|
Thread Number: 21373
UK Hotpoint Countess Wringer Washer |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 336817 3/22/2009 at 13:06 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
Had a whale of a time today revivng the COuntess we collected a few weeks ago and finally got it working perfectly with a few minor doings to it..... Sump hose had split but oh so luckily right under the jubilee clip attaching it to the pump. Cue 1 Kenwood Electric knife and a clean cut was made slicing away just enough to ensure the healthy rubber was over the spout. Had to free up the pump to get it to drain but was worth it. Anyway as usual heres some pictures. Videos as soon as youtube gets its ass into gear. Rob and Paul In storage where it sat until yesterday. 
| ||
|
| Post# 336818 , Reply# 1 3/22/2009 at 13:07 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336819 , Reply# 2 3/22/2009 at 13:07 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336820 , Reply# 3 3/22/2009 at 13:08 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336822 , Reply# 4 3/22/2009 at 13:09 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336824 , Reply# 5 3/22/2009 at 13:12 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336825 , Reply# 6 3/22/2009 at 13:13 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336826 , Reply# 7 3/22/2009 at 13:13 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336827 , Reply# 8 3/22/2009 at 13:15 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336828 , Reply# 9 3/22/2009 at 13:16 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336829 , Reply# 10 3/22/2009 at 13:16 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336830 , Reply# 11 3/22/2009 at 13:26 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336831 , Reply# 12 3/22/2009 at 13:27 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336832 , Reply# 13 3/22/2009 at 13:28 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336841 , Reply# 14 3/22/2009 at 13:45 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Videos Sorry about the clanking noise, It stopped making them with subsequent loads which is just typical really. CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 336844 , Reply# 15 3/22/2009 at 13:48 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Washing some more with water jet action, Normally one would place the hose in this hole to drain the machine but tried to get a suds cake with it going. Didnt happen despite using Ariel! CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 336846 , Reply# 16 3/22/2009 at 13:54 (5,511 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
|
I dont know - I leave you for 5 minutes and you have 2 new threads on the go! Arent I a good cameraman! x-p | ||
| Post# 336847 , Reply# 17 3/22/2009 at 13:57 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336849 , Reply# 18 3/22/2009 at 14:03 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
and Wringing Action, Watch those fingers!!! So ashamed to say that I rinsed the lot in the Automatic...... LOL! CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 336858 , Reply# 19 3/22/2009 at 14:22 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336861 , Reply# 20 3/22/2009 at 14:36 (5,511 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Countess | ||
| Post# 336867 , Reply# 21 3/22/2009 at 14:48 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
hahahaha Paul has been on at me this afternoon about wearing a tabard and all that. Now I would but only if im allowed at the QC sherry and 20 Mayfair Menthols.... Cant help but think of this video really Anyone know what the cooker is at 1.04? Looks to me like a Belling Compact with the controls in front of an eye level grill.. or is it Tricity? CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 336868 , Reply# 22 3/22/2009 at 14:50 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 336869 , Reply# 23 3/22/2009 at 14:59 (5,511 days old) by alasdair (Sunderland ) | ||
|
I think it is a Creda cooker, but cant remember what model.Might come to me later. | ||
| Post# 336872 , Reply# 24 3/22/2009 at 15:16 (5,511 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
Hi Rob and Paul, congratulation! I too would love to have this machine. That must be a lot of fun. May I ask you a question? When this machines were popular after squeezing the laundy through the wringer it was possible to use the dryer or the laundry were still too wet. How much water does the wringer extracts? Thanks, bye Ingemar | ||
| Post# 336874 , Reply# 25 3/22/2009 at 15:23 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Dryness Well they are drier than wringing by hand but nowhere as near as what a Tumble Drier could be economicle in using. If I had to put a spin speed value to the level of dryness they achieve then I would say around 400rpm give or take 100rpm. Bearing in mind that we are spinning 5kg of cottons at 500 +/- 100rpm on a long spin. The results are wetter but not much to what my mothers old Hoover Quattro would achieve at 600rpm on the cotton spin. | ||
| Post# 336877 , Reply# 27 3/22/2009 at 15:26 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Tomorow I will do another wash and weigh the dry laundry before it goes in. Will wring it and weigh it. Then will pop it into the Automatic and give it a normal spin at 1000rpm then re weigh it and see just what does come out. I think thats a fairer test with the equipment I have to hand at the minute. Should be able to work out a residual water remaining percentage too. | ||
| Post# 336990 , Reply# 28 3/23/2009 at 02:56 (5,511 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
|
Suitable Videos | ||
| Post# 336992 , Reply# 29 3/23/2009 at 04:13 (5,511 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Creda, Thanks Alisdair, never dawned on me it may be a Creda, never seen that model before with the dials there, cant have been popular here then lol. Talking of Creda I may just make another thread later with some pictures I took when we popped into Blythe Bridge last weekend. Wonderful place with a nice charm to it, could happily live there. Mathew, Good bit of fun aint it. Now if only I had your Rolls to get the rinsing done, lol, Roll on summertime when I dont have to worry about how long everything will dry and I will do a weeks wash with it from start to finish no cheating the way it was meant to be. Stock up on that High Sudz Persil! 
