There's Nothing Like A Hoover When You're Dealing With Dirt........

[captainmoody]

Wow! There can't be many of those left! I never knew Hoover sold washers/dryers. What an awesome find!

 

[maytagbear]

Yes, Hoover

sold these in the States, but for like 25 minutes* in the early 70s.

Good catch, Jimmy. I will be interested in hearing progress.

Would Lime-A-Way or CLR take care of the washer lid?

*A slight exaggeration, but I only remember them on sale for about two years.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[westytoploader]

Wow, another AWESOME catch!!! I'm amazed at how big the dryer door is, on a par with those 1970's GEs, and the ramp agitator really could pass for a Westinghouse! That tub ring and 6-splined agitator shaft are wild!

Greg told me about finding this set once...doesn't the washer spin but not agitate because the transmission is locked up or something like that?

 

[DADoES]

The Blackstone dryers I recall from a 1974 brochure had the same kind of oversize doors.

 

[paulg]

Whatever happened to Blackstone?

I never knew of BLACKSTONE unit I met this forum.
What happened to them?

 

[trainguy]

Jimmy,

Any update on this set?

Rich

 

[mrb627]

Silver Marks

This may be too early to ask, but what do the three silver looking blocks staggered in the wash phaze of the "Special Cycles" mean?

 

[mickeyd]

Just a guess

Probably cool down drain, then cool down fill

 

[DADoES]

There's a similar mark on the dryer timer with a letter C in it (probably meaning Cooldown). The washer marks probably have letters in them that didn't come through in the picture.

 

[appnut]

Yeah, soil level letters.

 

[filterflo]

Hi Rich, have not done anything yet with this set except move them into my storage shed until I have more time to work on them. Have most of the parts to make the washer work again, still hunting for dryer parts. Not sure what the squares on the timer mean, must just be different soil levels. Its probably going to be a good project to work on this fall.......

 

[partscounterman]

Yeah Lawrence-25 minutes is about right.

I saw these machines new at Daytons-ONCE

So glad to see them again-I almost forgot!