoving the kitchen for now, although it is being done properly and will look great, why waste good units?

Brisnat, yes the same washers you have as Maytag in Oz and undoubtedly the worst made machines ever. All the "Candy" appliances weve had spanning 20 years they all havnt lasted more than 4 years.

Indesit have the edge for the new Hotpoint machines as they dont look as cheap as the current Hoover Nextra range with their manky and terribly plasticky late 90s Indesitesque dials. They have a reasonable knowledge to make a half decent dryer although I did break one it was mostly my fault.

Right im off to watch the Hottie attempt to rid the suds off my towels, Im on the Filletti and its suds central! LOL

Nick

 

[rolls_rapide]

Aquarius 1984

Keep your Hotpoint dishwasher: it is a Bosch in disguise! The current Hotpoints are from Indesit, and thus somewhat poorer quality.

The Hoover tumble driers, apparently have a tendency to wear out their thermostat(s), caused by the components being thermally stressed. The general advice is to allow the drier to complete its cool-down phase, before even thinking of opening the door to check the laundry.

The kettle you show was the same as my mum's - until a flash, a bang, and a puff of smoke ended its life!

The Hoover Purepowers had a dreadful tendency to snap the handle release mechanism. Both mine and mum's did exactly the same thing. They probably still do it now!

 

[aquarius1984]

Rolls, yes thats one reason why I want to keep the Hottie as id like it to see 10 years old. but with not having a garage now I dont want it rotting in the shed for years and I doubt Mum will let me keep it in mty bedroom even with a bloody good clean up.

I have to admit the PurePower was a good cleaner for what mum uses it for and it coped well without having dogs but I dread to think how they would do with another dog.
It was out daily for downstairs and thrice weekly for upstairs but I dont consider this excessive use for a release pedal to break in 2 years. They really must get a grip on the basics!

The RH kettle is 6 years old this year, I bought it Mum to go with the new kitchen when it was last done, we also have the matching toaster and the luckily its the longest kettle mums ever had.
They never seem to be off in our house I guess anytime is brew time huh?

When I think of the kettles weve had incl a Rowenta that didnt make it for long in the late 80s, (we had the classic plastic jug one that Casdon also made into a toy, grey U shaped on/off button under the handle that made a metally clicky noise when pushed in) its shameful really.

Nick

 

[petek]

Leave it to the General

General Electric that is. Here's my later model GE kettle, 80's I'm guessing with the woodgrain stripe down the handle.

 

[aquarius1984]

Brisnat81

The following made m laugh forom your link

Stainless Steel Drum
The assurance of Maytag dependable quality for long lasting durability.

These machines have the worst drum design ive ebver seen, the first thing that went wrong was the drum paddles falling off as they just slot in.
No screws involved.

Also the actual steel is so thin it bends when you put the paddles dont sit right anyway.

My housemates White Knight which retails at £50 cheaper is way better built despite is plastic porthole.

"Hoover who else"???? Zanussi, Indesit, Beko..... well where do I start?

Nick