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Post# 47192   10/17/2004 at 02:01 (7,131 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Hi guys, iam a new member from scotland, until a few days age I thought I was the only washer freak in the world, all my friends and family think I'm quite mad!!! Am real interested in the front load washers, I know with energy star ratings in the USA they are becoming more common. I am interested in the older models though. The ones in Roberts collection with the rear control panels are very like the Bendix combo we had in the uk in the late 70's early 80's and would love to know more, wash capacity, spin speeds etc. Look forward to chatting.....PaulC |
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Post# 47193 , Reply# 1   10/17/2004 at 02:22 (7,131 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Welcome abord Paul!Growing up,I was fortunate enough to have a Sears Lady Kenmore gas washer dryer combination.My great aunt in New Jersey had the Bendix Duamatic electric model from 1959.I have always prefered the front loaders but also was quite fond of the old FRIGIDAIRE up and down agitation their washers had for decades.
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Post# 47194 , Reply# 2   10/17/2004 at 02:25 (7,131 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 47195 , Reply# 3   10/17/2004 at 02:27 (7,131 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 47196 , Reply# 4   10/17/2004 at 02:48 (7,131 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 47200 , Reply# 5   10/17/2004 at 04:58 (7,131 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I have an English classic machine, a Hoover Keymatic. There are some pictures in my Webshots album
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Post# 47201 , Reply# 6   10/17/2004 at 04:59 (7,131 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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BTW, are you interested in twintubs too? If so, there is an interesting Yahoo group dedicated to the British twintubs.
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Post# 47203 , Reply# 7   10/17/2004 at 07:33 (7,131 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 47205 , Reply# 8   10/17/2004 at 07:40 (7,131 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Welcome! Be sure to "click" on the "Deluxe" section. There are lots of posts on front-loaders. Try threads#48, #85, #259. Hope you enjoy the club as much as I do! -Steve |
Post# 47206 , Reply# 9   10/17/2004 at 07:58 (7,131 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Paul The Keymatic used both pulsator (impeller) and drum drive. The gentle programmes used only the tumbling action, the vigorous programmes used both tumble and pulsator. The spin speed was 750 rpm. Best Wishes Chris. |
Post# 47208 , Reply# 10   10/17/2004 at 08:53 (7,131 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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thanx steve will check those things out, and thanx for info on keymatic chris. For its day that was a pretty high spin!! My auntys had indesit an d candy machines that didnt spin over 400rpm but they were fantastic to watch!!! They outlasted higher spin machines of there day due to the lack of stress on the internal workings.
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Post# 47228 , Reply# 12   10/17/2004 at 15:28 (7,131 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 47427 , Reply# 13   10/19/2004 at 20:36 (7,129 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 47443 , Reply# 14   10/20/2004 at 00:14 (7,128 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Paul, here's another interesting link. How could I forget!!!! It's the European Washer Club
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Post# 47461 , Reply# 15   10/20/2004 at 07:25 (7,128 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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