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| Post# 675451 4/25/2013 at 15:51 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 675454 , Reply# 1 4/25/2013 at 15:57 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 675471 , Reply# 6 4/25/2013 at 16:25 (4,017 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis Compact 303S
Hi Craig, well what a little beauty you have there, February 1979 is the introduction date of this model although it is somewhat of an puzzle as the S usually stood for Stainless Steel drum, I wonder if this is one of the first changeover models or they had run out of older fascias, very interesting.
The spin speed should be 850rpm for cottons and 460 for delicates, is the door release button on the rhs of the timer?, a very sturdy machine with all that cast iron and vitreous enamel...will check the carbon brushes book in the morning, still available so we look forward to seeing it in action!! Cheers, Mike | ||
| Post# 675478 , Reply# 7 4/25/2013 at 16:48 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 675487 , Reply# 8 4/25/2013 at 17:15 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 675489 , Reply# 9 4/25/2013 at 17:28 (4,017 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis
Hi Craig, Ironic you posted this classic Servis Compact 34 year old machine as today 32 years ago the Servis Quartz was launched....
CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK | ||
| Post# 675510 , Reply# 10 4/25/2013 at 18:45 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Would have loved having you at work this afternoon Mike when we had a telephone call from a customer saying that they had a 30 year old Hotpoint Autowasher that needed to be replaced but it was only 22" wide. ( A 30 year old Hotpoint @ 22" wide) That journey to the customers house was mixed with me not getting my hopes up but with a tad of excitment, i could not believe my eyes when we walked into the utility room only to find a bloody rare classic compact Servis Autowasher. Put it this way they was far more care & attention made getting the old one out than installing the new Indesit one.
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Post# 675613 , Reply# 11 4/26/2013 at 11:40 (4,017 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hi Craig, well my first reaction would have been purple Hotpoint toploader!!, you must have had a very nic surprise then...It looks a complete hybrid of a washer, the earlier MK72 model is different and the taller Slimline 308s is different on the back brace -
Have looked at the parts book and it looks like in the Qualtex list they are the long shaft brushes, CAR02, (DA2 / SA11) can you get spares through work? As the motor is out do you have a local repair shop you can take it to? | ||
| Post# 675625 , Reply# 12 4/26/2013 at 12:50 (4,017 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 675671 , Reply# 13 4/26/2013 at 16:50 (4,016 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 675832 , Reply# 14 4/27/2013 at 16:44 (4,015 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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I found a set of brushes at work today & i have put them in & done a few other little maintenance jobs to it. Well all i can say is what a machine, just sat & watched it go through a complete whites programme. It Completed the programme without one single problem & i'm loving the classic vintage sound of a true Servis & the powerful 95rpm distribution speed is just great to watch.
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| Post# 675866 , Reply# 15 4/27/2013 at 19:47 (4,015 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 675936 , Reply# 16 4/27/2013 at 23:30 (4,015 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 675974 , Reply# 19 4/28/2013 at 01:52 (4,015 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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and before reaching the Mk303S, is the other missing Compact in the form of the Mk303. Great find again Craig - photos and videos - photos and videos:-) Paul p.s Mk303 image and info, courtesy of Mike's Good Housekeeping magazine collection. 
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| Post# 675976 , Reply# 20 4/28/2013 at 01:54 (4,015 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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p.p.s below is the dryer you will now of course be looking out for Craig! If I see another Mk203 on my trawls, I will give you a nudge... 
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| Post# 675981 , Reply# 21 4/28/2013 at 03:30 (4,015 days old) by fido () | ||
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Yes, Servis were very well made machines in those days. It reminds me a bit of the mid '70s AEG front loaders. I had one of those EAGs in my shed for some years, just needing an internal hose, which was obsolete. Sadly it ended up going for scrap metal. | ||
| Post# 676078 , Reply# 22 4/28/2013 at 15:04 (4,014 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Paul
It was situated in a 2nd floor flat that looked like it had been converted from a large house some time back, old fashioned but clean. I only wished that i had taken my camera with me so you could have seen the room that it was in. I never got to see the person it belonged to because the landlord let us in to connect up the new washer & to take away the Servis. Thank you for the wonderful Servis pictures & yes a matching Dryer would just finish it off. Been busy all day touching up the paint work on this beauty. Picture of Fabric Conditioner section, can't believe just how quiet it is when filling up. Craig 
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| Post# 676082 , Reply# 23 4/28/2013 at 15:36 (4,014 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 676088 , Reply# 24 4/28/2013 at 16:00 (4,014 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK) | ||
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well done Craig, thats another great british workhorse there, and great you have so easliy got it working gain. That photo with the wash load still plastered round the enamelled drum, great, I bet you were impressed with how dry it spun them too, enjoy many loads to come. Mathew | ||
| Post# 676091 , Reply# 26 4/28/2013 at 16:25 (4,014 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 676174 , Reply# 29 4/29/2013 at 01:56 (4,014 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis Compact no 4690
Great machine Craig, such a sturdy compact devil for a full sized load, motor sound great, check the sump isnt blocked or hose connection, it seems slow clearing the water, it should have cleared all the water before it starts spinning, you can hear the water is still in the tub as its into a minute+ of spinning!!
