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Does anyone remember this washer? |
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Post# 196407 , Reply# 2   3/10/2007 at 15:25 (6,254 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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I didn't realise it was for softener. I thought it was for the likes of "Ariel Liquid": something like a precursor to the current Miele "Liquiwash", or whatever it's called. |
Post# 196505 , Reply# 3   3/11/2007 at 03:07 (6,253 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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No you didnt dream it! I was going to ask the same question a few weeks ago and nevr got round to it so the two of us cant be imagining things, the detergent dispensing Electrolux was marketed here in the UK in 1992 - my parents really got into washing machine research after they got stung with a shitty Candy in 1988 and we ended up with loads of washer leaflets from various shops and I remember being amazed at a seeing a washer able to dose detergent. I used to imagine an Ariel ball being scooped into a liquid reserve in the bottom of the machine and being popped theu a little flap into the drum. The pictures of the chamber didt really show much but it had a bottle of Ariel next to it. ~It was part of the same range my Mums EWF something I forget the number but I will look on Serviceforce website for the manual as her machines manual is on there. These machines were basically Zanussi Jetsystems with a different control panel and door on them, also a large metal plinth hiding the filter as opposed to a small square door. Mums was the just below TOL Electrolux but was way ahead of anything Zanussi had out at the time. It featured ALC (Automatic Level Control) and actually weighed the washing before the programme commenced into filling, there was a 10 second wait between switching the machine on and the water entering. It was darn amazing as it never ever stopped to refill after taking in the intial amount of water, aided by the same Jetsystem Jet the zanussis shared it washed clothes to a high standard on every programme. Easily the best built machine Mums ever had and was the 2nd longest lasting after her 1979 Frigidaire which did 9 years. The cottons rinse cycle was pretty good despite the sequence it follwed. Wash All rinses with Jetsystem too. Rinse 1 - stationary fill to high level and top ups as needed. for some reason the rinses were not catered for with the ALC Rinse 2 - as rinse 1 Spin Rinse 3 - the machine would start to tumble as soon as the spin slowed down whilst filling. the rinses were of set times of about 4 minutes and the whole of this rinse the water would be gushing in, depending on the load size the water could be halfway up the door or even as high as 2/3s. Spin Rinse 4 with softener as Rinse 1 Final spin at 1050rpm and shakedown at the end. The spin went up in 2 stages 500 - 1050. It didnt distribute at all just steadily went from a tumble to a steady spin. Synthetics cycles washed with a low water wash regulated with ALC and did 1/3 up the door with water rinses. Wools and Delicates had high level washes and rinses. Option Buttons were Heavy Soil, Spin Care 1050 dropped to 850. Rinse Hold On Off and door release. This model also had vari temp and the programmes were set out unusually too. the dial went ABC Cottons washes. D cotton Rinse F softener G fast spin. H Minimum Iron J slow spin K Wool L delicates M worn once N Rinses P Freshen Up Q Drain R was an independant prewash with jet system and a low level. The machine lasted 8 years from 1992 and was probably the best cleaner and reliable one mums had combined. shame it was replaced with a crappy Candy Activa in Feb 2000 as Mum should have had it repaired instead of throwing it. Never missed a beat until it went and even then we only had realised it was dead when it wouldnt start its next wash. Whatever the fault was the machine had finished the previous cycle to the end then decided it wanted to die peacefully. Mum came to switch it on and it just stood still. Cant fault it one bit for the convinience of not having to empty a machine of dripping washing or having smoke billow. Nick |
Post# 196525 , Reply# 4   3/11/2007 at 05:29 (6,253 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 196541 , Reply# 6   3/11/2007 at 08:04 (6,253 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 196542 , Reply# 7   3/11/2007 at 08:08 (6,253 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 197909 , Reply# 10   3/16/2007 at 21:18 (6,248 days old) by zanussi_lover (Nottingham, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 197988 , Reply# 11   3/17/2007 at 08:33 (6,247 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Ecoclean!- Thank you for that nicely detailed description! They sounded fantastic. I wonder why they didn't continue the large load size until recently? So they were about 6kg 6.5kg? Correct me if i'm wrong i aven't converted pounds to kilos for abit.Did they use a reasonable amount of water? My zanussi has the same style dial with a progress ring around it. Its nice and informative! Was this model pictured anything similar to what you had? Darren |
Post# 198206 , Reply# 14   3/18/2007 at 13:37 (6,246 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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I think the Bosch was something like 6kg, as opposed to the then standard 5kg. Hoover had the Ecologic range that took 11 lbs; then the New Wave range that went back (at first) to 10 lbs! Woolly thinking! |