Thread Number: 21561
Apex, Matchbox, Now a LIBERATOR!!!!!! as well in 1 week!!! |
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Post# 339708   4/3/2009 at 14:43 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339709 , Reply# 1   4/3/2009 at 14:44 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339710 , Reply# 2   4/3/2009 at 14:44 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339711 , Reply# 3   4/3/2009 at 14:45 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339712 , Reply# 4   4/3/2009 at 14:45 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339713 , Reply# 5   4/3/2009 at 14:46 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339714 , Reply# 6   4/3/2009 at 14:47 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339715 , Reply# 7   4/3/2009 at 14:47 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339718 , Reply# 8   4/3/2009 at 15:08 (5,473 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Well well what a week indeed..............phewwwwwwwwwww Excellent classic styling and looks, it is a Hotpoint (inow Zanussi made them) but it is a hotpoint liberator through through.......well done on getting one......happy parents :-) and yes the Apex..........classic styling with extra CHROME and LIGHTS.............beuatiful....... But i think our English classics are even more beautiful becuase they have more reserved appearance. Yes indeed a great but nackering week Well done and enjoy your new arrival Gary |
Post# 339723 , Reply# 10   4/3/2009 at 15:19 (5,473 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 339732 , Reply# 12   4/3/2009 at 15:45 (5,473 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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Is that the color that the glass is supposed to be? Or has something made it change color? |
Post# 339736 , Reply# 15   4/3/2009 at 15:57 (5,473 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and mine and rob's liberator dryer |
Post# 339737 , Reply# 16   4/3/2009 at 15:59 (5,473 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 339750 , Reply# 19   4/3/2009 at 16:44 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Oh Mathew you know the score about cameras and where they point, far to shy still lol, Better bring your mallets and drifts like you say, I found the required parts needed quite easily so when your up we should have plenty to do, Would be interesting to see what its like in comparison to a Hotpoint bearing change. Now that you have cleared your hallway I will be more than happy to bring the Hoover Scrubber/Polisher down and buff those fabulous tiles up to a high gloss shine. Johnson Wax Klear NO SIREE!!!! LOL R |
Post# 339752 , Reply# 20   4/3/2009 at 17:28 (5,473 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Nice work boys, looking great, cant wait to see it!!! if you here a noise over the wall tonight it might be...??? You`ll have to check the motor tomorrow and let us know if its a Zanussi, I was told it was a UK Hottie type?? but have never proved it... The parts are still listed in the Qualtex catalogue, BKT08 Hotpoint (1826 Zanussi made machines)its also the same bearing as all the Zanussi DL, GL, EW and FL8 series machines so will be plentiful!!! only thing is its one of those two bearing two washer jobbies...Ohh Doctor...............!!! I`ll order one tuesday with my free delivery order!!! Quite expensive in its day for a slow spin when the Hoover A3058 was less than it at 800rpm...!!! |
Post# 339756 , Reply# 23   4/3/2009 at 17:37 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Bearings, Well Mike I never even thought of you when I started to search for the bearings, yes if you could order some we will be grateful. Will give us an excuse to pop over lol, Speaking of parts I could do with... *Kirby Heritage brushroll, *Hotpoint Super 800 3370 cylinder cleaner bags *and if the Inner Tub Seals are still available for the Liberator 1826 one of those would go down a storm just in case the one on it dosnt seal once its disturbed. *Door seal for the Liberator 1826.... LOL May as well make use of free delivery. Its a fab machine, not had chance to get it started but will do when we get the opportunity. R |
Post# 339757 , Reply# 24   4/3/2009 at 17:38 (5,473 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 339802 , Reply# 25   4/4/2009 at 00:08 (5,473 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Christ i have just recognised that door catch, it is the same as the one on my first automatic, an Electra/Zanussi, yeah you have to slide the small part to the left and then pull the whole thing forward...........and it was delicate further complicated by the bloody door opening delay mech, i bet plenty of those got broken Part from that bloody lovely..........work work work work i need to win the lottery.........hmm dont we all |
Post# 339820 , Reply# 26   4/4/2009 at 04:08 (5,473 days old) by mark1973 ()   |   | |
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Have fun with this machine guys..I know you will love it! Mark x |
Post# 339822 , Reply# 27   4/4/2009 at 04:14 (5,473 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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My god you guys have some luck!!!! A family member had the electrolux version! And i confirm the water levels are super high! Lol who'd have thought zanussi would help hotpoint out..now that would be a far more sucessful colloboration in the modern day than the cancer of indesit they incurred. I love it. just love it. It's so clean for its age too! Can't wait to see more when you get it sorted! Congrats again guys! Darren |
Post# 339827 , Reply# 28   4/4/2009 at 05:29 (5,473 days old) by deeprinser ()   |   | |
