Soviet Washing Machines...

[mechanic2laundr]

Washing machines in the USSR

In the Soviet Union were produced large Number of washing machines, they were different on all at once will not tell).Before the reform, in 1961 the salary of a laborer is 900-1300 rubles, and after the reform 90-130 rubles. ZVI was worth in 1965, 130 rubles, Riga-55, in 1957 - 900, and in 1962 - 90 rubles. EAYA-3 sold in stores for 600 rubles, while its cost was 1500 rubles, and the state gave the plant a grant to do a washing machine available to the public.Automatic washing machines appeared in 1976. The first was a washing machine "Volga-10", which was produced not remember. In 1978 he released a washing machine "Kishneu-2", and in 1980 - "Kishneu-4" (Chisinau, MoldavskayaSSR), these machines were produced little, because they are not in great demand among the population due to the high power consumption and the complexity of the connection.These washing machines have a top-loading washing drum and spring suspension.In 1985, the production line "Vesta", Kirov, washing machine goes "Vyatka-12" front-loading laundry. All these washing machines had load of 4 kg of dry clothes.And "Vyatka" is available in two versions - cold water or mixed-use (cold + hot water) which saves time and energy.In 1986, at the "Spotlight", Moscow, on the basis of semi-automatic washing machine washing machine "Eureka 3M" manufacture automatic washing machine "Eureka automatic 11", top-loading, no spring suspension drum has a capacity of 3 kg. dry washing.All these washing machines cost in the range of 350-550 rubles, depending on the model and configuration. They heated water wash cycle took place fully automatically, without human intervention. The number that is specified in the model, shows the number of wash programs.Washing machines, "Eureka" and "Vyatka" produced in large quantities and distributed all over the Soviet Union and the socialist countries (Cuba, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and others). They are durable and are still in use in the population. "Eureka" is less convenient, in this they are almost never used, but the "Vyatka" more convenient and similar to the current models, though it has a large size (590 × 600 × 800 mm).

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Washing machines in Russia

Now the population of Russia to use a lot of washing machines. People who live in cities and have apartments have to buy a washing machine, it saves time and effort. People, who live in private homes without running water have to buy a standard washing machine. Elderly people, pensioners, which is hard to find in electronics also use conventional washing machines.Often, people who live in the city have a country house with a land where summer growing vegetables and fruits for yourself and stock up for the winter, take away children on holiday. Just to the country often take away old washing machine out of the city when they buy new automatic washing machines.If there is no country-house, then throw away the old washing machine to the dump or give to those who need it.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Probably some Vyatika even made out to Italy on border with Eastern countries like Croatia so, I just remember it was really a common brand to see on internet about machines in eastern countries like Hajdu and Polar!

And it was also usual to see those small H axis toploader with no suspension like AEG used to make also....

This polish machine is a Vyatka  like most I saw, did they have an heater also? I guess they did  not though.....   It looks definitely so! It looks is a mixed valve one!

Regaeding the "<a name="start_45187.662595">Kishneu" and "volga" I'm just curious about the type of machines they were....</a>

Why the Kinshneu had greater power consumptions?  Because of the heater? What did they made difficult to install?
How about hot water connections for washing machines in Russia? Do homes have hot and cold hook up usually? Or most washed with cold water only in lack of a self heating automatic machine?

Thanks for the detailed explanation!




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[chestermikeuk]

Russian names

If you look at the link to the old thread at the top of this page, Ingemar (Gorenje from Slovenia) gave a great example of the naming of Russian Appliances, I`ll paste it here...

"Morning

You have to know that quite all of the Soviet brands were "geographical" names.

Like for example some appliances brands:

"Vyatka" washing machines (name of a river), "Minsk" refrigerators (name of a city), "Moskva" refrigerators (name of a city), "Saratov" refrigerators (name of a city), "Dnepr" vacuums (name of a river), "Riga" washing machines (name of a city) ... and so on. "Čajka" vacuums (seagull) This one is a bird, not a geographical name.

"Evrika" was also a well known brand of washing machines along with "Vyatka" in the Soviet union. But this one is not a geographical name but the legendary exclamation of Archimed (Eureka). "

Ingemar

 

[chestermikeuk]

ВЯТКА АВТ&#1

and a video of a later russian automatic produced on license.....

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[kenmoreguy89]

Sandy
Thanks for the link

Those new Vyatka are almost the same of Hoovers sold here..... Hoover is of the Candy company.