My Aunt Ellen had the first Servis MK72 compact with matching dryer, dryer was in the garage, then it was swapped for a Servis compact 303 with door latch and then later a Quartz 6033. The white timeline indicator on the fast spin position? has that been added on or is it printed on the brown fascia - never seen that before!! the dispenser is pristine and yes very quiet on fill. All these quirky little differences, its deffo a special one!! | ||
| Post# 676181 , Reply# 30 4/29/2013 at 03:33 (4,014 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 676252 , Reply# 31 4/29/2013 at 15:09 (4,013 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Paul,
Glad you enjoyed it, It is a brochure that managed to salvage from school. There were two Home Ec room's, Mrs Jenkins had a filing cabinet that i decided to raid oneday, and found quite a lot of old literature, I think this was a machine that was being looked at for the school when they were looking to change from the Servis Supertwin's mk42's (x2), not sure if they ever got the MK200 as by the time i got there they were onto AEG Lavamat's 971's i think. Here is the front page, i will try and get the inner pages scanned as soon as :) Keith 
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Post# 676470 , Reply# 33 4/30/2013 at 15:47 (4,012 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Well done Keith for finding this rare advertising, hadnt seen that one and with the emphasis on the thick vitreous enamel drum and outer tub holding the heat in in, makes sense when you think about it - my aunt also filled on number 1 and then turned to 5 for a quicker wash if the tea towels where lightly soiled.
Yes the elusive euro servis, I think it had a dispenser shaped like the Selectronic, with the full bar across the front for the handle!! | ||
| Post# 676477 , Reply# 34 4/30/2013 at 16:32 (4,012 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 676479 , Reply# 35 4/30/2013 at 16:35 (4,012 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 676481 , Reply# 36 4/30/2013 at 16:48 (4,012 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 676484 , Reply# 37 4/30/2013 at 17:17 (4,012 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 676706 , Reply# 38 5/1/2013 at 19:21 (4,011 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 676744 , Reply# 39 5/2/2013 at 02:06 (4,011 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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"Now just one more thing needs to be done but how" | ||
| Post# 677765 , Reply# 40 5/6/2013 at 19:37 (4,006 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 678183 , Reply# 41 5/8/2013 at 16:17 (4,004 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Could anyone help me who's got an instruction book on the Servis Compact series Autowashers that would know what programmes the Economy option button works on. It does reduce the temp 95 down to 60 deg but i would love to know if it also reduces the wash temperatures on the other wash programmes.
Paul, i hope you don't mind me using one of your classic pics. Craig 
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| Post# 680079 , Reply# 42 5/19/2013 at 12:33 (3,994 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
Matching dryer
Hi Craig
Look - a matching dryer in Luton on eBay for your machine S CLICK HERE TO GO TO sesteve's LINK on eBay 
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| Post# 682071 , Reply# 43 6/2/2013 at 05:19 (3,980 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK) | ||
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| Post# 682109 , Reply# 44 6/2/2013 at 12:12 (3,980 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 682261 , Reply# 45 6/3/2013 at 12:47 (3,979 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Economy...
Hi Craig, hope the compact is all sorted and working, can you look at reply "37" is that an adhesive sticker for the spin mode?
Economy Switch: When the switch is in the "ECONOMY" position, the main wash action will start immediately providing the water temperature is above 40 It basically uses your hot water for programmes 1,2,4 and 5 etc and then doesnt use the built in heater!! - | ||
| Post# 682277 , Reply# 46 6/3/2013 at 14:08 (3,979 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Economy button & Control panel Thanks for that Mike i was expecting it to work like "lets say" a Hotpoint 95 series machine that cuts the heater off from the word go. If i select programme 1 & 2 that fills with hot water only, the heater does come on but just for a short time but i guess this is to do with the thermostat catching up to 40 even though the hot water that has filled the tub is at almost 60. Hope it makes sense what i'm trying to say. I only wish it was an adhesive sticker but it is not. The brown plastic has come off at some point, luckily the number wordings are still there. This is the only thing that needs putting right but i need to think of how to do it correctly, apart from than that it is in perfect looking & working condition. | ||
| Post# 682298 , Reply# 48 6/3/2013 at 16:41 (3,978 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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Post# 682357 , Reply# 49 6/4/2013 at 04:31 (3,978 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Eco
Hi Craig, understand, the thermostat HAS to register 40d, to energise the override to ECONOMY, so yes the heater circuit may engage for a time..
Well, for a broken piece it looks a perfect symetry, like a graduated spin, the outer control sheath did have a habit of catching when it was worn, check the tension on the con rod and adjust the screw (back of the fascia) otherwise it will keep catching!! | ||
| Post# 682610 , Reply# 50 6/5/2013 at 17:57 (3,976 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 683560 , Reply# 51 6/11/2013 at 17:56 (3,970 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 749192 , Reply# 52 4/10/2014 at 18:00 (3,667 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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| Post# 749194 , Reply# 53 4/10/2014 at 18:04 (3,667 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
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