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Post# 580293 , Reply# 1   3/4/2012 at 15:11 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Not my pic but i was only 11 when my parents got rid of this machine. |
Post# 580294 , Reply# 2   3/4/2012 at 15:12 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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We got AEG Oko_Lavamat 6100 in 1996 with a matching dryer. |
Post# 580297 , Reply# 3   3/4/2012 at 15:22 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Again not my pic but ours was like this |
Post# 580298 , Reply# 4   3/4/2012 at 15:25 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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The First AEG lasted until 2004 then my parents bought an AEG 72640. The lavatherm dryer lasted another couple of years. Again not my pic :-/ |
Post# 580299 , Reply# 5   3/4/2012 at 15:28 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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The Aeg Dryer packed up in 2006 and we bought a Creda Simplicity Dryer. Cant remember the model number but it was the reverse model, it was rubbish so we only kept it about a year. |
Post# 580300 , Reply# 6   3/4/2012 at 15:29 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Shoud have added this at the start but forgot. We had the matching dryer to the Hotpoint 9534. Hotpoint reversomatic dryer plus. No idea of the model number. |
Post# 580301 , Reply# 7   3/4/2012 at 15:33 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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The creda dryer was sold and we bought a Zanussi which i dont have photos of... |
Post# 580303 , Reply# 8   3/4/2012 at 15:36 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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The AEG 72640 Washer lasted until 2010.. Only 6 years and the pcb went apparently. Now my mum has a Siemens. She only bought it because it had a 5 year guarantee. |
Post# 580304 , Reply# 9   3/4/2012 at 15:37 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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They don't make a basic dryer but she got this one ex display from fenwicks. A bargain at £290!! With a 5 year guarantee. |
Post# 580307 , Reply# 10   3/4/2012 at 15:41 (4,427 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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I moved out and bought myself a re-furbished Miele W504 off ebay for £120!! I've just sold it on as i needed some spare cash. I've bought an old AEG 6100 like the one we had when i was a kid. Picking it up next week. |
Post# 580309 , Reply# 11   3/4/2012 at 15:51 (4,427 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 580323 , Reply# 12   3/4/2012 at 18:00 (4,427 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 580479 , Reply# 14   3/5/2012 at 11:00 (4,426 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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This is the one my grandma had. A hotpoint 95452 she had the same dryer as my mum though. |
Post# 580481 , Reply# 15   3/5/2012 at 11:03 (4,426 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 580487 , Reply# 16   3/5/2012 at 11:18 (4,426 days old) by HotpointFan (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Welcome! Such a wonderful collection of machines you have had the privellege of growing up with!
We had a Hotpoint 95620 whick broke when I was 2/3. I had a Casdon Hotpoint toy and used to play with that and watch the machine at the same time! We own a Creda T510VW which is the uni - directional version of the machine you say was ruubish. Also, I have a Hotpoint Aquarius WM62 at my caravan like your grandparents had! Thanks and enjoy the club :) Jacob :D P.S: Are you on YouTube? |
Post# 580492 , Reply# 17   3/5/2012 at 11:40 (4,426 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 580539 , Reply# 19   3/5/2012 at 14:19 (4,426 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Forgot to add to the picture thread. My tumble dryer which is a white knight 44AW its a good basic dryer! |
Post# 580542 , Reply# 20   3/5/2012 at 14:29 (4,426 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Also found the dryer that we had after the creda. This was a great dryer! I sold it to a collegue when my Mum bought the siemens. Its a Zanussi TD4212.. |
Post# 580582 , Reply# 24   3/5/2012 at 16:06 (4,426 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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We have a Balay washing machine in Spain. I suppose its the same as my Mums Siemens under the skin? |
Post# 580616 , Reply# 27   3/5/2012 at 18:26 (4,426 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Welcome John :). Very nice machines you've had there. My sister had the 9534 and matching dryer for a good few years - she stole them out of her uni house after the landlord screwed her over lol.
I grew up with mostly Zanussi machines but have very fond memories of both Hotpoint and AEG washers. Looking forward to seeing the pics of your new AEG :). All the best, Chris |
Post# 580617 , Reply# 28   3/5/2012 at 18:26 (4,426 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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I had a WFB2005, possibly one of the worst machines I have ever owned.Don't get me wrong, it was a really solid machine and did not feel badly made but mine obviously was built on a friday at 4pm! Door lock failure after two weeks, new PCB after two months and new motor fitted after 6 months. I had no end of problems with Comet over this machine, took three weeks for the motor to arrive from where ever in Europe it had to be ordered from, I argued the machine, by this point, was past economic repair but Comet refused to replace it.
Soon after, me and my partner at the time split and he inherited the machine , he managed to get another year out of it before he had to get a new machine. |
Post# 580771 , Reply# 31   3/6/2012 at 12:04 (4,425 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Welcome to the club from another fellow AEG nut! I have several AEGs in my collection... my favourite being the Lavamat 620!
Jon |
Post# 581083 , Reply# 35   3/7/2012 at 16:58 (4,424 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Those Whirlpool washers were EVERYWHERE when I was a kid. I knew of at least 5 people on our estate that had them and a few school friends had them too. Radio Rentals used to carry them exclusively, which is possibly one reason they were so popular. I seem to recall them being fairly reliable machines, although I'm not sure what the performance was like. They still crop up on ebay frequently.
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Post# 581216 , Reply# 38   3/8/2012 at 13:12 (4,423 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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We got an Electra branded Creda in 1993 that had so many repairs in it's short 2 years, so by the time I was 5 I was used to the washer man coming. The door lock was forever breaking, the brushes went, the belt snapped, the timer broke and I remember at one point, it had the whole outer tub replaced. Nightmare
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Post# 581237 , Reply# 41   3/8/2012 at 15:42 (4,423 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Well, the problem with our Electra was simple.
Creda were made up of Hotpoints rejected parts and Electra were made with Creda's rejected parts, so it was essentially just a waste machine lol. It got replaced with a Zanussi FJ1295 that lasted 11 years in a family of 6. Incidentally, I wouldn't touch Indesit with a barge pole. |
Post# 581238 , Reply# 42   3/8/2012 at 15:46 (4,423 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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Look what i've just found on Ebay. This exactly like my grandmas.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO lordylord's LINK on eBay |
Post# 581244 , Reply# 43   3/8/2012 at 16:32 (4,423 days old) by lordylord ()   |   | |
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I'm tempted by this washer too! CLICK HERE TO GO TO lordylord's LINK on eBay |
Post# 582142 , Reply# 46   3/13/2012 at 13:32 (4,418 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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It was not uncommon for UK F/L's in the 70's and 80's to static heat to 40deg C, then the drum would start to tumble. In the case of Indesit machines of the 70's they did not even tumble whilst the machine filled. The machine would fill, heat the water to 40deg with the drum stationary, once the water reached 40 deg the drum would tumble but of course only half the load was saturated, this added a lot of time onto the cycle, especially in the cold fill only models as when the rest of the load absorbed water the machine would stop tumbling, fill and heat to 40 deg again, if it was a particularly absorbent load ( ie towels) this could happen two or three times before the wash portion of the cycle could start. I wonder if your theory about amp drawing was the reason for this or just badly designed programming.
All I know was it was irritating to watch to say the least. On my aunts Indesit L5 I used to turn the temp dial to cold, let the machine fill, then tumble and fill until the load was completely saturated and the water was at the correct level then turn the dial to the required temperature and let the machine heat. This saved quite a bit of time. |