what washer do YOU like?

[hippiedoll]

tie-dye

hey electronicontrl!!

thanks for adding the picture of the control panel/knobs. i LOVE that colorful background of the control knobs. that is sooo 60's-70's retro/vintage!! it reminds me of them mirrors that i remember seeing in homes of the time. i don't know what you would call it but the mirrors had like gold swirl lines in them. i'm sure somebody knows what kind of mirrors i'm talking about.

and i totally like the "optional 2nd rinse" switch. i would definitely have that "on" all the time!!! LOL.....

thank you again for posting the picture of the control panel/knobs. very nice!! it made me smile )

 

[kitty]

@ hippiedoll

Does your Hoover TT have a spinner that sounds like a jet engine or is it quiet? Some Hoovers are quiet. Like the ones in Europe. (believe so)

 

[hippiedoll]

hey kitty...

hmmmm.....

it wasn't quiet but i don't think it sounded like a jet engine either??? LOL....
it sounded like; "VVVVRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR". kinda like a canister vacuum cleaner or like that hollow hum of a shop vac. that is how i would describe it, i think?

if i still had the twin tub, i would make a video of it and try to post it up so that you could see & hear it for yourself. but i gave it to my aunt, who is in california. and i'm in arizona. but if i had to describe the sound of the spinner, i would say it sounded like a "shop vac's" roar/hum.

 

[kitty]

brush motor

Your Hoover TT probably has a brushed motor instead of a brushless one. The Maytag TT has a brushless motor which is substantially quieter. If you want a quiet one, you'd be best off with a Simplicity TT.

 

[hippiedoll]

simplicity twintub....

oh i would LOVE a simplicity twin tub. just for the fact that it has the center agitator!!! so that would mean, no more tangled-up clothes. but to find the 2-speed (with the gentle agitation) is very hard!!

and even though i think twin tubs are cuter than heck to have, i'm pretty much over how involved you have to be, in the whole washing process. that is why i went with an automatic, vintage (1978) golden-yellow maytag A208.

i'd rather sit on the side-lines & watch the whole washing process, than have to be so involved with it!! although you do have to accept a slower spinning speed with an automatic. /
ha ha....

 

[twintubber]

Hi hippiedoll

and kitty!
I LOVE my Simplicity twin tub. It is bar far the better of the three I have, (Maytag A50 & Hoover).
Serious agitation in that baby, and an extremely quiet spin.
It is also probably one of the best BUILT machines I have yet to encounter in a twin tub.
All steel and very solidly built.
Those were the days...

 

[hippiedoll]

twintubber....

hey there!!!

OOOOOOH YOU ARE SOOOOO LUCKY to have a simplicity twin tub!!! when i was starting out with twin tubbing, i wanted the hoover (cuz i remember the one that was passed around, in my family, when i was little). but once i seen different brands of twin tub washers, my ultimate dream twin tub machine was the simplicity twin tub, with the hotpoint twin tub coming in at a close 2nd!!! only for the fact that the hotpoint also has an agitator.

but being that both those brands of twin tub washers (simplicity & hotpoint) seem are very hard to come by, in the united states, i soon outgrew my twin tub craze. i got the hoover for sentimental reasons, but was tired of dealing with tangled clothes. and plus, i got tired of having so much (hands on) involvement in washing clothes. so, i bought myself a vintage automatic 1978 maytag A208. and for now, i love it for what it is
)

i know you will cherish & take good care of your simplicity, twintubber. i bet it's a blast to do laundry in!!! )

 

[countryguy]

From what era are the Simplicity twin tubs? I remember when I was in my teens back in the 70s my mom bought her mom a Simplicity twin tub to replace her wringer washer. My grandparents lived in a very small house and the washing machines was kept in a corner in the porch next to the wood box (they had a huge wood cook stove in the kitchen used for cooking and heating). There was no room for an automatic washer so the twin tub was the next reasonable upgrade from the wringer washer. To use the wringer washer or twin tub my grandmother had to move it to the other side of the room right next to the little room where the toilet was located. The water from the washer was drained into the toilet as there was no laundry tub. After my grandmother went into long term care and the house was to be sold, my sister had a garage sale to sell everything in the house. I would have liked the twin tub but I live 10 hours away and had no way to get it here before someone purchased it.

