Thread Number: 7631
Video of Restored UK Hotpoint 18580 |
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Post# 148765 , Reply# 1   8/16/2006 at 20:25 (6,456 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Nick, thank you so much for doing such a great video, the commentary was great and very helpful, nice to see you as well on the video! That mechanical timer is way fun on the machine. I love your vintage Hotpoint, and I especially like how fast it ramps up to full speed spin, not wasting 10 minutes of slow spin time first! |
Post# 148807 , Reply# 4   8/17/2006 at 03:42 (6,456 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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very nice, Nick. perhaps you have some adverts or literature for this same machine you could share? i esp liked your commentary during the various "processes". |
Post# 148809 , Reply# 5   8/17/2006 at 05:37 (6,455 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 148852 , Reply# 9   8/17/2006 at 11:58 (6,455 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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Are there any machines in the U S with the same start up sounds in spin as the Hotpoint? |
Post# 148867 , Reply# 10   8/17/2006 at 14:32 (6,455 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 148871 , Reply# 11   8/17/2006 at 14:51 (6,455 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 149006 , Reply# 14   8/18/2006 at 02:58 (6,455 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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perhaps, if you have a scanner, you can scan, reduce the images slightly, then post as a photo here in this thread? very nice explanation of the Hotpoint nonetheless. |
Post# 149087 , Reply# 15   8/18/2006 at 17:56 (6,454 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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hey nick, Ahh the sights and sounds of an old hotpoint am i 4years old again?! heehee. the sounds truely unique. the water levels are fairly low for a vintage model! at my new flat is a Hotpoint first edition washerdryer, its quite intreguing how the cycle is virtually the same as jon said. I have to agree distributing with water is far better than the half effort modern machines with out of balance sensors. My quartz throws everything against the wall from the first tumble! speaking of your one single dressing gown; i always have this issue too. mums aeg has a good out of balance sensor n got on with the spin fairly quick for a modern machine. Neither my quartz or my logic have a problem either. the quartz doesnt move. with it bein on a seperate chassis i believe, and the logic just bounces slightly until the bulk of water has gone. But both my quartz and logic do this with minimal fuss, or movement. thanks for sharing your videos! Darren |
Post# 149089 , Reply# 16   8/18/2006 at 19:07 (6,454 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Darren! ARe you on MSN? Jon |
Post# 149125 , Reply# 17   8/19/2006 at 03:01 (6,454 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 149127 , Reply# 18   8/19/2006 at 04:47 (6,453 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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That's OK. Just had summit to tell you but it'll wait :-)... |
Post# 151151 , Reply# 20   8/28/2006 at 15:25 (6,444 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 151167 , Reply# 23   8/28/2006 at 16:41 (6,444 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 151311 , Reply# 26   8/29/2006 at 08:11 (6,443 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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aww Nick, i dont imagine Peter meant any harm. dont be cross. the bobload crowd likes to see a machine loaded on the verge of overload. i liked your video, and like your speaking voice, sounds good for radio. |
Post# 151326 , Reply# 27   8/29/2006 at 09:28 (6,443 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Definitely, Nick you have a broadcast quality voice... One must remember that when USA folks view Euro machines, we typically consider them as "small". When Miele and Asko appear at trade shows over here, they royally stuff their machines to prove the the USA market that their "little" 5kg machines can hold as much as any other toploader available, while in reality their demo loads would not even get damp in the middle throughout a 2 hour program. Having a 5kg Miele myself, I am very curious as to how the rest of the world loads up their 5kg machines. I think the reasons you list are excellent and make perfect sense, especially when you also take into consideration restrictions on the amount of water issued for each fill. Seeing your's and others' videos makes me wonder about how I load my machine. I maintain that my "little" 5kg Miele can hold as much as a extra-large capacity Dependable Care Maytag toploader, but maybe that is too much. The first few times I used the bag for Persil tabs, the bag worked its way to the front of the tub and smeared detergent around the window. It took a while for the load to wipe it all away, and all I could think of was the super-concentrated, undissolved and undiluted detergent chemically burning up my clothes. Since then, I'm a Crumbler! No criticism intended. My first post was meant jokingly. My second post was explanitory. Sorry you took it that way. |
Post# 895041 , Reply# 30   8/22/2016 at 09:28 (2,797 days old) by hotpointwfwt02 (Manchester)   |   | |
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Nick what was the difference Hotpoint Ultima you had in 2004 and the Hotpoint 18580. What was the model number of your Hotpoint from 2004 as I'm interested in which Hotpoint Ultima you had as I'm wondering about it? Could you describe your old Ultima to me? I'm guessing it was a WF860/WF865 or the last WMA series Ultima. Did it do the powerstream? And I really like your Zanussi videos and wondering if you could upload something as you've not uploaded in 10 years.
Janak |
Post# 895072 , Reply# 31   8/22/2016 at 14:01 (2,797 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Janak, hope all is good with you, I dont think Nick is around much so you may not get a response from him, (would be great to see him posting again) as this thread is many years old - however its great we can now pull up older threads in order to build on them as for instance quite a few other 1800 series Hotpoints have now come out of the woodwork...
The difference between the 1800 series (wrap around cabinets) and the later 95 series is vast, they built a brand new state of the art factory for this completely different built machine, motor still on top but now boasting plastic drums and LCD electronics and better electronic motor controls... Here is a picture of my later 18680 with matching dryer, am just about to move it over to the new washer room and be placed next to the purple amerthyst matched set... |
Post# 895074 , Reply# 32   8/22/2016 at 14:14 (2,797 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 895075 , Reply# 33   8/22/2016 at 14:25 (2,797 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 895076 , Reply# 34   8/22/2016 at 14:31 (2,797 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 895082 , Reply# 35   8/22/2016 at 14:40 (2,797 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 895228 , Reply# 36   8/23/2016 at 08:11 (2,796 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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And here is the last incarnation of this series, the Hotpoint 1842 in a rich brown colourway which was produced in 1981 as an exclusive for Currys UK Electrical Superstore. a few months later the "Next Generation" series by Hotpoint would be launched built in a state of the art new factory near the old one in North Wales.
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Post# 895238 , Reply# 37   8/23/2016 at 08:45 (2,796 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Got to love the 18 series. As I've mentioned (just a few times, not repeating myself...COUGH AHEM!) my Grandma had a 18371 and matching dryer for many years whilst I was growing up. I used to love watching that machine. In many ways, I would say the 18 series were better than the new gen's, although the latter are certainly more of an 80's style icon in the same way the Liberator's are to the 70's.
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Post# 896292 , Reply# 38   8/29/2016 at 19:57 (2,790 days old) by Hotpointwfwt02 (Manchester)   |   | |
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Post# 955403 , Reply# 39   8/31/2017 at 07:39 (2,423 days old) by washerguy02 (Manchester )   |   | |
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Mike your hotties are really cool and awesome and I love them, I was gonna get a 95622 but I was outbidden lol and I love the rocker switches and chrome door on the 95622 and I like the purple door matching set and the fridge and compact dryer and they look well amazing and purple door looks well cool and retro on the Libby 👍🏽
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