What we have in South Africa

[matthewza]

Hi guys!
just thought i'll share some of south africas best. feel free to comment and share your pics. if there are any other south africans, plz definatly post pics of what you have.
Here we have a Defy automaid washing machine. Defy is a south african brand and has been around for literally over 100 years! their mach8ines are the best in reliability and simplicity! every south african has at some stage had some form of a defy!

 

[matthewza]

All Defy front loaders have a spin speed of 550 rpm. all the older model;s have the exact same programmes but have facelifts

 

[matthewza]

here we have the next in line auto maid washing machine< with the matching auto dry for the first pic i posted

 

[matthewza]

and now, my personal favourite
p.s. we have had the first pic i posted, the matching dryer and now this one.]
unfortunatly never had the mtching dryer to this but will find a pic

 

[matthewza]

this one was part of the range to have adjustable tempreture controls

 

[matthewza]

the Defy Deluxe washing machines had adjustable temp controls and a faster spin

 

[matthewza]

matching dryer to personal fvourite
last pic of the day. will post more soon

 

[rapunzel]

They look very European

I had a quick look at the Defy website - are you sure that these products are made in SA? They look like fairly dated generic designs. Did Defy ever make any automatic top loaders?

 

[dj-gabriele]

Defy machines look really Merloni-esque either Electrolux-esque from the mid-90s!

Especially the way the timer is arranged! Exactly the same as one of the many incarnations of the 4 paddle all steel drum Merloni machines that I had in three different places.

 

[docker]

Defy Automaid

Mathew
All Defy Automaids, from the woodgrain to the black and the white fascias were rebadged San Giorgio machines, made in Italy. The latest Automaids look like Beko machines and the dishwashers are rebadged LGs'

 

[matthewza]

@ repunzel- these are genuine. will post pics of the latest models later. they do make auto top loaders. but with pulsators not agitators. many many years ago they made a heavy duty with a agitator. they made 7.2 kg, 9.2 kg and 13 kg top loaders. only the 13 kg is still in production. (excellent machine. my aunt has 1 that i used a few times. i bought 1 but waiting for it to come back from repairs)
@ dj gabrielle- there are NO 4 paddle drum defy auto maids!
they also make twin tubs, dishwashers and tumble dryers. the twin tubs and dryers are the most reliable machines ever made. the older 5 kg automaids also very reliable. the new 5 kg not very good< but the 7.2 and 8.5 kg are very very nice

 

[matthewza]

new auto maid 5 kg. 600 rpm spin amd adjustable temp. when i saw it in the shops, i thought the drum looks smaller than the older 1's. also available in white with metallic inserts

 

[matthewza]

new 7.2 kg. very nice machine. good features and adjustable 1200 rpm spin

 

[matthewza]

the latest from defy
the maxi maid 850 8.5 kg front loader (7.2 kg os maxi maid 720) with adjustable 1200 rpm spin

 

[matthewza]

metallic 13 kg top loader

 

[matthewza]

white 13 kg. prefer this to the mettalic. this machine is what my aunt has and its a beast. can wash a king size blanket in 1 load and about 4 big curtains in 1 load. takes a while to fill it with clothes though

 

[ronhic]

Without...

....trying to rain on your parade, because it is always wonderful to hear and see what other country's have, I'll eat a hair sandwich if those last few machines aren't made by Beko in Turkey....

 

[matthewza]

defy 8 kg twin tub.
will try find goodd pics of the 7.2 and 9.2 kg top loaders

 

[matthewza]

@ ronhic- so sorry to disappoint, but ALL defy machines proudly made in South Africa