Gary

 

[hippiedoll]

what era was simplicity twin tub?

hi countryguy/gary!!!

i'm no expert on the simplicity twin tub washers, but if i were to guess an era, i would have to say the 70's. and only because i remember seeing posts of ads from like the early 70's, of the simplicity twin tubs. but, i'm sure that someone who knows for sure when they were from, will chime in & let us know. i'm pretty sure that location also factors into that answer too (i would think??).

i'll be checking to0, to see if someone can answer your question...

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Wonder if the ('that') Hoover "twin tub" was Best Regardless Of Price in my HOW TO BUY MAJOR HOME APPLAINCES BOOK (by Charles Klamkin; Regnecy Press, 1973) under Portable Washers; Maytag made Best Regardless Of Price under Portable Dryers in the "How To Buy Small (Compact) Appliances & Garbage Disposals...

-- Dave

 

[twintubber]

Hi hippiedoll!

Yeah, I do love the Simplicity.
Exactly the same as a Speed Queen, but it seems most Speed Queens were single speed models, whereas all of the Simplicity's I have ever seen were always 2 speed models.
I also definitely agree with you about the Hotpoints.
We had them here in Canada under 2 different names, McLary (a Hotpoint clone), or GSW/Easy.
We, (my parents and I) had one BRIEFLY in the early 80's and I remember it well.
The BEST designed twin tub ever in my opinion:
A very well designed deep and wide wash tub.
A stellar and powerful agitator and agitation system.
Amazing and proper filtration system.
Excellent spin-rinsing abilities.
And the most powerful spinner of any twin tub I have heard of YET!
It's my goal to eventually obtain one of these machines, but you and I both know that twin tubs are rare to find these days and lucky if they are working, let alone salvageable anymore.
Have you had a chance to watch any of my vids of the Simplicity &/or Maytag A50?
You can go to YouTube to see them under the same nic: TwinTubber.
I think you might enjoy them.
And kitty would too!
Do let me know, and thanks!

 

[twintubber]

Hello Again, countryguy!

My Simplicity is a 1970 model.
That would suggest they were around for at least a few years before that, if not more.
My guess is that it is a mid to late 60's product that flourished in the late 60's, the entire 70's, and into the early 80's when twin tubs pretty much disappeared from reality.
That's my thoughts.
Anyone else have more to add?

 

[countryguy]

Thanks TwinTubber and hippiedoll

 

[hippiedoll]

twintubber & countryguy....

twintubber:

yes, i did watch your video. it was very entertaining. in fact, i'm pretty sure i've seen it before, probably from the other thread, when it was a newer thread (if i am remembering correctly?).

i love the automatic maytag washers, i'm kinda over the whole twin tubbin' scene. i had my hand at twin tubbin' with the hoover 0510 that i had. and i'm pretty much twin tubbed out. ha ha...
unless of course it would be a simplicity!!
but i don't think i have the energy to be so involved in the washing process. so, i'll stick with my maytag automatic.

but i did enjoy your video. and everytime i see one of these twin tubbin' videos, it makes me want one. but then i bring myself back down to reality when i think about all the work that is involved in washing with a twin tub. and especially for me, cuz my hands get so dried out and will itch badly. and that's just with doing dishes! i can't imagine doing dishes and then twin tubbin' on top of that!?! my hands would feel like they were on fire!!! but i do enjoy watching the twin tubbin' videos & got a kick out of your video too!!! thank you for sharing your twin tubs so that i can experience them (without having to actually experience them). hm hm hm....
it's actually the next best thing to having & operating one!!
)

countryguy:

you got it darlin'!
;o)

