UK Hotpoint Countess Wringer Washer

[aquarius1984]

Had a whale of a time today revivng the COuntess we collected a few weeks ago and finally got it working perfectly with a few minor doings to it.....

Sump hose had split but oh so luckily right under the jubilee clip attaching it to the pump.

Cue 1 Kenwood Electric knife and a clean cut was made slicing away just enough to ensure the healthy rubber was over the spout.

Had to free up the pump to get it to drain but was worth it.

Anyway as usual heres some pictures.
Videos as soon as youtube gets its ass into gear.

Rob and Paul

In storage where it sat until yesterday.

 

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Inside where the slow leak was.

Only a drop but enough to worry us.

 

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A bit more jiggling inside

 

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and we were ready for off...

 

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money shot

 

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Powdered

 

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Loaded

 

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Washing

 

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Washing

 

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Water action

 

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the Gyrator

 

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Peek Inside

 

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Videos

Sorry about the clanking noise,

It stopped making them with subsequent loads which is just typical really.

 

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Washing some more with water jet action,

Normally one would place the hose in this hole to drain the machine but tried to get a suds cake with it going.
Didnt happen despite using Ariel!

 

[matchboxpaul]

I dont know - I leave you for 5 minutes and you have 2 new threads on the go!

Arent I a good cameraman!

x-p

 

[aquarius1984]

hahahaha

While the cats away...

 

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and Wringing Action,

Watch those fingers!!!

So ashamed to say that I rinsed the lot in the Automatic......
LOL!

 

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Forgot to mention the Free Item with it lol.

Morphy Richards Iron was inside the machine when we collected it and there was even a £1 coin and an old style 10p piece under the gyrator. Talk about a cash back promo lol.

 

[electron1100]

Countess

Brilliant! absolutely Brilliant you two ........real washing, all you now need is a fag in your mouth, jimmy young on the radio and house full of screaming kids....and a dog barking..........arghh the joys of real washing... eh lads

 

[aquarius1984]

hahahaha

Paul has been on at me this afternoon about wearing a tabard and all that.

Now I would but only if im allowed at the QC sherry and 20 Mayfair Menthols....

Cant help but think of this video really

Anyone know what the cooker is at 1.04?

Looks to me like a Belling Compact with the controls in front of an eye level grill..

or is it Tricity?

 

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Excuse me looking like a thug and I really must lose some weight but this is as camp as it goes....

 

[alasdair]

I think it is a Creda cooker, but cant remember what model.Might come to me later.

 

[gorenje]

Hi Rob and Paul,
congratulation! I too would love to have this machine. That must be a lot of fun. May I ask you a question? When this machines were popular after squeezing the laundy through the wringer it was possible to use the dryer or the laundry were still too wet. How much water does the wringer extracts?

Thanks, bye
Ingemar

 

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Dryness

Well they are drier than wringing by hand but nowhere as near as what a Tumble Drier could be economicle in using.

If I had to put a spin speed value to the level of dryness they achieve then I would say around 400rpm give or take 100rpm.
Bearing in mind that we are spinning 5kg of cottons at 500 +/- 100rpm on a long spin.

The results are wetter but not much to what my mothers old Hoover Quattro would achieve at 600rpm on the cotton spin.

 

[keymatic3203]

Rinsing

LOL Rob

I'd just knew once the washing was done it would get rinsed in the Automatic, what you need is a row of single tubs and spinarinses to carry out the subsequent rinsing. Don't be ashamed though, I know you have very high standards for washing/ rinsing performance, it's a great machine. From that internal shot, I now know what those odd pumps I've got belong to. Great job on the ecologic too, I've got a hoover badge for it somewhere. mathew

 

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Tomorow I will do another wash and weigh the dry laundry before it goes in.

Will wring it and weigh it.

Then will pop it into the Automatic and give it a normal spin at 1000rpm then re weigh it and see just what does come out.

I think thats a fairer test with the equipment I have to hand at the minute.

Should be able to work out a residual water remaining percentage too.

 

[electron1100]

Suitable Videos

Hmm or maybe this one

 

[aquarius1984]

Creda,

Thanks Alisdair, never dawned on me it may be a Creda, never seen that model before with the dials there, cant have been popular here then lol.

Talking of Creda I may just make another thread later with some pictures I took when we popped into Blythe Bridge last weekend.

Wonderful place with a nice charm to it, could happily live there.

Mathew,

Good bit of fun aint it. Now if only I had your Rolls to get the rinsing done, lol,

Roll on summertime when I dont have to worry about how long everything will dry and I will do a weeks wash with it from start to finish no cheating the way it was meant to be.

Stock up on that High Sudz Persil!