Hotpoint Aquarius Ultima 1400 AutoWasher 9566

Fido: I have purchased a brown trim for the 9566, it's waiting for exchange, as & when my Uncle comes to collect it, as my Servis Sapphire took the Ultima's place with the rest of the crew in our garage.

SuperElectronic: I'm not bothered whether it's a plain Aquarius, Aquarius Ultima or plain Ultima, far as I'm concerned, it's a touch control AutoWasher, the true Ultima's've always been touch control, so whether it's officially branded an Ultima or not, it's an Aquarius Ultima MicroProfile. Thanks for the date confirm though, I thought it was a 1996 year model, so, it's as old as my Logic Premier then, & almost as old as my Sapphire.

Miele4Life: I'll make a point of nipping upto my Grandma's friend's to check it out, before it goes to my Uncle. I bought the 9566, as part of a set with the Aristocrat Logic, back in May 2010, God I feel old, it had a few probs, still does, but after I got the Sapphire, it became obsolete, until my Uncle ditched his 9525W to my friend Dan Keetley, the 9566's waiting to go to my Uncle's as the replacement to the 9525W.

UltimaFan: The 9566, does indeed, have a 1/2 load button, Dan Keetley mentioned that 9567 that you're referring to, I actually inquired about getting the dispenser from it as my Nimrod Dad, snapped the fascia cover off the 9566 when he was taking it out the back of the TravelMate, my Grandma's car. (See link below).
I promise you, that once in, the deal with the 9566, going to my Uncle, is that I go over occasionally & film it while it's running a load through, so that we haven't "lost" another vintage Hotpoint MicroProfile machine, with them being quite rare machines these days.

Super Electronic: If you've still got the brochure you referred to, above, could you either share the pages, scanned, on here in a thread, or email them to me, my primary email's in my profile.

MaturaSigma: If you're lucky, & were tempted, keep an eye out on Ebay UK for these MicroProfile Aquarius Ultima's, they come up now & again, just like Servis Quartz & Sapphire's, if you really want one, you could get an international courier to collect/deliver to you, if this were the case, I'd happily translate the controls/programmes & features for you. I can tell you, in my view, Germany's Ebay comes up with some great machines of my liking, I'd certainly be tempted to invest in some German version machines, but that'll depend on when & how much extra space I can muster to accommodate them, & whether I can loan my Grandma's car & my Aunt for the transportation to get it/them collected & back home.

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Post# 618598 8/20/2012 at 10:35 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes For all you "Old Hotpoint" fans.

Post# 618635 , Reply# 1 8/20/2012 at 13:38 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Programme guide & display* Close up of the Programme guide & display.

Post# 618636 , Reply# 2 8/20/2012 at 13:42 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Ultima after purchase* The Aquarius Ultima 9566, after purchase & temporary positioning. Before being cleaned up.

Post# 618638 , Reply# 3 8/20/2012 at 13:43 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Ultima's 01st switch on* The Ultima's 01st switch on, to ensure it's electronics functioned.

Post# 618640 , Reply# 4 8/20/2012 at 13:53 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *VFD display* A close up of the Vacuum Flourescent Display (VFD) or Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).

Post# 618643 , Reply# 5 8/20/2012 at 13:56 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Programme guide* Close up of all the selectable programmes the Ultima incorporates.

Post# 618644 , Reply# 6 8/20/2012 at 13:58 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Ultima mid cycle* The Ultima in mid cycle, wash phase, showing accumulation of suds over the entire door panel glass, with the Navi alongside.

Post# 618646 , Reply# 7 8/20/2012 at 14:00 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Mid cycle* Close up of the door, with wash foam clouding the entire door glass.

Post# 618650 , Reply# 8 8/20/2012 at 14:01 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Drum* Close up of the wash drum, filled with a load, showing the thick rim type drum

Post# 618655 , Reply# 12 8/20/2012 at 14:22 (4,264 days old) by brummybear (Birmingham uk)
Checkrate/Likes *Green* Want it want it want it ! I would love one of them, I'm green with envy :)

Post# 618671 , Reply# 13 8/20/2012 at 14:55 (4,264 days old) by fido ()
Checkrate/Likes *Door* You should be able to find the correct brown door fairly easily. Might be worth keeping eyes peeled for machines left outside houses for council collection.

