Thread Number: 16730
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Post# 276407 , Reply# 1   4/23/2008 at 00:29 (5,818 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 276410 , Reply# 2   4/23/2008 at 02:13 (5,818 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 276415 , Reply# 3   4/23/2008 at 03:17 (5,818 days old) by dubstar85 (Glasgow, Scotland)   |   | |
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Thanks guys! Now all i need to do is try to find one on ebay... in Scotland haha David |
Post# 276419 , Reply# 4   4/23/2008 at 03:50 (5,818 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 276420 , Reply# 5   4/23/2008 at 05:03 (5,818 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 276500 , Reply# 6   4/23/2008 at 16:35 (5,818 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi David / All Hitachi comissioned Servis UK (as was) to build their new entry range of Laundry Appliances for the UK market....which for me proves that Servis machines where the best of the best in regards to electronic machines, (after all Servis did produce the Worlds First Computer Controlled Machine, The Selectronic in 1976)...I couldnt see Hitachi risking their reputation etc.... They had two washers 1100 & 1300rpm, a washer dryer similar to the one above , and a matching tumble dryer, which had been revamped...instead of the Halo of Heat design they reversed it with a lint filter in the door etc and the air venting underneath, it was an even more powerful airflow than the mutivents if that was possible, and very economical to run... Servis where due to convert all their machines to the 600mm style when alas they where bought out.... |
Post# 276502 , Reply# 7   4/23/2008 at 17:05 (5,818 days old) by northernmary (Huddersfield - West Yorkshire)   |   | |
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Post# 276548 , Reply# 9   4/24/2008 at 00:07 (5,817 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 276594 , Reply# 10   4/24/2008 at 13:33 (5,817 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi James, thats right the Hitachi used the Servis "Chevron" drum design, it was used on the last quartz models, did you ever use your grans machine?? Hi David, very successful machines, outsold every other machine in our store!!!it was to do with the Merlioni takeover that they didnt continue, all the tooling was here at the Servis UK plants...now imagine an up to date of this model 8kg with Flexi Programming....we can dream!!! Nowthen Greg, only comes with certain models when requested...lol....At this time Servis used an add campaign featuring "The Servis Genie" now he could dispense as much detergent as he wished....he was plastered on billboards on the sides of houses/ billboards.....He is featured in the "Billy Elliot" film on the side of one of the houses when he`s dancing in the street..... Cheers, Mike |
Post# 276606 , Reply# 12   4/24/2008 at 15:31 (5,817 days old) by northernmary (Huddersfield - West Yorkshire)   |   | |
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Post# 276614 , Reply# 13   4/24/2008 at 16:28 (5,817 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Here in the U.S. you'd buy like a Hitachi or Panasonic radio back in the 70's and 80's and usually they'd include a brochure on their other products, depicting small and large appliances. But the large items like washers and dryers weren't ever for sale here in the U.S. that I'm aware of except perhaps by special order. Back then, Americans may have been buying lots of Japanese cars but U.S. manufacturers were still producing high quality washers and dryers and gave consumers no reason to defect to a foreign made brand, the way I see it. How things change.
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Post# 277489 , Reply# 14   4/29/2008 at 14:47 (5,812 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Well well well. Like buses you wait and wait then finally one comes along! Unfortunately this beaut is in suffolk, too far for me! Darren CLICK HERE TO GO TO newwave1's LINK on eBay |
Post# 277680 , Reply# 15   4/30/2008 at 15:29 (5,811 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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