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Hello Again. Oh how I love those glass doors. Nice One. Regards.Lou. |
Post# 339850 , Reply# 30   4/4/2009 at 09:06 (5,473 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys)   |   | |
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Post# 339861 , Reply# 31   4/4/2009 at 09:53 (5,473 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)   |   | |
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Post# 339862 , Reply# 32   4/4/2009 at 09:55 (5,473 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)   |   | |
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Post# 340029 , Reply# 35   4/5/2009 at 04:53 (5,472 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Thanks for all the wonderful comments fellas, Tom im with you on the low spin speeds, I often wondered what wrong with my parents fisrt machine a 600rpm Frigidaire, old enough to remember it in the kitchen but not old enough to know how it died. I may ask one day but as the folks have had so many machines with varying faults they probably wont know, As soon as the wonderful hangover I am left with after a fab night has gone I will start to get ready and when Paul comes over we can start some videos. R P.s Tom your Zanussi powder drawer looks mint inside, what did you use to clean it? Both Zanussi's of ours and a few others I have seen have really accumulated thick powder deposits that are now hard as concrete to budge. Dont know what it is about those drawers. Have any of yours been in this state? Tried scraping but its no use. Is there a wonder product? Cheers Rob |
Post# 340053 , Reply# 38   4/5/2009 at 08:22 (5,472 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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I should add that the powder drawer on my Z9191T is identical to that on the Hotpoint 1826 and is still available. The original handle itself is detached and then replaced onto the new drawer when fitting. Tom. |
Post# 340066 , Reply# 39   4/5/2009 at 09:18 (5,472 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Great minds think alike Tom! Just given the machine one hell of a clean and doused all internal parts with Harpic Power 100% limescale loo cleaner and inside its fresh shiny and new. Will soak the powder drawer in some later and see what happens if not then we can get a new one. Cheers for that Tom your a massive help R |
Post# 340080 , Reply# 42   4/5/2009 at 11:31 (5,471 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Mark/Darren As Paul mentioned we have run a wash through and I must say while the water levels are high, they are not as high as the Hoover levels. Possibly suggests yours may have been faulty but my calculations based upon the water usage of 145 litres mentioned in Mikes posting ours is working fine. The 145 Litres is split between the wash, cooldown and 5 rinses means an average fill of 24 litres vs Hoovers 120litres for wash and 3 rinses. |
Post# 340082 , Reply# 43   4/5/2009 at 11:40 (5,471 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Simon Of all the people I thought I could woo with a Hotpoint you were never one of them LOL. Oh for some orange Formica, Marley flooring and maybe some Dulux Aubergine Matt. Just on the lookout for the Mustard Hotpoint Light and Easy cleaner to match. Just a teaser until later... Starting the first wash |
Post# 340083 , Reply# 44   4/5/2009 at 11:40 (5,471 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340084 , Reply# 45   4/5/2009 at 11:41 (5,471 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340100 , Reply# 46   4/5/2009 at 13:48 (5,471 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 340102 , Reply# 47   4/5/2009 at 14:13 (5,471 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Neptune soap scrubber? What are they? In the machine is the "Arielette" powder dispenser which came with those P&G detergents in the early 90's. The reason we had them was because the sump hoses in most vintage machines filled with water and soap from the machines dispenser drawer, the first gush of water washed most of the powder into the sump which wouldnt then be utilised in the wash. The advent of Ultra/compact powders meant that ultimately most of the powder would of been lost before the water level was correct. So they invented the dispenser ball to be added to the drum which meant all the powder was used in the wash whhen the action started and none was lost down the sump. These days with special sump systems we are back to using the drawers on modern machines. |
Post# 340104 , Reply# 48   4/5/2009 at 14:15 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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here we go then. The ratings plate on thee 1826 with date code 83, tying it to November 1976... |
Post# 340105 , Reply# 49   4/5/2009 at 14:17 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the back of the machine which, rather irritatingly, has absolutely nowhere to tie the drain hose or cable flex. annoying when we came to put the machine away, but hey nothing too bad.... |
Post# 340106 , Reply# 50   4/5/2009 at 14:19 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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First cycle was run to clean it out a little. Note the fiddly door release mechanism - slide the switch to the right and pull handle forward.... |
Post# 340107 , Reply# 51   4/5/2009 at 14:20 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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after a while - suds galore.... |
Post# 340108 , Reply# 52   4/5/2009 at 14:21 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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a bit of a portrait picture.... |
