Servis Quartz questions for UK members

[robliverpool]

Hi guys

Has anyone on here got any info on this washer? Was watching bullseye tonight on challenge and they had this washer as a prize.
My main questions are about the solid tub in the machine. How does that effect the filling of the machine and the heating and also on spin. What was the whole idea behind the solid tub.

I've had the usual look on the net and cant find much but I know there's some experts on the machines on here.

Cheers in advance for any info guys

 

[optima]

Quartz

It had no real different effect to any other washer regarding the filling & heating stage but i think Servis called it the spin care drum. I think it had something to do with less ware & tear on the laundry during the spin cycles.

 

[ozzie908]

Spin care drum

It was based on the spin dryer I believe as it had slots around the front and back edge of the drum which ler the water in when filling and out when spinning, it was also flared slighty from the middle of the drum to the front and back to allow water to drain, it was a brilliant concept but maybe it was too costly to keep making as solid drums used more metal?
I know there are others with more knowledge than I lets see what they say !

Austin

 

[robliverpool]

Thanks guys for the replies

 

[chris74]

Can we have...

...a picture, please?

 

[electron1100]

Servis Quartz

Hello Rob

I was given one these machines with the drum you describe in the early 1980s, it had nackered bearings, at that time i lived out in east london and there was a Servis centre was not far from me, i did the bearings, all was fine for a while until there was another grating noise i found that where the front of the drum was spot welded to the middle section the welds were failing, Servis wanted a lot of money for a new drum so i bought some stainless steel nuts an bolts and drilled out the welds and replaced them with nut an bolts, the machine was great to use being one of the early generation computer controlled machines, the only thing it did that i didnt like was on a rinse spin it would whip upto 1000rpm which was ok if it was balanced but if it wasnt christ it would bang about, but if you have an opportunity to get one i would go for it.

The way Austin has described the drum is correct, it was meant to be gentler on the clothes being washed, it was a good idea, manufacturers often had good ideas in those days.

Gary

 

[robliverpool]

Thanks for the info Gary.

Over the years I've had a couple of servis and all I can say is they dont like wooden floors lol. I lived in a flat years ago and my servis machine was in the kitchen and with it being an up stairs flat all the rooms were floor boards. The machine thankfully had a no spin button as I could never let it spin as it would bounce round the floor like the transit bolts were still in place.
I always thought the solid tub servis was a strange idea esp when it came to spinnin and heating the water up.

Thanks again for the info Gary.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here is a picture of the Servis spincare drum, specifically the drum inside mine and Robs Servis Mk600 Quartz...

 

[matchboxpaul]

and the later style drum inside the preserved model 3305 Electronic 1000...

 

[fido]

Solid Drum

Robliverpool, the word "tub" usually refers to the outer drum, the rotating drum is just the "drum"! It does seem odd having such limited gaps for the water to escape. The shaking would suggest that the water was not escaping fast enough, probably worse with a big or very small load.

 

[robliverpool]

Cheers for the drum pictures. Always interested me.

Fido
No disrespect but I have worked on washing machines since I left college and during. The reason the machine would bounca round had nothing at all to do with the size of the loads it was the design of the dampers that the servis machine had on it as the machine would be fine on a concrete floor