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| Post# 552000 , Reply# 1 10/26/2011 at 10:18 (4,566 days old) by lancethecook (Driffield England) | ||
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second picture picture of the wash deck 
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| Post# 552009 , Reply# 2 10/26/2011 at 10:48 (4,566 days old) by lancethecook (Driffield England) | ||
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a short video here a link to youtube to see the Rolls in action CLICK HERE TO GO TO lancethecook's LINK | ||
| Post# 552014 , Reply# 3 10/26/2011 at 11:36 (4,566 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
Hi Lance,
interesting machine. The water that comes out of the faucet is the ricirculating water from the washing tube or the water from the spinner? Is the same faucet used also to drain the machine or it has a separate draining hose? Interesting. I've never seen this washer in action. Thanks! Ingemar | ||
Post# 552015 , Reply# 4 10/26/2011 at 11:41 (4,566 days old) by ozzie908  (Lincoln UK) |
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Don't forget Lance it.... | ||
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Post# 552023 , Reply# 5 10/26/2011 at 13:05 (4,566 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Ooops | ||
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Post# 552032 , Reply# 6 10/26/2011 at 13:45 (4,566 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Cheap & Cheerful
Lance
Very much bottom of the line for its time - literally "lets get one of those direct from the factory jobs". It was developed over its life time to become a bit more sophisticated, via Colston to become eventually (if very short lived) Ariston in around 1981. After Rolls went bust the manufacturing facility was taken over and variations of these machines appeared under the Goblin, Pye, English Electric and of course Colston Congratulations on getting it though, they are few and far between. And definatly no cold water washes in your household :) Ingemar I believe it was originally a Dutch design (later 1950s) although these were manufactured in the UK. The nozzle you mention is the wash water recirculating, and yes, to empty the tub you just stuck a hose on the nozzle, simple but effective. There was a separate hose for the spinner. The wash tubs were circular with an impellor on the bottom to one side, the pump cover was about the same size as the impellor, offset to the other side of teh base Al | ||
| Post# 552035 , Reply# 7 10/26/2011 at 13:59 (4,566 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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| Post# 552042 , Reply# 8 10/26/2011 at 14:45 (4,566 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
Hi Lance...
Nice pics of the "Rolls" I think it is a Rolls Super 66..and i would say it dates from roughly 1960. They were very basic, bizzare you have to have the spinner going to operate the washer, however not unheard of in the 1st Philips Top Twin who switched that method around and you had to have the washer going to operate the spinner. I have just had a rumage in the archives and i have the operating booklet for this machine, it is what i thought it was the Super 66 Anyway, keep up the good work Lance !! Keith 
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| Post# 552043 , Reply# 9 10/26/2011 at 14:47 (4,566 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 552104 , Reply# 10 10/26/2011 at 18:50 (4,565 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Holy Moley is that thing loud! I think it's the loudest washer I have ever heard! But it's nice that it does have a built in heater. I can see you like washing in hot water as I saw the steam escape from the wash basket when it started to agitate! | ||
| Post# 552108 , Reply# 11 10/26/2011 at 19:02 (4,565 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hey guys | ||
| Post# 552303 , Reply# 14 10/27/2011 at 16:19 (4,565 days old) by lancethecook (Driffield England) | ||
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You're right There is a huge gap between the spinner and the outer spin can , indeed we found a few small items in there including a ladies handkerchief when we took it apart. I did use the spinner yesterday and it is very very good although I'm not sure about the exact spin speed. | ||
| Post# 552317 , Reply# 15 10/27/2011 at 19:01 (4,564 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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So interesting, and I think I understand When the video starts the washtub is perfectly still, then as you close the spinner and the suds shoot back into tub, the load revolves, but then when you stop the spinner, once again, the washtub is motionless. So these are pauses in the agitation, correct?
To my eyes, the sudsing is caused by the forced air shooting in from the pump once it is empty of suds. Is that what's going on or am I seeing things
So envious of machines that boil; we are deprived here. | ||
| Post# 552320 , Reply# 16 10/27/2011 at 19:18 (4,564 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
mickeyd | ||
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Post# 552327 , Reply# 17 10/27/2011 at 20:11 (4,564 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Paul you are right..
I can tell you that as I helped Lance get it going...!
Its a strange way of working I have to admit and I had never seen anything like it before. When its upside down you can see that there is one motor directly under the wash tub so the impeller is connected to the motor then a V belt runs round a pump for the wash and then around the spin drive and around the pump for the spinner. The wash water is circulated constantly and it helps push the laundry under the water as the impeller moves it round. Its rather clever and very simple in its mode of working, it is mad that the spinner has to be on at the same time but like Lance says back then its better than by hand. When it was tested it heats from cold very quickly and is able to boil very well there is the ability to use just enough water to cover the washing no need to fill the tub completely so its quite efficient. Another plus in its design is the entire casing is 1 piece if you need to work on the machine you undo 4 bolts in the sides and lift the chassis right out and everything is on that so you can get to it. Most ingenious...:) Austin | ||
| Post# 552328 , Reply# 18 10/27/2011 at 20:21 (4,564 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
Re-circulation pump | ||
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