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Post# 652645   1/12/2013 at 09:56 (4,093 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 652646 , Reply# 1   1/12/2013 at 10:07 (4,093 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 652654 , Reply# 2   1/12/2013 at 11:57 (4,093 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 652665 , Reply# 3   1/12/2013 at 12:40 (4,093 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Yeah, what does the dirty deed? Hard not to think of a pulsator in there when you see Unimatic. So big and powerful looking. Be great to see its magic.
From another forgotten thread--sorry! Yes, Mike I remember the "Wash Dogs" at Tom's Hoover 100 Party. He had the yellow, green, and brown, aka, Harvest, Avocado, & Copper. The green looked so rich and nice in Hoover's rendition, really caught my eye. MIKE, Whatever happened to the Turquoise Visimatic that was for sale in the UK? I think about it a lot. It was so rare and minty. Thank you, and, of course CHEERS ! |
Post# 652667 , Reply# 4   1/12/2013 at 12:43 (4,093 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 652679 , Reply# 5   1/12/2013 at 14:38 (4,093 days old) by badgerdx ()   |   | |
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The middle machine resembles an Apex a bit, doesn't it? Are there vids of any vintage ZUGs doing the deed? |
Post# 652705 , Reply# 6   1/12/2013 at 16:51 (4,093 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 652837 , Reply# 7   1/13/2013 at 02:13 (4,093 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Having a better look at the picture I see this is not the first fully autoatic H-axis toploader. That is the one on the right in your picture. The one in the middle is similar (also H-axis) but semi-automatic. You needed to set the controls for every action you wanted.
Only the machine on the left has an agitator. I have to disappoint you Jon, the two biggies need 380V! I will have to search for some more pictures, I have them somewhere. Unfortunately my Webshots album has gone. |
Post# 652842 , Reply# 8   1/13/2013 at 03:32 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652843 , Reply# 9   1/13/2013 at 03:40 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652844 , Reply# 10   1/13/2013 at 03:43 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652845 , Reply# 11   1/13/2013 at 03:45 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652846 , Reply# 12   1/13/2013 at 03:46 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652847 , Reply# 13   1/13/2013 at 03:49 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652848 , Reply# 14   1/13/2013 at 03:50 (4,093 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652852 , Reply# 15   1/13/2013 at 04:11 (4,093 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652853 , Reply# 16   1/13/2013 at 04:13 (4,093 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652854 , Reply# 17   1/13/2013 at 04:17 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652855 , Reply# 18   1/13/2013 at 04:20 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652856 , Reply# 19   1/13/2013 at 04:21 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652857 , Reply# 20   1/13/2013 at 04:23 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652858 , Reply# 21   1/13/2013 at 04:25 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652859 , Reply# 22   1/13/2013 at 04:26 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652860 , Reply# 23   1/13/2013 at 04:27 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652862 , Reply# 24   1/13/2013 at 04:30 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652863 , Reply# 25   1/13/2013 at 04:31 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652864 , Reply# 26   1/13/2013 at 04:32 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652865 , Reply# 27   1/13/2013 at 04:34 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652866 , Reply# 28   1/13/2013 at 04:35 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652867 , Reply# 29   1/13/2013 at 04:36 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652868 , Reply# 30   1/13/2013 at 04:38 (4,092 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652869 , Reply# 31   1/13/2013 at 04:38 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652870 , Reply# 32   1/13/2013 at 04:40 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652871 , Reply# 33   1/13/2013 at 04:42 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652872 , Reply# 34   1/13/2013 at 04:43 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652873 , Reply# 35   1/13/2013 at 04:46 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652874 , Reply# 36   1/13/2013 at 04:47 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652875 , Reply# 37   1/13/2013 at 04:50 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652876 , Reply# 38   1/13/2013 at 04:51 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652877 , Reply# 39   1/13/2013 at 04:53 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652878 , Reply# 40   1/13/2013 at 04:54 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652879 , Reply# 41   1/13/2013 at 04:55 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652880 , Reply# 42   1/13/2013 at 04:56 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652882 , Reply# 43   1/13/2013 at 04:58 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652887 , Reply# 44   1/13/2013 at 05:42 (4,092 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 652888 , Reply# 45   1/13/2013 at 05:46 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652889 , Reply# 46   1/13/2013 at 05:50 (4,092 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 652890 , Reply# 47   1/13/2013 at 05:52 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 652895 , Reply# 48   1/13/2013 at 06:39 (4,092 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 652963 , Reply# 49   1/13/2013 at 10:03 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 653007 , Reply# 51   1/13/2013 at 11:24 (4,092 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Todays Zugs will be going in 50+ years....
