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Thread Number: 71147
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| Post# 941772 , Reply# 1 6/4/2017 at 17:42 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Here is some progress on how I do a quick restoration on these items. I first slather it with Soft Scrub with bleach and this does a lot to get out the discoloration and yellowing of the old finish.
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| Post# 941773 , Reply# 2 6/4/2017 at 17:44 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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So then I Rinse it off Look how some rat ate a little of the rubber outlet.
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| Post# 941774 , Reply# 3 6/4/2017 at 17:45 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Now I take off the dull finish and small scratches, etc. with this Mother's Polish. It really works great and is already white.
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| Post# 941775 , Reply# 4 6/4/2017 at 17:50 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Uh-oh Here is a vintage rat nest. It is made of old instruction manuals so it must have got in there right away. The insides look really good though, I don't see any points where it needs lubrication or leaking fluids.
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| Post# 941776 , Reply# 5 6/4/2017 at 17:51 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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The hammered finish on most of it was fine but the base was a little rusty. I did have some spraypaint with this hammered finish so I went ahead and sanded and cleaned the base for a quick coat. I am waiting for it to dry a little before I take the paper off
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Post# 941779 , Reply# 6 6/4/2017 at 18:14 (2,511 days old) by vacbear58  (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Debonair
Wow, so how on earth did that get to the USA?
I know Creda FL automatics were sold in the US in the 1990s, and a member here has one, but I had no idea these were sold over there. This is a very simple machine with gravity drain from the spout at the rear. I don't know too much about then technically but i will alert some of our UK members who may be able to give more advice, I know several who have this same machine and indeed there is one in the collection here. Congratulations, your machine may be unique in the USA | ||
| Post# 941786 , Reply# 7 6/4/2017 at 19:44 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Thanks for that information Vacbear58! Here is some final touch up with some white enamel.
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| Post# 941788 , Reply# 9 6/4/2017 at 19:57 (2,511 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Oh, here is the picture from the Estate sale site I was wondering what could that be?
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| Post# 941812 , Reply# 10 6/4/2017 at 21:43 (2,511 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
Hi Brian, nice find. You know I found one of these about 10 years ago on Craigslist here in Vancouver. It looked identical to yours except mine was a solid tub model. It worked very well, but when I imported my AEG spin dryer I figured I didn't need 2 so I sold the Creda Debonaire. Congrats and I hope all is well with you and your family. Eddy.
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Post# 941847 , Reply# 12 6/5/2017 at 06:02 (2,510 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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If missing a spin dry mat
Take a tip from commercial laundries of old, and even the Hoover TT owners manual. Take a towel or some other cloth large enough to cover and tuck it town around the wash before closing the lid.
Though quite honestly if you have packed everything down well below rim of basket (as you should), and aren't doing any small items (which should be placed at towards the bottom of load anyway) the mat or whatever can normally be dispensed with. What you do want to avoid at all costs is any bit of wash poking up out of basket that could rub against inside of lid or rim of tub. Given the high rpms of extractors whatever is allowed to do so will likely suffer serious abrasion damage if allowed to go too long. And the window for "too long" isn't very much either. | ||
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Post# 941848 , Reply# 13 6/5/2017 at 06:18 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Creda Spinner
Congratulations on finding what for you over in the USA a one off. its was Britains best selling dryer here, many are still going strong, solidly built, cast iron cradle and base, copper drum and the cabinet is the outer tub, simple but very effective at 2,800 rpm. My gran had this model the cream and red trim. the rubber is thick and usually lasts, I think the red plastic top is an afterthought, but could be effective, usually they are rubber or plastic, which if they do happen to move they end up over the sides like Jerry mentioned, I would be wary of using a rigid plastic, could do more damage if it didn't fit tight n stay in place,
Most people bought them whilst having wringer washers here, they where a boom on washday due to our weather and many people kept them whilst opting to buy the first automatic washing machines as they could still extract quite a bit of water. The only thing I would say is don't release the spinner lid fully when switching off ( ie engaging the drum brake at max all at once) lift the lid slowly as it coast down, that will ensure the brake lasts for you !! Heres a few pics... 
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Post# 941849 , Reply# 14 6/5/2017 at 06:22 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 941850 , Reply# 15 6/5/2017 at 06:29 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Creda Spinner
Jon jetcone took a few models for a less than scientific spin when last over to see which worked the best, again the latest creda from th 70`s is on the right, looking very similar cabinet to earlier models.
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Post# 941851 , Reply# 16 6/5/2017 at 06:34 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Creda Spinner
The later models while having metal drums had plastic lids, the drum where a painted metal which was very problematic with people using them with very hot water from single tub washers, the coating would blister and peel, certainly not a durable as the copper drums. pics are from Paul (MatchBoxPaul)
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Post# 941852 , Reply# 17 6/5/2017 at 06:37 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 941853 , Reply# 18 6/5/2017 at 06:38 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 941854 , Reply# 19 6/5/2017 at 06:52 (2,510 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 942007 , Reply# 21 6/6/2017 at 04:44 (2,509 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 942018 , Reply# 22 6/6/2017 at 06:21 (2,509 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 942183 , Reply# 23 6/6/2017 at 22:51 (2,508 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Here is that ratings plate, Thanks again!
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Post# 943061 , Reply# 25 6/11/2017 at 18:09 (2,504 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Reading that Creda marketing information above.
It is interesting that Creda boasts spin dryers as being the "greatest post-war contribution..." to wash day.
Well suppose that is true if one was still doing laundry by hand or using a mangle for extracting water. But in the USA housewives in droves were clamoring for (and getting) fully automatic washing machines. Of course we've discussed this in other threads; that is the why and how British housewives were saddled with semi-automatic laundry appliances long after WWII, while her sisters across the pond were getting shot of them in droves. | ||
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Post# 943106 , Reply# 26 6/11/2017 at 22:02 (2,504 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ) |
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I wonder how much drying time would be reduced if someone limited to a 120V electric dryer had one of these little beauties. Jim | ||
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Post# 943113 , Reply# 27 6/11/2017 at 22:30 (2,503 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Well that would be Moi!
When not using the Oko-Lavatherm dryer (which isn't often because it is a condenser version), use the vintage WP compact/portable dryer. In Harvest Gold no less.
Don't tumble dry bed or table linens as they are mangled and or ironed. But for a full 5kg mixed load out of the Miele or AEG Oko-Lavamat after three to five minutes in spin dryer, things are "dry" in 45 minutes to one hour. All our bath linen is heavy "thick and thirsty" cotton so they take longest. Body linen OTOH requires much shorter drying times. This being said have never believed in drying things until crisp. Bath linens are taken out of dryer whilst still slightly damp then hung up to complete the process. Shirts, and some body linen and clothes are removed from dryer while hems are slightly damp, and again smoothed and hung to finish things off. Have found better off not putting knitted things including T-shirts and undergarments into the spin dryer for long if at all. If allowed to go on for too long the high rpms tend to stretch things out. This being said if have hand washed knits or other delicates will put them into the spin dryer for about one minute or so, just enough to extract a bulk of the water. Before got the Laundry Alernative spin dryer would use the extractor basket of my Hoover TT. That got old after awhile both because of a capacity issue and the noise. Owner's manual for my condenser dryer and pretty much every other have seen suggests spinning out as much water possible before putting things in. If use the Miele (which only spins at a max of 1100rpms) will but things into the spin dryer before going into the AEG dryer. However depending upon the load if using the Lavamat will set final spin to between 1200rpms and 1800 rpms. That seems to give the same results (shorter drying time in both the WP and Lavatherm) dryers as using a separate spin dryer. | ||
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