| ||
Post# 336999 , Reply# 30 3/23/2009 at 06:26 (5,510 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
||
Hotpoint Countess... Hotpoint Washes Cleanest Because it Can
Nice one boys, these are great workhorses, made in the 50`s & 60`s, where to be seen in many a house across the land, very quiet in operation...!!!The moisture level after wringing is equivalent to an 600 / 800 spin machine, you cant wring any more water by hand, and a few passes extacts more water especially when folded up again!!! The white & blue trim is a later 60`s model, I have the cream / red trim, the pump and motor is the same as the first Hotpoint 1400 twinny, ( and yes Mathew,I need a pump if you can!!!) Heres the "Official Look" when using one of these Rob, and get those tongs!!! you fingers where far to near those rollers for comfort... p.s. the cooker is a Jackson Trimline me thinks, must find the brochure. 
| ||
| Post# 337101 , Reply# 31 3/23/2009 at 16:32 (5,510 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
|
Believe me Mike when i say that seeing his fingers rather close to the mangle rollers makes me shudder. Will have to invest in a pair of washing tongues for safety's sake. Paul | ||
| Post# 337108 , Reply# 32 3/23/2009 at 17:06 (5,510 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Tongs indeed BUT not really for protecting my fingers from the rollers but more so I am able to dip into the boiling water tommorrow when I wash the whites LOL. Just measured how many loads of white cottons I have and its 3 loads in the Automatic. Why wait 7 hours to do 3 x 95*c washes tommorrow when I can get it done in 2........ Thank god the local "mom and pop" hardware store still has plenty of tongs in stock for the twin tub crowd. Thank god I stocked up too.... 
| ||
| Post# 337140 , Reply# 34 3/23/2009 at 18:49 (5,510 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
lol
you mean to say you lugged the Rolls to Johns and still the Bosch was on? I spy the dial turned to a wash cycle. The shame! Seeing the Rolls only makes me so desperate to use it now, Roll on (excuse the pun)rhe next holiday, I ought to save up loads of washing and bring it with me. Truth is though we both know that aint going to happen with all the new additions lol, | ||
| Post# 337216 , Reply# 35 3/24/2009 at 07:04 (5,509 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 337217 , Reply# 36 3/24/2009 at 07:06 (5,509 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Persil Whites | ||
| Post# 337223 , Reply# 37 3/24/2009 at 07:37 (5,509 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
and that wonderful steamy wash aroma as the Persil HWTT floats through.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK | ||
| Post# 337245 , Reply# 38 3/24/2009 at 10:28 (5,509 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
|
Washday blues
Well Rob I am thoroughly impressed with your wash results.............I did a wash in the boring Bosch today, it took 1 3/4 hours and it was so uninteresting i went and did something else, the reason being I do not have the time to go to the garage and play with my lovely machines, though i might get a white wash in on Friday as I might have a visitor......;-) It is also nice to see you are enjoying good weather tup north, like we arrre down erre with the cows 
| ||
| Post# 337248 , Reply# 39 3/24/2009 at 11:10 (5,509 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Gary wow what a garden, you can come and give mine a going over! I know someone here would kill for grass like that to run a Qualcast Panther over, or was it a Flymo Mini Mow? lol. Last picture before it all comes off the line dry and ready to be ironed in less than 8 hours. 3 pots of tea, 1/3 box of Persil HWTT 2 caps of Blue Comfort 2 French Fancies later I give you 20 White cotton dishcloths 4 tea towels 1 hand towel 2 t shirts 1 towelling bathrobe 5 mega sized bath sheets 4 pillowcases 1 kingsize sheet 1 kingsize duvet cover I defy anyone to wash this in a modern machine, get those results and dry it on the line in that time lol. 