Louis I hear there is a brand new Innovation and Exhibition centre now in a new purpose built Zugarama...Perhaps we should arrange a visit for members of the club!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 653017 , Reply# 52   1/13/2013 at 12:24 (4,092 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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This is both fascinating and enlightening, like discovering the washers deep into the Black Forest, or hiding in the cottages of Grimm's Fairy Tales, the fantasy-like look and variety of these old and new machines. Thank you, Louis. I was most struck at how #23's controls--the Zug Semi--look like those on my mother's furnace. Amazing.
And those timers and dials, so unique they resist classification. What a great show! How like a Maytag, in tub and Agitator, the Wringer model is. |
Post# 653018 , Reply# 53   1/13/2013 at 12:28 (4,092 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA)   |   | |
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Post# 653045 , Reply# 54   1/13/2013 at 13:57 (4,092 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Not only Zug and Miele have a museum, but Schulthess seems to have one too. And that are only the nes we know about. There might be more.
I thought this thread wouldn't be complete with a picture of the modern Unimatic, the Zug Unimatic T. I noticed in the specifications that this model draws "only" 4900 Watts. |
Post# 653901 , Reply# 55   1/17/2013 at 09:16 (4,088 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 653905 , Reply# 56   1/17/2013 at 09:38 (4,088 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 654926 , Reply# 57   1/21/2013 at 12:38 (4,084 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 654938 , Reply# 58   1/21/2013 at 13:50 (4,084 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 654944 , Reply# 59   1/21/2013 at 14:07 (4,084 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 657576 , Reply# 60   2/2/2013 at 04:59 (4,072 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 657797 , Reply# 61   2/3/2013 at 08:07 (4,071 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 658144 , Reply# 62   2/5/2013 at 02:50 (4,070 days old) by MikeKLOndon (London)   |   | |
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HI I see on the early machines they seemed to be able to heat water to 120C how is that possible are they Pressurized or is it something to do with the altitude in the Alps. Or am I miss reading something |
Post# 658146 , Reply# 63   2/5/2013 at 04:09 (4,070 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 658147 , Reply# 64   2/5/2013 at 04:18 (4,069 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 658164 , Reply# 66   2/5/2013 at 06:44 (4,069 days old) by MikeKLOndon (London)   |   | |
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Many Thanks Its clear now |
Post# 660747 , Reply# 67   2/17/2013 at 05:21 (4,057 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 663725 , Reply# 69   3/4/2013 at 01:17 (4,043 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 664362 , Reply# 70   3/7/2013 at 13:02 (4,039 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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It's unusual to see a three minute commercial. The lady in the car was so relaxed and happy, but the women doing chores seemed so stressed and belabored.
The new Zug control display looks just like a Youtube screen does when the squares of next-ups appear after the washer vid is over. How neat! Oh, how I want to be global, and live to the day when we can teleport ourselves to each other's countries and homes. |
Post# 666274 , Reply# 71   3/16/2013 at 13:30 (4,030 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 666289 , Reply# 72   3/16/2013 at 14:21 (4,030 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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One assumes given the climate for much of the year thus the temperature of tap water those V-Zug washers need every bit of that power to bring things up to temp quickly. Are these cold fill machines?
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Post# 666294 , Reply# 73   3/16/2013 at 14:33 (4,030 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 666296 , Reply# 74   3/16/2013 at 14:35 (4,030 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 666297 , Reply# 75   3/16/2013 at 14:50 (4,030 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Don't own one personally but friends who do have a love hate relationship with them.
Apparently some such machines don't like it when "cold" water is too "hot" and either get confused or simply shut down and display an error code. IIRC what some wanted to do was start with warm water and go to hot or even hot to boiling to save some time. Wonder how many V-Zug users do "soap washes" and what that cycle entails. |
Post# 666435 , Reply# 76   3/17/2013 at 09:15 (4,029 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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