 

[vacbear58]

Supertwin

The Simplicity and Speed Queen twinnies have their origins in the Servis Supertwin, a machine first launched in the UK in 1958, although it is the updated Supertwin Mk 3 that the US models are based on, which was launched in 1967 or 1968. It continued more or less unchanged, apart from styling updates until the very late 1980s or early 1990s. Our machines had only a single speed agitator but there was an additional part that could be placed over the top half of the agitator which makes the wash action much more vigorous. I have a 1975 Supertwin 100 with the all stainless steel wash deck and lids which is my favourite of the four twin tubs I have. It rolls around easily on its castors and is beautifully quiet in operation.

I have a Hotpoint (as in McClaryEasy) as well and although it is a great machine it has one disadvantage in that it is much lower than a Supertwin or Supermatic and as I am tall it is (literally) a pain in the lower back. Of course the one thing you can be sure of is that the washing will not come out tangled as it would in a Hoovermatic.

All our machines were available with heaters, and I am a great believer is letting the first wash soak as the water heats up. That said, I did a huge wash over the Christmas holidays and, by the end of it, I could completely understand how Hippiedoll is quite happy to stand back and let her Maytag deal with the wash

Al

 

[kitty]

@twintubber

Do you know how fast the Simplicity TT washer spinner is? I personally like he Maytag. I can stuff the little spinner to its LIMIT and that thing chugs away like nothin is in it. Although, its spinner is quite noisy, but not as noisy as Hoover. Also, if I took the Maytag one to a hotel for defeating the laundromat, it would be a lot easier, because the plastic wash and spin (outer) tank and top really reduce weight. Whereas the metal, would really increase weight on Simplicity. Yes, the simplicity is bigger, but at least it has an agitator, not impellers. I have not really used my Maytag porta washer that much, but it is an awesome piece of machinery. Also, if I were you, I would NOT fill up the spin tank all the way with water, in the long run it will damage the motor. I would use enough water to saturate the clothes, not fill up the thing all the way. A big reason that I don't use it a lot is because it is a PAIN to use to me, you get water everywhere, it takes a long time to get the soap out, etc.

 

[hippiedoll]

vacbear58/al...

thank you for the detailed information about the servis supertwin & the comparison hotpoint twin tub. you have got to be one of the luckiest twin tub owners cuz not only do you have a supertwin but you also have a hotpoint!?! very cool!!!

and yeah, it only took me like 2 weekends/times, of doing the week's wash, in my hoover 0510 twinnie, to realize that the hands-on involvement, in doing the wash, in a twin tub, was more than i cared to do;
washing & spinning through all the different loads,
then draining the wash water and filling with clean water for rinsing,
then going through all the damp separated loads of laundry to rinse & spin them,
then, after the non-stop cycle of rinsing & spinning the different loads,
taking the laundry basket (or 2) full of damp clothes outside to hang on the clothesline.

to tell you the truth, i think i was more "damp" than the clothes, from all the sweating of the constant moving!!! LOL.....

so from now on, i'll let my maytag "do" the wash & i'll find something else to do, like getting on the computer!! ha ha ha....
;o)

 

[chanceskydiver]

Favourite

Hi guys top favourite front loaders are :-

Hotpoint 17,18, 93, 95, 99

Servis all pre Merloni models and Merloni models selected like Gem and Quartz

Hoover up to 1995

Bendix

Top loaders

Hoover

Hotpoint

Sped Queen

Maytag

 

[T5-RSergeant]

Miele WT745 /thread
Or a W489!

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Kenmore series 90. My moms has an 80 that I love except for the lack of a second rinse option.

I'd also love a Maytag like the A710 I have now except that I'd want both warm and second rinse options. Just need to figure out which years and models would have that. I'm really attached to the way the filter picks up all the cat hair. Once I have that I'd like to double the length of the spray rinse.....but now we're moving into fantasy, right?