Post# 618700 , Reply# 14 8/20/2012 at 16:07 (4,264 days old) by SuperElectronic (London, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *naming conventions...* Interesting machine...I wonder just how popular these top of the range models were? I certainly never encoutered one except in the shops! I'm going to be picky for a moment: this does not seem to be an Aquarius machine at all, nor is it an Ultima. This is from the range immediately before the Aquarius launch and it's just a Microprofile. The model number is confusing in that it's a 95*6 which belongs to the first Aquarius / redesigned drum series, but I think the Microprofile machines were a digit ahead; in fact I've just checked my brochure and the first Aquarius Microprofile 1400 was model 9567. The Ultima tag didn't appear for another couple of ranges. The only reason I bring this up is because I thought it was odd to have an Aquarius Microprofile machine washing with a high water level, as shown in your picture: as far as I understand it, they only used the lower water level (except maybe for wool) and you could vary the number of rinses instead of having the Super Rinse for deeper rinsing. It certainly would be nice to have one to have one of these to use on a regular basis!

Post# 618712 , Reply# 15 8/20/2012 at 17:03 (4,264 days old) by miele4life (UK )
Checkrate/Likes good machine here, and having a good look @ the pics, I've come 2 the conclusion that this is a 1990 model with some of the design changes, a look @ the date code on the sticker @ the back of the machine will prove things lol :)

Post# 618651 , Reply# 9 8/20/2012 at 14:04 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Drum* Close up of the drum, empty, showing the thick rim & older original drum style.

Post# 618652 , Reply# 10 8/20/2012 at 14:08 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Lid off* Shot of the Ultima, after Dad had removed the lid to fix the loose door release hook. With the Aristocrat Logic 1300 AutoWasher A3768 in the background.

Post# 618653 , Reply# 11 8/20/2012 at 14:11 (4,264 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Lid off showing internal components, motor, wiring, concrete* Close up of the internal components from the front of the AutoWasher.

Post# 618722 , Reply# 16 8/20/2012 at 18:02 (4,264 days old) by ultimafan ()
Checkrate/Likes *I'm a longtime fan of this machine...* I only wish my family bought this machine at the time! Superelectronic is right I think, the model number coincides with the year 1991 (9565 was the 1990 model I think, which would have been the first model range with the flush door), and the Aquarius wash system came into place the following year. The link below shows the advert for the first Aquarius washing machines and is from 1992. I think I need this confirmed, but Hotpoint washing machines prior to 1992 (pre-Aquarius) had half load buttons, including the 9566. However later models (i.e. the 9567) had a rinse button, on Microprofiles you could vary the rinses and standard models had a Super rinse button. As part of the Aquarius wash system the load was sensed rather than needing the rinse hold button. As for Ultima branding, that came I think in 1994 with the first WM models (Aquarius Ultima, then Ultima on its own). Below is a picture of a 9567 which was recently on eBay, but was faulty and no one bid on it unfortunately. I should really call myself 'Microprofilefan' as I'm more of a fan of the Microprofile Ultima models, up until the last WM43 model, my interest waned when we came to the WM71 series, still great but not as great as these models (I didn't agree with the seperate buttons for the wash programmes, and the making a 1000rpm model as we were used to Ultimas having the fastest speeds of the range). CLICK HERE TO GO TO ultimafan's LINK

Post# 618856 , Reply# 17 8/20/2012 at 23:51 (4,264 days old) by fido ()
Checkrate/Likes What do you mean by "As part of the Aquarius wash system the load was sensed rather than needing the rinse hold button." As far as I was aware, rinse hold is a way of delaying the draining of the final rinse, to prevent creasing, if the load is to be left in the drum for some time before unloading. How could anything in the machine detect that you had gone to work, bed or whatever?

Post# 618860 , Reply# 18 8/21/2012 at 00:01 (4,264 days old) by ultimafan ()
Checkrate/Likes *whoops sorry!* I meant half load button not rinse hold! It can detect smaller loads and adjust water level automatically as part of the Aquarius wash system.

