Today's POD 6-26-07

[fa_f3_20]

A couple of questions about that Hotpoint washer:

* What is that box attached to the underside of the lid? Sort of looks like it might be a powdered detergent dispenser.

* Possibly related: What's up with that funky agi cap? Since that "S" shape in the top clearly isn't a Hotpoint logo, I wonder if it has to do with the box on the lid. Perhaps it opens a trap door to dispense detergent when the agitator rotates?

 

[bobbyd32l]

I don't know about the box on the lid, but the agitator removes to revel the handwash agitator... there is a locking tab on the top of it, then the agitator just pulls up! We had that same washer, just a few years newer (early 90's) It was such an awesome machine...

Thats another one to add to my list!

 

[bajaespuma]

The death of Hotpoint

This looks like a cut-sheet from the first year that GE "assimilated" the Hotpoint badge. The cabinet, backsplash and works are Filter-flo with modifications (I imagine the logo on top of the activator was some sort of experiment). Interesting that they're still using a Hotpoint lid and panel design. The dryer is practically all GE.

 

[seeitrun2006]

Box on the lid

My uncle had the exact same washer as the one listed in the POD. It is the detergent dispenser for the main wash after the soak cycle. This washer had the option of doing an 8 hour soak then wash or wash only. It is the knob on the far left of the console.

My aunt (not my uncle's wife) had the washer that was one step down from the pictured model. These machines also had a plastic "shirt collar rub board" attached to bottom of the lid.

These washers were extremely flimsy and cheap. My aunt was always having something wrong with this machine. And during the spin cycle it sounded like a freight train in her garage. She replaced it after about 10 years. If she was married and had kids I don't think it would have lasted that long.

 

[mickeyd]

RE: GE clone

the picture of the filter ring immediately brought to mind the image of Robert's '47 lint screen. Wish and hope someone has a pic of the HP agitator and posts it

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ken you are absolutely right. These are the very first Hotpoint models from the conversion of the Solid-Basket Co-Axial Hotpoint to the GE designed Hotpoint.

 

[jons1077]

These are still floating around out there. I nearly got a pair like these for free in Portland, but missed them by a hair.