 

[mechanic2laundr]

In 1970, the country still nebyli so equipped house that would connect many high-powered washing machines, except homes, where they were installed electric stoves. On that these washing machines are not bought and release them meaningless.Now many of the houses are hot and cold water from the stations, but there are still houses that serve only cold water, but the apartment is a gas boiler, which heats the water in my apartment is such.But the device does not allow the gas columns using the washing machine with hot water demand.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Sorry to fill this thread with a machine not Russian  would you apologize, but since we were speaking about eastern countries and I mentioned Hajdu I could not avoid to share a funny thing I've just learned about the early Hajdu machines....

Well they were niothing but Indesit! This hajdu is nothing but an Indesit L5!

Then..... lookit has of course the typical Indesit spin drain



 

 

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[kenmoreguy89]

So you mean you cannot connect your machine because pipes coming from the heater does not reach the place where machine is located...did I understand correct Ivan?

 

 

[kenmoreguy89]

P.S

I've understand the power  problem now ....  average low wattage set up in homes....the manufacturer should have thought of it before though! What silly!

Thank you again for yet another explanation!

 

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Our device instantaneous water heaters is that at low pressure needed to supply the washing machine, it will not turn on and also the use of the washing machine with heater requires additional work on security, because it runs on gas and combined with a washing machine can be a blast .Now you can easily install a washing machine, new houses have good electrical wiring, and in the homes of 1960-1980 years also put washing machines, despite the fact that there is an old wiring.Now with washing machines do not have any problems when you buy a washing machine you can order delivery and installation by a specialist who will come to do everything quickly and efficiently.

 

[danemodsandy]

Ivan:

Have clothes dryers become commonplace in Russia, or just washing machines? As harsh as Russian winters can be, I hope that many people have a dryer so they do not have to go outdoors or hang laundry indoors!

 

[mechanic2laundr]

We dried clothes or in the bathroom, where there is usually a washing machine, or on the balcony. Those who live in the private sector, drying clothes in the house or on the street. Previously used for drying washing machines only with a centrifuge or buy individual centrifuges to spin.In late 1990, early 2000, we had common washing machine and dryer (Ariston - Marguerite, Kandu). Now these washing machines are very few Sell Now. I had a washing machine, it was very convenient to bake.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Twintub

Can you tell us what you think of this twintub and how the controls work? I love the colour, we only had white models here and the controls are similar to a Hoover wringer machine...

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Сибирь-3

This washing machine "Siberia-3" idea for its creation was a "Hoover". This model was produced from 1960 to 1963. It cost 140 rubles. Difference of this washing machine from the other two-tank washing machines in that it has only one engine.Black handle on the top panel - minute wash. Large white button - STOP, when pressed engine shuts off when you open the cover of the centrifuge motor is also turned off.Washing machine washes clothes 2 kg in 37 liters of water. No heating. When the motor clockwise turns washing, when the motor rotates to the left - spin and drain. Switching to the discharge valve is opened, through which the water flows into the tank centrifuges, which is installed at the bottom of the pump.

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Control board washing machine. If the two keys to lift up - WASH. Left button-down PLUMS down and right keys. If you omit only the right key - SPIN.White button STOP - stop the engine in any way. At position Clavey washing that would start the engine should set the black handle on the panel (1-6 minutes). To drain or spin time is not installed and must be switched off manually.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoovermatic

Well Dr Mathew was right with the earlier explaination, belt driven off one motor, what an interesting set-up, rather like a Hoover wringer with the benefits of running the spinner and pump off the same motor,

The motors we had on ours run at around 1400rpm, so that would make this spin can the same speed?, it looked slower than ours as the force of the pump would have shot water all over the room..ha ha

Ivan any chance of a video showing the inside and the belts working please?

Cheers, Mike

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Video can be, but not soon, now washing machines tucked away in storage. The engine speed is 1420 rpm, the activator - 520 rpm, centrifuge and pump - 1250 rpm.

 

[jetcone]

Look at the size of those

capacitors on the motor! Looks like to in parallel. Or one for the start and one for the run windings. Neat photos Ivan. So there is one pump only under the spinner and the wash tub drains into that as well as the spinner drains? So the pump runs only in spin or all the time?

Do the two  keys have 3 positions , down, middle, up?

 

 

 

 

[mechanic2laundr]

Left key in position up - WASH in position down - plum. Right button at the top position-WASH in the down position - SPIN. When you press stop, the left button automatically goes up, right to stand in a neutral position.When the position - Plum, opens the valve on the pipe connecting the washing tank and a pump, the water flows into the pump and the water drains out of the washing machine. Pump impeller to the shaft wearing basket centrifuge and rotates with it. When there wringing, the drain valve from the wash tank is closed.While wringing the water runs down the walls of the tank and centrifuge populate the pump, pumped from the washing machine.