| ||
| Post# 338504 , Reply# 42 3/29/2009 at 06:43 (5,504 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Rolls Timer Callum, FWIR when we in Cardiff in february the Rolls does tick like a bomb lol. Not sure if you can turn the dial back to zero for it to stop though, Mathew will be able to answer if it does. Always know when Paul has been playing with the Hoover Matchbox dryer and Mikes Creda Reversomat as the timer has to time elapse despite being reset to zero. When we first put the matchbox into storage I couldnt resist one last play without thinking that all down the corridor all you could hear was it ticking away. Both of us panicked but had to leave it. Spent the next 110 minutes awaiting the phonecall or ultimately being arrested on terrorist suspicions. 
| ||
| Post# 338505 , Reply# 43 3/29/2009 at 06:46 (5,504 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 338506 , Reply# 44 3/29/2009 at 07:16 (5,504 days old) by mark1973 () | ||
|
What are the vintage Hoover irons like to use? Always wondered if they are awkward because of their weight? Whats the steam on them like? Mark | ||
| Post# 338559 , Reply# 45 3/29/2009 at 12:03 (5,504 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
Mark, good to see your back again, The Hoover 4004's are bloody heavy but then all irons were back then. I like the 4004 but its not ideal for modern day fabrics due to it really retaining heat and taking an age to cool down. Only alternative is to iron starting with a lower heat which im not keen on doing, I personally prefer to iron using the hottest setting first and switch to lower temperatures as I progress. Also the soleplate while excellent for cottons and linens does tend to cause synthetics to ruck up a fair bit - its only just copes with mixes. Prolonged use also hurts ones elbows! I find the hoover irons run a little hotter than most which possibly explains why its not so good on synthetics and the steam output is not too great either so the weight is a bonus and it does a good job providing you iron one layer at a time and take your time, Steam levels are what I judge to be around 10g/min. Ironing cottons and linens are best done damp to say the least! Rob 
| ||
| Post# 338560 , Reply# 46 3/29/2009 at 12:05 (5,504 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 338561 , Reply# 47 3/29/2009 at 12:06 (5,504 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
|
| ||
|
Post# 340161 , Reply# 51 4/5/2009 at 17:51 (5,497 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
||
Vintage Irons
Were designed for ironing all that dampened cotton and linen laundry,before good steam irons became available. Today due to saftey and other design changes, modern irons simply do not get hot enough to really get up heavy cottons or linen, especially vintage textiles. Have vintage Proctor, "Mary Proctor", Knapp Monarch and Riemers hand irons, and yes am here to tell you they all can and will badly scorch fabrics, and or cause nasty burns (both on textiles and anything else, including human flesh), if used incorrectly. Indeed one of the reasons modern irons do not reach the same temperatures as of old, is the number of children injured and sometimes badly burned by old very hot irons. As for starting temperature, good ironing practice dictates one start ironing items requiring lowest heating settings first, them move up to other objects as the iron heats up. This is because irons heat faster than they cool off. Unless one has several irons at the ready, it could be awhile with a vintage iron heated to "cottons" or "heavy cottons/linens" is cool enough for say light cottons or a poly/cotton blend. | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
