Thread Number: 73668
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Another Duo-matic for sale on eBay |
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Post# 972821   12/10/2017 at 14:47 (2,300 days old) by RobM (Buxted)   |   | |
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Apologies if you've already seen this but I thought it should be shared.
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Post# 972841 , Reply# 4   12/10/2017 at 15:19 (2,300 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK))   |   | |
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How did I manage to post that three times! |
Post# 972843 , Reply# 6   12/10/2017 at 15:25 (2,300 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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.... and so no one on this side of the pond thinks it's a US "Bendix washer/dryer combo". |
Post# 972849 , Reply# 8   12/10/2017 at 15:56 (2,300 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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... it might have come from the Novum factory. It appears that Duomatic machines were sold as 'Novum' in Ireland. And probably vice versa. |
Post# 972854 , Reply# 10   12/10/2017 at 16:24 (2,300 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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Isn't it just the case, that you simply hook the washtub drain hose over the back of the machine, directly into the washtub, or poke it through the lid hole (with the lid rotated so that the hole is at the back)? |
Post# 972859 , Reply# 12   12/10/2017 at 16:34 (2,300 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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In any case, be careful of these machines. Which? of the time was quite scathing regarding the electrical safety of the Duomatic machines. |
Post# 972939 , Reply# 13   12/11/2017 at 03:59 (2,299 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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It's funny how 1 machine comes along and then another so quickly.
That spinner definitely looks iffy, those rubber mountings used to perish quiet quickly, when the machine was not being used. The blue spinner drum looks quite nice, haven't seen that before. I pulled out a few bits from the "Rolls" file over the weekend. Cheers Keith |
Post# 972979 , Reply# 15   12/11/2017 at 10:38 (2,299 days old) by RobM (Buxted)   |   | |
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Post# 972981 , Reply# 16   12/11/2017 at 10:39 (2,299 days old) by RobM (Buxted)   |   | |
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Post# 972987 , Reply# 17   12/11/2017 at 11:07 (2,299 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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there's no spinner brake on the 3 rolls rapides I've seen. |
Post# 974269 , Reply# 18   12/17/2017 at 15:25 (2,293 days old) by anthony (uk)   |   | |
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Rolls TT.Must have been early 60s as i was just a small boy [about 6 or 7 ] Mum only used the thing a few times before it broke down Dramatically I know i was there .Mum was using the machine when suddenly smoke started coming from underneath then there was one almighty bang and mum fell backwards banging her head on the gas stove .I was terrified [thought she was dead] and ran out into the street [my gran lived three doors down ] When we got back my mum was alright but absolutely livid .Many years later after my gran had died i found out what happened to the Rolls apparently gran and my mum marched into Clydesdales [thats where the machine came from] told the man behind the counter what happened and demanded a full refund .By all accounts he hummed and arred a bit .thats when gran dragged him over the counter by his tie and lamped him needless to say the Rolls had gone by the time i came home from school.A couple of days later i got in from school again to find a brand new Hoovermatic in the kitchen
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