Post# 340110 , Reply# 53   4/5/2009 at 14:22 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the famous branding and name.... |
Post# 340111 , Reply# 54   4/5/2009 at 14:22 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Options and programme guide... |
Post# 340114 , Reply# 56   4/5/2009 at 14:26 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The mirror finish panels on either side of the facia panel are immaculate, resulting in this unusual picture opportunity.... |
Post# 340115 , Reply# 57   4/5/2009 at 14:29 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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before switch on with its first load under our custodianship - quite possibly the only load it does, before bearings change in the summer..... |
Post# 340116 , Reply# 58   4/5/2009 at 14:30 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Frilly, fluffy suds develop... |
Post# 340119 , Reply# 61   4/5/2009 at 14:37 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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look to the left.... |
Post# 340120 , Reply# 62   4/5/2009 at 14:39 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and look to the right.... |
Post# 340128 , Reply# 63   4/5/2009 at 15:15 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Second vid. A bit longer, with more variety. Some filling, tumbling and draining, then drain tumbling. No spin....yet! CLICK HERE TO GO TO matchboxpaul's LINK |
Post# 340129 , Reply# 64   4/5/2009 at 15:19 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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looming overhead.... |
Post# 340130 , Reply# 65   4/5/2009 at 15:31 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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working towards final spin... |
Post# 340134 , Reply# 66   4/5/2009 at 15:37 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Onto the 520rpm spin... |
Post# 340141 , Reply# 69   4/5/2009 at 15:57 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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final portrait of the evening... |
Post# 340142 , Reply# 70   4/5/2009 at 15:58 (5,471 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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through the purple door... |
Post# 340348 , Reply# 72   4/6/2009 at 13:48 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys)   |   | |
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Post# 340379 , Reply# 75   4/6/2009 at 15:14 (5,470 days old) by moonvalleycacti ()   |   | |
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You all have some great machines over there... |
Post# 340401 , Reply# 80   4/6/2009 at 15:55 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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My mistake, sorry for the typo! |
Post# 340414 , Reply# 81   4/6/2009 at 16:24 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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In the link below... I will be able to identify that mystery washer but it could take me some time as I need to go through the exploded parts diagrams for each model. Tom CLICK HERE TO GO TO hotpoint9534's LINK |
Post# 340417 , Reply# 82   4/6/2009 at 16:33 (5,470 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340419 , Reply# 83   4/6/2009 at 16:34 (5,470 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340422 , Reply# 85   4/6/2009 at 16:35 (5,470 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340423 , Reply# 86   4/6/2009 at 16:36 (5,470 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340424 , Reply# 87   4/6/2009 at 16:36 (5,470 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Hi again Tom. just been and checked the advert from which that mystery machine came from. It was dated 1974. Also on sale was the compact toploader Zanussi P5. Hope this is useful. thanks Paul |
Post# 340425 , Reply# 88   4/6/2009 at 16:37 (5,470 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 340546 , Reply# 91   4/7/2009 at 05:36 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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I've had another look this morning before I head off to work and I've found the exploded parts diagrams for the DL4 and DL6. As you can see, both the control panels match the mystery machine. |
Post# 340547 , Reply# 92   4/7/2009 at 05:37 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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Some of the part numbers are different from the DL4 so they aren't quite identical. |
Post# 340548 , Reply# 93   4/7/2009 at 05:40 (5,470 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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These may come in useful when you change the bearings. See the link below. Tom. CLICK HERE TO GO TO hotpoint9534's LINK |
Post# 340702 , Reply# 96   4/7/2009 at 15:29 (5,469 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Lumpy! hmmppphhh I do not have lumpy towels! LOL That load only finished drying today aswell despite being on a clothes horse infront of the dining room radiator. Dont think il be tumble drying much out of that machine somehow. Was weird having a bath then getting wrapped up in a towel that was strongly smelling of Lenor. The scent really does linger with the extended drying time. R |
Post# 341557 , Reply# 97   4/11/2009 at 11:00 (5,465 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 343575 , Reply# 104   4/19/2009 at 19:31 (5,457 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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