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Post# 367249   7/26/2009 at 16:08 (5,386 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        

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Hi All, I love the hotpoint first editions, and was wondering, as i have only seen the modern ones, what the old ones look like, thanks, servisslimline (phil)




Post# 367252 , Reply# 1   7/26/2009 at 16:21 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Hi

Here are a few pics:

The old one.This has an 800rpm spin speed and the model number is WM11 i think.Sorry it isnt a good pic:


Post# 367254 , Reply# 2   7/26/2009 at 16:23 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

Here is the one i used to have.These came with 800rpm,100rpm and 1200rpm (The one I had).Mine died of Motor brushes.This isnt my photo it is off ebay. This is also the Washer Dryer Version. The washer was just this one without the second dial:

Post# 367256 , Reply# 3   7/26/2009 at 16:25 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Here is the insides of my machine:

These are my photos:

Post# 367257 , Reply# 4   7/26/2009 at 16:26 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
#2:

The Motor:

Post# 367258 , Reply# 5   7/26/2009 at 16:27 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
#3

The Dial:

Post# 367259 , Reply# 6   7/26/2009 at 16:27 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

The Programmes:

Post# 367260 , Reply# 7   7/26/2009 at 16:28 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Last one:

The Drum:

Post# 367261 , Reply# 8   7/26/2009 at 16:29 (5,386 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

This was a great machine.The two options on mine were Half Load and Economy.

Post# 367272 , Reply# 9   7/26/2009 at 17:05 (5,386 days old) by electron800 ()        
What do the old ones look like?

There aren't any. The first one was the one in the first picture above.

Matt


Post# 367405 , Reply# 10   7/27/2009 at 03:18 (5,385 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

Thanks Matt! I thought that the one in the first picture was the oldest one.

Post# 367449 , Reply# 11   7/27/2009 at 08:26 (5,385 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
first editions

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when htpoint released their first first edition, where they meant to be the basic kind of model from that series of the ultimate version, if you know what i mean, it has baffeled me for a while now, and it woild be interesting to know, thaks alot, servisslimline (phil)

Post# 367456 , Reply# 12   7/27/2009 at 08:45 (5,385 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
servisslimline

I think so, they are meant to be Cheap but well built and basic.My old First Edition WM53 was fantastic!

Post# 367470 , Reply# 13   7/27/2009 at 09:27 (5,385 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
yes

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it looks it, i love that design, and hope to get a brown coloured machine in the future, hopefully they will be rare classics by then

Post# 367477 , Reply# 14   7/27/2009 at 10:07 (5,385 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

They did a Hotpoint First Edition in Brown.

Post# 367480 , Reply# 15   7/27/2009 at 10:19 (5,385 days old) by fl1012 ()        

There seems to be at least 4 of the second generation First Editions on Ebay at the minute. They certainly look to be lasting well. And all the examples look really clean condition too, they must be well loved.

Post# 367499 , Reply# 16   7/27/2009 at 10:51 (5,385 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
FL1012...

Yes, Ive noticed that too!

Post# 367526 , Reply# 17   7/27/2009 at 12:57 (5,385 days old) by electron800 ()        
I can never really decide on my opinion of Hotpoint

I never thought much of our WM52, extremely rattly and cheap sounding on spin. The wash and rinse results were pretty average, even for the CCC rating they got. I think the older machines were better, but the wash was just too short and the tumbling during heat was pathetic.

I think by modern standards they are quite well made machines, but at the time they were more lower end.

Matt


Post# 368270 , Reply# 18   7/30/2009 at 08:37 (5,382 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        
hotpoint first edition

hey guys!! here is a pic of my washer,it's the FEW 12,1200 spin model,i've had it for nearly 5 years an it's a pretty good machine,And if i'm not mistaken i think i's the last of the First Edition models

Post# 368271 , Reply# 19   7/30/2009 at 08:38 (5,382 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

FEW12

Post# 368272 , Reply# 20   7/30/2009 at 08:39 (5,382 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

control panel

Post# 368278 , Reply# 21   7/30/2009 at 09:28 (5,382 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
new logo

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that machine you have, is it 2005, as those machines went out of production in 04 i think, was it a special edition?

Post# 368285 , Reply# 22   7/30/2009 at 10:11 (5,382 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

bought it in 2004 mate,it's a First Edition

Post# 368286 , Reply# 23   7/30/2009 at 10:12 (5,382 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

not sure if it was a special edition

Post# 368296 , Reply# 24   7/30/2009 at 11:30 (5,382 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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no, there was one more first edition which was last year. There was only one model which was 5.5kg and 1100spin. Model HVL211.

Post# 368297 , Reply# 25   7/30/2009 at 11:32 (5,382 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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BTW- special editions didn't have anything like first edition written on them. My uncle in B'ham has got 1 and the control panel writing is not green and black but yellow and black and he's only got 2 options instead of 3 i think, from what i remember.

Post# 368502 , Reply# 26   7/31/2009 at 02:02 (5,381 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        

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Dyson,

That particular machine would have been sold in Oz as an Ariston....I'll just about guarantee that the detergent drawer swings open in an arc and the programmer is push in/push out number....


Post# 368509 , Reply# 27   7/31/2009 at 04:34 (5,381 days old) by aquacycle (West Yorkshire, UK)        
ronhic...

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..most, if not all, of the current UK Hotpoint range has the arc style detergent dispenser now.

Post# 368526 , Reply# 28   7/31/2009 at 06:51 (5,381 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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all hotpoints are arc's now. That first edition is but only the temp dial is push in and out not programme selector.

Post# 761222 , Reply# 29   6/3/2014 at 16:57 (3,613 days old) by HotpointWMA64 (North Yorkshire)        
HVL

theres also a HVL241 which is the same as the 211 but 1400.

Also the WF561 is pretty much the same but 1600 with a temp and spin dial.

sorry for bringing this back up,
george


Post# 761461 , Reply# 30   6/4/2014 at 14:29 (3,612 days old) by fido ()        

The last few of the small drum Hotpoints had a different make of motor instead of the usual GEC type motor. The frequent brush replacements needed on the GEC motor had been the main reliability issue on the Hotpoints so those final models before the WMA machines took over are my favourite Hotpoint front loaders.

Post# 761465 , Reply# 31   6/4/2014 at 15:10 (3,612 days old) by miele4life (UK )        

I like the First Edition's, they might be basic but still became a brand in it's own right lol.

Here's a timeline of the WM-series models:

September 1994: WM11P launches in Polar White only with an 800RPM spin speed and Economy Wash option, late on, a 1000RPM model appeared although I'm unsure of the model number but had the First Edition script moved 2 the control panel from the drawer.

February 1997: WM51/52/53 models arrived with 800, 1000 and 1200RPM spin speeds respectively and all came in Polar White (P), White With Brown Trim (W) or Almond(A) all with Economy and Half Load options, White With Brown Trim models were axed in mid-1999 with Almond models continuing until the end of it's run in August 2000 when suceeded by both the WM54/55 models and the WMA-based First Editions. I'll cover washer dryers and tumble dryers in another post. :)



Post# 761541 , Reply# 32   6/4/2014 at 20:31 (3,611 days old) by OPTIMA (Cumbria England)        
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Hotpoint have brought back to life the first Edition Washer Brand Name. Model numbers HFEL501P & HFEL521P a 1000 & 1200 spin 5kg Machine.

Post# 761650 , Reply# 33   6/5/2014 at 09:10 (3,611 days old) by miele4life (UK )        

it's good 2 see the return of the name but would make it even better is 2 see almond return as well on these models and then I might get 1 lol :)


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