Four videos of an old Constructa frontloader. Most interesting is the part three when the drum with lots of suds goes straight into spin. No neutral drain here. I remember this machine from when I was a kid. Our neighbours had a similar machine.
Videos of an old Constructa
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I love that!! What a cool vintage washer that is - Jon is going to want one!
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VERY COOL machine, that spin-drain and the noise it makes is just awesome! I didn't realize European machines reverse-tumbled so far back!
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Awesome Machine!
That’s the way to distribute and no balance problems whatsoever. I just love the sound of the Induction motor very industrial.
I remember some of the early Indesits (Also sold in the UK as Sovereign) used to drain and spin that way, the drain pump was driven by the main motor which is very unusual for a front loader.
David
That’s the way to distribute and no balance problems whatsoever. I just love the sound of the Induction motor very industrial.
I remember some of the early Indesits (Also sold in the UK as Sovereign) used to drain and spin that way, the drain pump was driven by the main motor which is very unusual for a front loader.
David
Louis - nice videos! Now that is how to drain... looks quite a violent machine when it started the spin - did these machines have a suspension? Thanks for the link anyway... Darren was here with me lastnight when I clicked on the link and we both literally froze when we saw it go into a spin!
Cbosch - I believe these machines had a cycle timer, but seperate buttons to select cycle/temperature.
Jon
Cbosch - I believe these machines had a cycle timer, but seperate buttons to select cycle/temperature.
Jon
Hi Louis, wow I have never seen a spin-drain front loader before, very cool! Thanks for posting vids!
Spin draining
Robert, the Schulthess washers at a launderette a mile down the road from me does spin-drains, too.
Not a clear picture, but in the bottom left corner of the door you can see the water "vortexing" between the tub and the door
Jon
PS - Philips washers in the 1980s also did spin drains... fun fun fun!
Robert, the Schulthess washers at a launderette a mile down the road from me does spin-drains, too.
Not a clear picture, but in the bottom left corner of the door you can see the water "vortexing" between the tub and the door
Jon
PS - Philips washers in the 1980s also did spin drains... fun fun fun!
Indeed, Philips washers did this too, like my Philips H-axis toploader. Unfortunately you can't see it with that machine, but you sure can hear it.
What I love about the spin in the third video is the motor that works as an electric break after the spin has ended. I have never seen that on any other washer. I have a Braun juice-extractor that has this same system too, but never even thought about it could be used on a washer. I just love this feature, I watched that fragment over and over again!!
BTW, this is a washer that does real boil washes, 100*C, 212*F.
I think this is a bolt down machine that might not be bolted down very well, but I'm not sure about it. Most early Constructa's were bolt down machines, I remember that when the neighbours got a new Constructa and the old bolt down was removed they redid the floor of the mudroom where the washer was located.
This machine has indeed one cycle, with a timer on the left. On the other side of the machine is the dial for the temperature. These early machines didn't have a permanent press cycle or a delicate cycle. The machine in the videos is from around 1956.
Here's a picture of it.
What I love about the spin in the third video is the motor that works as an electric break after the spin has ended. I have never seen that on any other washer. I have a Braun juice-extractor that has this same system too, but never even thought about it could be used on a washer. I just love this feature, I watched that fragment over and over again!!
BTW, this is a washer that does real boil washes, 100*C, 212*F.
I think this is a bolt down machine that might not be bolted down very well, but I'm not sure about it. Most early Constructa's were bolt down machines, I remember that when the neighbours got a new Constructa and the old bolt down was removed they redid the floor of the mudroom where the washer was located.
This machine has indeed one cycle, with a timer on the left. On the other side of the machine is the dial for the temperature. These early machines didn't have a permanent press cycle or a delicate cycle. The machine in the videos is from around 1956.
