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| Post# 74294 7/20/2005 at 06:15 (6,855 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 74296 , Reply# 1 7/20/2005 at 06:56 (6,855 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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OMG!!! I'm in Lincoln UK too... and 17!!! There's also another member here, Kirk, who lives in Lincoln too! This is getting strange!!! And I was thinking Lincoln was a small unheard of town LOL Welcome to the club!! Jon :-) | ||
| Post# 74298 , Reply# 2 7/20/2005 at 06:58 (6,855 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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P.S. I added your hotmail address to my MSN in hope that you have it... my address is jps1988@hotmail.co.uk. Jon :-) | ||
| Post# 74300 , Reply# 3 7/20/2005 at 07:04 (6,855 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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Welcome aboard Darren. Tons of knowledge here. Hope you enjoy. What do you think of our old american topload washers? Pat | ||
| Post# 74301 , Reply# 4 7/20/2005 at 07:27 (6,855 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Lincoln, The Hotbed Of Washer Fanatics! What are the odds of that happening, having three people from the same city join this site? Welcome to this site, Darren. You will enjoy the lively discussions we have here. | ||
| Post# 74302 , Reply# 5 7/20/2005 at 07:34 (6,855 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Whirlcool, Must be something in the water (apart from the awful limescale we get round here...) :-). Thing is, Lincoln's barely even a city... and it's more or less in the middle of nowhere! This always makes me wonder whether fate really does exist... Jon :-) | ||
| Post# 74308 , Reply# 6 7/20/2005 at 08:28 (6,855 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hey Jon!,Pat,agiflow & Whirlcool! thanks for the welcome! i have to agree its a little odd that there would be 3 of us washer fanatics in a place like lincoln lol! Pat: i like ur U.S toploaders. i was looking at the new maytag neptune toploader on the website last night i thought that was pretty cool.what do you guys think to it? i'm a big fan of my frontloaders being a brit.i know this is a modern appliance area but i'll share my vintage hoover frontloader for all to see! Darren x 
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Post# 74321 , Reply# 7 7/20/2005 at 11:12 (6,855 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 74342 , Reply# 8 7/20/2005 at 17:06 (6,854 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Post# 74344 , Reply# 9 7/20/2005 at 18:25 (6,854 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Hi Darren, I have six washers and two dryers. There are some pictures in my webshots album. Here's the link. Louis CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK | ||
| Post# 74347 , Reply# 10 7/20/2005 at 18:52 (6,854 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Het louis!, i have an Aeg 74640 washer (2003) & my hoover logic 1300 (1987) as ya can see in my earlier post! i'm really jealous you have a keymatic!!!! does it still run? can you make it operate with the door open? i'm liking you washroom. i wanna put my hoover in my bathroom. shes left outside in the shed at the moment.but i know there are regualtions over in the uk...wonder if there are ways around them...any ideas anyone? Darren | ||
| Post# 74351 , Reply# 11 7/20/2005 at 19:56 (6,854 days old) by rchris () | ||
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Heigh-ho, Newwave1 I agree with Louis - looks like we will soon be seeing postings for our first overseas wash-in. Lincoln's not gonna know what hit it... | ||
| Post# 74353 , Reply# 12 7/20/2005 at 20:35 (6,854 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Welcome to the club Darren! I'm with Chris--you & Jon will end up having a wash-in soon!! Love the square door Hoover...that has to be the best-looking UK front-loader design, IMHO. | ||
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Post# 74354 , Reply# 13 7/20/2005 at 21:24 (6,854 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 74383 , Reply# 14 7/21/2005 at 04:13 (6,854 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
Welcome Darren | ||
| Post# 74385 , Reply# 15 7/21/2005 at 04:29 (6,854 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hey! thanks rchris, westytoploader,appnut & hugh! thanks for the welcomes! lol i'm sure they were will be a wash-in in future! lol Westytoploader- gotta agree i still think that the square door hoovers were the best design ever:-) i need to get my hoover hooked up. unfortunately shes stuck in our shed. i'd like to put it in my bathroom,which is bigger than average.but i no theres loads of regulations here.wonder if i could get around any of those? Darren | ||
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Post# 74392 , Reply# 17 7/21/2005 at 06:46 (6,854 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 74480 , Reply# 19 7/21/2005 at 20:48 (6,853 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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hey pulsatron!& toggleswitch! thanx 4 the welcome! pulsatron-did hoover do somethin similar to my hoover..i think i remember someone postin a pic of one of the aus hoovers as i saved it 2 my comp. the hoovers like mine were the best i'll keep it forever. im plannin to give it a new lease of life. im gonna change some parts this summer. i have sometime off work so i'll have a play. toggleswitch-certainly does feel like home your all very welcoming! which is nice! westyslantfront- i see us having a wash-in in future. i'd like to at least. thanx for sharing your pics from your wash in! looks like it was fun! likin the frontloaders there. have to admit that the kenmore is unbelivable new looking! looks like you guys had fun! Darren | ||
| Post# 74488 , Reply# 21 7/21/2005 at 21:26 (6,853 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 74494 , Reply# 22 7/21/2005 at 21:46 (6,853 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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Darren x, that looks like a sturdily built washer just from the pics. Nice machine indeed. Were these the last of the UK made Hoover washers? | ||
