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| Post# 213319 5/31/2007 at 03:10 (6,172 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
Hey guys, Yep another one to the collection! I got myself a 1996 Hotpoint Ultima WM43! 1400rpm 5.5kg! Its still in my car until the strength arrives in the form of lavamat jon lol. Whom helped me pick it up...I will tell you the story of how and where we got it. I got it for £13! Yes £13! off ebay! Strange considering i paid £41 for a zip up top on ebay this week aswell & i end up paying £13 for a machine that retailed around £500! Well it was only half hour away in Scunthorpe. This guy lived in a creepy part of the woods..his house was dark and old. I knocked on his front door twice. Then this voice came from the side "can i help ya?" "oh. i'm here to collect the washing machine" i said. "Come on then" He was ya typical blokey bloke. "Give us a hand then" he demanded. Not wanting to be cut up with an axe we were quick up the 5 concret steps up into his house. Jon had to help him carry it down the steps. I wasnt strong enough lol. didnt wanna drop it...lol So that was the tale of how i aqquired it. Now let me tell you about it! Its really clean! Cept for a few marks that will wipe off. It is still Polar white not yellow. Interestingly it has a flat glass like early hotpoints as opposed to the curvy style one they had for all the WM's. I've taken a pic of this so you get what i mean. He plugged it in so i could see the display work. Its 1400rpm. I've never seen a real hotpoint do 1400rpm. The fastest i saw was an almond 9524 with a spin slider that did 1200. That was real fun! It came with an instruction book. Strange thing is the back panel is like the hotpoint washer/dryers with the pipes on the botton right hand corner. Does anyone know why this is? I will update as the day continues with pics and vids! Darren 
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| Post# 213320 , Reply# 1 5/31/2007 at 03:12 (6,172 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 213321 , Reply# 2 5/31/2007 at 03:13 (6,172 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 213356 , Reply# 4 5/31/2007 at 10:08 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Heres a pic!:D We tried it out on a cotton 60. it tells you what temperature its heating to. First 30, then 40, 50 & finally 60! It tells you which part of the cycle ur on. Wash, heat, rinse 1,2,3,final rinse, final spin Very nice machine. It has a FHP motor! So it sounds totally different from a hotpoint lol! 
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| Post# 213357 , Reply# 5 5/31/2007 at 10:09 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 213358 , Reply# 6 5/31/2007 at 10:11 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 213371 , Reply# 7 5/31/2007 at 12:14 (6,171 days old) by hotpointwf220 () | ||
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You **** you got my dream machine lol joking I'll find one sometime looks fantastic congrats. | ||
| Post# 213372 , Reply# 8 5/31/2007 at 12:31 (6,171 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Curious as to the tape on hoover to the left | ||
| Post# 213402 , Reply# 9 5/31/2007 at 16:36 (6,171 days old) by hotpointwf220 () | ||
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I believe (from another thread) that he power button doesn't stay in so he used tape to keep it in. | ||
| Post# 213497 , Reply# 10 6/1/2007 at 02:10 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 213498 , Reply# 11 6/1/2007 at 02:49 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Video time!!!
Here is the first video of the initial slow heating tumbles! It doesnt do any static heating thankfully and the display keeps you informed of what heating stage it is at! amazin! Darren CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK | ||
| Post# 213499 , Reply# 12 6/1/2007 at 02:51 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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2nd rinse! The water level do change on this model it has automatic water level adjustment, the final rinse is quite high! Notice the sound is quite different, It has an FHP motor, which is the replacement indesitcompany motor for the GEC motors! So it has its own rather unique sound! CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK | ||
| Post# 213500 , Reply# 13 6/1/2007 at 02:53 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Interm spin! The interm spins start with a distribution, a burst, then it will stop and redistribute, go up to 400rpm for abit then stop redistribute and go up to 1000rpm! This is the 400rpm stage CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK | ||
| Post# 213501 , Reply# 14 6/1/2007 at 02:54 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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This is the final rinse, much higher water level, at the end of this rinse and very similar to my quartz and modern hotpoints, it will throw everything into distribution and then start the drain! very fun!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK | ||
| Post# 213502 , Reply# 15 6/1/2007 at 02:58 (6,171 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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and the final spin video! I will try to get this in full when i have enough space on my cam to film it! The profile spin is as follows: Distribution to an initial burst at about 400rpm to get the bulk of the water out. it will stop redistribute up to 400rpm for about a minute or so and stop Redistribute-up to 800rpm for a couple minutes, stop then redistribute up to 1000rpm for a fair few minutes then it jump up to 1400rpm! Not for a massive amount of time though! then it does an anticrease. and stops and beeps its head off! Darren CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK | ||
| Post# 213693 , Reply# 18 6/2/2007 at 02:18 (6,170 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 213930 , Reply# 19 6/3/2007 at 06:38 (6,168 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 214548 , Reply# 22 6/6/2007 at 04:03 (6,166 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
New Wave on off switches ;) | ||
| Post# 214764 , Reply# 23 6/7/2007 at 05:03 (6,165 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Carl!, I run them using Y piece connectors and extendable drainhoses atm! can only run two at a time until i buy some more Y pieces lol. The temporary replacement was the Hotpoint, mum was familiar with that because of our old hotpoint! Rolls, have to agree the sweeping curves and overall style of the newwave is exceptionally elegant, i dont think it looks out of place in a modern kitchen. Seamus-Thanks for letting me know which switches i need, i hadnt got round to it as the tape has been doing its job! Thanks for all who've commented so far! Darren | ||
| Post# 214923 , Reply# 25 6/8/2007 at 00:34 (6,164 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
Hotpoint | ||
| Post# 214939 , Reply# 26 6/8/2007 at 03:05 (6,164 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 215034 , Reply# 27 6/8/2007 at 18:01 (6,163 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
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found 2 vids | ||
| Post# 215093 , Reply# 28 6/9/2007 at 04:58 (6,163 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 215094 , Reply# 29 6/9/2007 at 04:59 (6,163 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 215095 , Reply# 30 6/9/2007 at 05:01 (6,163 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 215103 , Reply# 31 6/9/2007 at 09:01 (6,162 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
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thank you Darren!
That's a nice tub, too bad they don't produce these anymore. You're very lucky to own one! It's a good looking machine. You would think more manufacturers would jump on the solid tub bandwagon especially in light of Miele's honeycomb® drum which has so few perforations. I hear Miele has the patent on that until 2017, but this is equally gentle on fabrics esp for the high speed spins. Eddy | ||
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