unclejohn is back ...with Maytag !

[chestermikeuk]

Maytag

Hi Unclejohn

Great you managed to find a Maytag A50 twinny and yes for a small twinny it aint half heavy, those big induction motors weigh a ton, love the dual rotation pulsators aka hoover like but are much deeper..

I never thought we would see one this side of the pond but found one on ebay locally yrs ago..it was fitted into an RV motorhome and had come into a big fitters in the north of England to be re-kitted out, a compact Zanussi automatic washer took its place.

I did get an original spare belt for the pulsators when I was in North Canton the last Hoover convention but as its a clear polypropylene it also has cracked n crumbled so am going to get one (and a few spare ) made from a specialist belt maker..

 

[unclejohn]

Thank you guys

A50 in the U.K. ? Never thought of that... Cool !

Now i wonder how many 'real' british Hoovermatics in America,
other than the now already quite scarce 'export' model 0500...

 

[pstehle]

Other than laziness on the users part, I don't know why a separate extractor centrifuge isn't still common. I used one in a laundromat in Sydney years ago. First, wash your stuff in a normal looking front loader, move it to the centrifuge, give the manager lady a dime, which SHE puts into the slot. Motor starts, then you gently pull a John-Deere tractor looking clutch lever and feather it to get the spinning started, then look out! Spins like a bat out of a very hot place, and your stuff takes about 10 minutes in the dryer. I also liked the little dimples in everything that was up against the drum...