Post# 618989 , Reply# 19 8/21/2012 at 14:27 (4,263 days old) by Maturasigma ()
Checkrate/Likes I reeaaaaally like the hotpoint washers :) I like them really much

Post# 619450 , Reply# 20 8/23/2012 at 09:14 (4,261 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *White VS Brown Door* Fido: I have purchased a brown trim for the 9566, it's waiting for exchange, as & when my Uncle comes to collect it, as my Servis Sapphire took the Ultima's place with the rest of the crew in our garage. SuperElectronic: I'm not bothered whether it's a plain Aquarius, Aquarius Ultima or plain Ultima, far as I'm concerned, it's a touch control AutoWasher, the true Ultima's've always been touch control, so whether it's officially branded an Ultima or not, it's an Aquarius Ultima MicroProfile. Thanks for the date confirm though, I thought it was a 1996 year model, so, it's as old as my Logic Premier then, & almost as old as my Sapphire. Miele4Life: I'll make a point of nipping upto my Grandma's friend's to check it out, before it goes to my Uncle. I bought the 9566, as part of a set with the Aristocrat Logic, back in May 2010, God I feel old, it had a few probs, still does, but after I got the Sapphire, it became obsolete, until my Uncle ditched his 9525W to my friend Dan Keetley, the 9566's waiting to go to my Uncle's as the replacement to the 9525W. UltimaFan: The 9566, does indeed, have a 1/2 load button, Dan Keetley mentioned that 9567 that you're referring to, I actually inquired about getting the dispenser from it as my Nimrod Dad, snapped the fascia cover off the 9566 when he was taking it out the back of the TravelMate, my Grandma's car. (See link below). I promise you, that once in, the deal with the 9566, going to my Uncle, is that I go over occasionally & film it while it's running a load through, so that we haven't "lost" another vintage Hotpoint MicroProfile machine, with them being quite rare machines these days. Super Electronic: If you've still got the brochure you referred to, above, could you either share the pages, scanned, on here in a thread, or email them to me, my primary email's in my profile. MaturaSigma: If you're lucky, & were tempted, keep an eye out on Ebay UK for these MicroProfile Aquarius Ultima's, they come up now & again, just like Servis Quartz & Sapphire's, if you really want one, you could get an international courier to collect/deliver to you, if this were the case, I'd happily translate the controls/programmes & features for you. I can tell you, in my view, Germany's Ebay comes up with some great machines of my liking, I'd certainly be tempted to invest in some German version machines, but that'll depend on when & how much extra space I can muster to accommodate them, & whether I can loan my Grandma's car & my Aunt for the transportation to get it/them collected & back home. CLICK HERE TO GO TO HooverZanMiele's LINK on eBay

Post# 619456 , Reply# 21 8/23/2012 at 09:38 (4,261 days old) by hotpointfan (United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes CJ That brings back so many memories, My nana had the WM41W for 14 years, an excellent machine, watched it for hours, would love to see another one in action again. Thanks for showing us the pictures! Hope your uncle takes good care of it :) Best wishes Jacob P.S Love the Sapph and the Aristocrat!

Post# 619469 , Reply# 22 8/23/2012 at 10:25 (4,261 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *so whether it's officially branded an Ultima or not, it&* It's not though, is it? The Miroprofile pre-dates the Ultima branding. Regardless of wether you call it Ultima or not, it will never be an Ultima. Sorry.

Post# 619475 , Reply# 23 8/23/2012 at 10:51 (4,261 days old) by fido ()
Checkrate/Likes *Push Button Servis* My first auto was a push button Servis but slightly more basic than the Sapphire. Mine was the Servis Starlight 6025, purchased in May 1988 for �250 from Comet. The motor takes the same brushes as the Hotpoint.

Post# 619476 , Reply# 24 8/23/2012 at 11:18 (4,261 days old) by SuperElectronic (London, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Brochure scan of the Aquarius Microprofile...* ...annoyingly, that's the one model I don't have a scan of from the brochure, so we'll have to wait til I can bring it to work and scan it on the quiet! Still, here's something almost similar - the model down from it...

Post# 619477 , Reply# 25 8/23/2012 at 11:19 (4,261 days old) by SuperElectronic (London, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *and the specs...* second half...(sorry - coming out a bit small)