Schulthess

[swisslaundry]

Hello community - Swiss washing machines

Hello everyone,
I've been following this forum for years, however I just decided now to become a member of aw.org
I'm living in Switzerland and of course I'm common with almost all swiss brands. Currently there is a V-ZUG Adora SLQ in my laundry room together with a vented V-ZUG Adora TLA dryer. I really love the big capacity, the short washing times (thanks to 400 Volt) and the quietness of the washing machine. Before the V-ZUG I had a Schulthess Spirit XLI, a really sturdy machine, even shorter washing times, very high water levels if desired and so on.
Because I buy appliances and resell them for more money, I tested/washed with about 30 different washing machines and dishwashers (mostly newer models of Swiss Brands and Miele). The most expensive one was the Unimatic T of the newest generation, which is not sold anymore.
When I have more time, I will upload a few pictures.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Swiss Laundry

A warm welcome to you Nico, you have the very best of laundry appliances and we all look forward to seeing your pictures and discussing the different models, am interested to hear especially about the new generation Unimatic T.

Cheers, Mike

 

[chestermikeuk]

Oh Louis...

"He has ways of making you talk!!

 

[swisslaundry]

Photos of Schulthess and V-Zug Unimatic T

Hi Mike, thank you!
Mike you've got a good collection, hope you're Adora SLQ is still going strong.
Here are some pictures of my Schulthess Spirit XLI which was was my daily-driver and Merker washing machines that I sold.
I will post pictures of the Unimatic T in another thread. It's a very silent washing machine, can spin almost everything without rebalancing it ramping up very fast to extract a lot of water in a short time, same capacity as the Adora SLQ 60L drum volume. One thing I didn't like is that there is no option to set a higher water level. If soil-level is selected on very dirty it will take more water. I prefer the water levels of the Adora.

Cheers

 

[jetcone]

Hi Nico! Welcome on board!

That Schulthess drum looks a lot like the Speed Queen over here. I'll snap a pic later .

 

Nice machines, how is it that you can buy, use and sell these machines for more than you paid for them?

 

[logixx]

Maybe he restores them.

 

[swisslaundry]

What I do with those washers

Hi guys
Haha, no I don't restore them. Sometimes, if I'm fast enough and lucky, I can find good washing machines for little money. I pick them up, I do a maintenance cycle with citric acid, replace broken parts if needed and then, I take good photos of the machine and add a good description of the machine. I usually resell them for at least double of the initial price. And this works fine. I'm still a student and if I'm not to busy I can follow my hobby and earn money at the same time. Every single buyer was pleased with the machines I sold

I'll just share some photos of the Adora S (produced until 2006) and the Unimatic T (produced until 2014), it might be the wrong thread for this but anyway... more photos will follow soon

Cheers