| Post# 74527 , Reply# 23 7/22/2005 at 01:46 (6,853 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hey agiflow! nah these weren't the last.. the New wave range were the last(i've attached a pic) & on par favourite of mine along with the logics. they stopped production in about 97 i think. much to my dismay. I bought a new hoover last month which was actually a good machine! but nothin like the older ones... my logic is fantasticly built! when i got it off ebay i was expecting it to be not as good condition wise as it looked in the pics & havin expected to do alot of work...i hooked it up,ran a load through it & to my shock it was perfect!! i couldnt belive it..but now its been stored for a bit as i dont really have a choice it seems to be in need of a bit of treament. gonna replace the motor for definate. pumps a bit noisey, but other than that i love it! i the high water levels are fantastic! i hate modern frontloaders for their lack of water. except for Aeg which i can override :) Darren | ||
| Post# 74597 , Reply# 25 7/22/2005 at 12:19 (6,853 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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hey all! reattempt to post the pic i said i would post..i was rushing this mornin & it didnt work..d'oh! jon!:) the new waves stopped late 97/98...when the quattros were introduced..i certainly felt the design had a big candy feel to it..on the basic stuff..they tried to keep the hoover door trim like the new waves by modifyin it..i quite liked that..i'd loved to have seen what direction they'd have gone with the range if they hadnt been taken over...bein such an innovotive company..first to introduce spin speeds up to 1300 in this country at least. when will manufacturers just forget cost & go back to quality machines with high water levels...i dispair i really do..half the people that come into my shop say there not bothered about the intakes as long as it does it properly! stoopid ppl with there money minds...tut...anywhoo..jon i really look forward to seein that miele! not just in pictures!! Darren 
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Post# 74605 , Reply# 26 7/22/2005 at 13:08 (6,853 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Hey Darren, Thanks for the picture. Very British, a washer under the kitchen counter! The Hoover Keymatic lacks some parts so it's not running, although the motor works and I can let it spin. I'm not a very technical guy so repairing it is a job that is too big for me and I certainly don't want to start repairing on this machine. Perhaps in the future. I like having my washers in the bathroom, especially since there is a drain in the floor so it's OK when an accident with water happens. I hope you can find some kind of solution to hook your Hoover up in the bathroom. Louis | ||
| Post# 74622 , Reply# 27 7/22/2005 at 14:20 (6,852 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hey Louis.. lol i have to say my aeg washer is under a counter lol. i would like it freestanding. & the hoover in my bathroom...i've thought of an idea of wot to do about gettin it in there..weather its a good one or not is another thing lol. did the keymatic ever work when you first got it? i hear those were so awkward to repair on & required the pulsator in them to be greased alot!? is this true? do you have a washer in the bathroom? one of your many..i'm not jealous *honest!* teehee. i've decided to share the logic with you one more time. different picture angle! these pics were took by the guy i bought it off! this aint at my house..i'd have a much better floor tiles lol Darren 
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Post# 74636 , Reply# 28 7/22/2005 at 15:08 (6,852 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Darren, I bought the Keymatic this way. The previous owner told me that he had used it and then put it in storage. I think NOT, with a hose missing under the drum! The Keymatic is indeed hard to repair, albeit that the one I have (from the second series) is not as hard to repair as those of the first series. Yes, if you saw my photo album, you saw my Miele set and my AEG set. Those pictures were taken in my bathroom. Besides those two sets there is also a small AEG Lavamat 220 (small toploader). So there are three washers and two dryers in my bathroom. Louis | ||
| Post# 74642 , Reply# 29 7/22/2005 at 15:36 (6,852 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Louis. Well now i'm jealous! & shame on the guy you bought the keymatic off for lyin to ya! naughty! lol. so u've never been able to use it properly? like through a cycle? always wondered if they used a fair bit of water or not. do you know the spin speed of it? i did find this out but i'm having a blonde moment! lol. Darren | ||
| Post# 74925 , Reply# 30 7/24/2005 at 12:55 (6,851 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Hey Darren!! Was nice to meet up with you yesterday!! You were a really nice guy; have the same taste in appliance as me too which is good LOL. Take care :-) Jon | ||
| Post# 74949 , Reply# 31 7/24/2005 at 17:30 (6,850 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 74953 , Reply# 32 7/24/2005 at 18:02 (6,850 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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I know!!!! 10 and a half hours!!! Yay!!! LOL Jon xx | ||
| Post# 76404 , Reply# 35 8/3/2005 at 15:40 (6,840 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hey designgeek & westylantfront! designgeek thanx for the helpful info about the bathroom install.sounds like it could b a costly adventure! grr! thats sounds gross about aqueducts of los angeles! Hey ross! Thanks for the pics of ur wash-in. wish i was there to use those frontloaders! and those toploaders too infact! looks like u guys had a blast! Take it easy! Darren | ||
| Post# 76580 , Reply# 37 8/4/2005 at 14:06 (6,839 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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hey Agen designgeek! i may look into it. that way i can change machines as & when i like. yea i was amazed at how well my hoover looked when i got it home. only real damage is the door on the chrome surround is damaged slightly..other than that its immaculate! things have faded but im plannin on revitalising it for the summer..new motor. new bearings. new fascias. make it look shiney again :) there are many machines i want..so if i had plumbing in my bathroom, i can interchange them & sell them on so i can go through the number of machines i want..but i really dont wanna have to move the hoover on just yet...seein as i've waited so long to have one! Darren | ||
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