Here's a picture of it.
askomiele
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O yes they had delicat cycles
but mostly the housewife needed to adjust the load size and stand by her washer to skip the intermitted spins an shortn the washingcycle. This is one of my favorite washers. I love them, they stands for boiling and that's the only way to get clothes whiter than white.
but mostly the housewife needed to adjust the load size and stand by her washer to skip the intermitted spins an shortn the washingcycle. This is one of my favorite washers. I love them, they stands for boiling and that's the only way to get clothes whiter than white.Louis----
Great stuff!
I've been to some coin laundries to wash oversized items and used f/l's that did that. I did not pay attention to the brand but they were BIG f/l's! Must have BIG motors as well!
What is the horsepower of the motor in the Constructa?
Must be pretty strong!
Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff!
I've been to some coin laundries to wash oversized items and used f/l's that did that. I did not pay attention to the brand but they were BIG f/l's! Must have BIG motors as well!
What is the horsepower of the motor in the Constructa?
Must be pretty strong!
Thanks for sharing!
Louis thanks for these great videos
It really reminds me of the L range Indesits. I remember though, they had barely any distribution and could spin violently. My neighbours machine had puffed out sides where the drum had smash about inside.
My mothers first automatic was the top loader Phillips with the drain spin. It was very stable however, but I do wonder what strain it puts on the motor.
Rob
It really reminds me of the L range Indesits. I remember though, they had barely any distribution and could spin violently. My neighbours machine had puffed out sides where the drum had smash about inside.
My mothers first automatic was the top loader Phillips with the drain spin. It was very stable however, but I do wonder what strain it puts on the motor.
Rob
WOW!!! That was AWEOSME!! I guess that's where the older Wascomats got those neat sounds!
fredriksam
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WOW!!!!!!!!
Thats a really cool machine!. I saw it on the german washing machine forum, but i cant speak or read german very well so..
Thanks to Foraloysius for making a thread about it. It seems the machine is not properly bolt down. It seems to shake some. It was common in some machines that the motor worked as an electric break so it stopped the spin. All Osby machines had that feature. Osby was like wascator machines.
I noticed something strange in the last video. It seems the one filming is turning the dial to spin. You see the shadow of his hand at where the dial is. Did his machine has a problem not doing it self?
Also cool in the first video clip, you hear the timer two times. It really sounds cool. Gotta love these non-electronic program dials!!!!!!!!!
Thats a really cool machine!. I saw it on the german washing machine forum, but i cant speak or read german very well so..
Thanks to Foraloysius for making a thread about it. It seems the machine is not properly bolt down. It seems to shake some. It was common in some machines that the motor worked as an electric break so it stopped the spin. All Osby machines had that feature. Osby was like wascator machines.
I noticed something strange in the last video. It seems the one filming is turning the dial to spin. You see the shadow of his hand at where the dial is. Did his machine has a problem not doing it self?
Also cool in the first video clip, you hear the timer two times. It really sounds cool. Gotta love these non-electronic program dials!!!!!!!!!
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Yessss!!!
My grandma had exactly that machine - I sat hours in front of it, watching the washing-process!
What I liked already at that time - was a child then! - was the real boiling feature and the spinning.....with all the water in!
Ralf
Yessss!!!
My grandma had exactly that machine - I sat hours in front of it, watching the washing-process!
What I liked already at that time - was a child then! - was the real boiling feature and the spinning.....with all the water in!
Ralf
Steve, I have no idea what the HP of this machine is. Actually overhere we use Watts to as a standard for the power of the motor. But I don't know how strong that motor is. My Philips toploader is a Permament Magnet motor with 900 Watts IIRC.
Fredrik, it's possible that the timer doesn't advance anymore by itself. Still nice videos though.
Fredrik, it's possible that the timer doesn't advance anymore by itself. Still nice videos though.
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irishwashguy
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I just love this machine!! When i was using the laundy at school a few years ago, the coin op giagantic machine did the same thing. i thought that it was way cool.Lavamat_John, how old is that machine at the Laundrymat in the pic? When i am in England, i will have to check it out.
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