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Thread Number: 22077
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| Post# 346717 , Reply# 1 5/5/2009 at 10:27 (5,462 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Very cool Cool washer Kic! Andrew S. | ||
| Post# 346746 , Reply# 2 5/5/2009 at 12:47 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
OMG Thats so weird They were badged as Frigidaires in the UK - Its akin to what my mothers first washer was but with a different dial/fascia but the fascinating thing is that machine above has the Hotpoint UK drum but not any other Hotpoint features/characteristics, Could of of been made in the UK or Italy? If it was made in the UK was my mothers first machine a Hotpoint in disguise? This opens up a right can of worms for me lol. Rob | ||
| Post# 346748 , Reply# 3 5/5/2009 at 12:48 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 346751 , Reply# 4 5/5/2009 at 12:52 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 346756 , Reply# 5 5/5/2009 at 13:30 (5,462 days old) by kic () | ||
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u.k drum this machine eventually evolved into the one below!! the previous model to that is known also as Sangiorgio tema on the European market. here in S.A they known as Defy Automaid and have been S.A top seller for decades. 
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| Post# 346764 , Reply# 6 5/5/2009 at 14:54 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 346765 , Reply# 7 5/5/2009 at 14:55 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 346766 , Reply# 8 5/5/2009 at 14:57 (5,462 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 346793 , Reply# 9 5/5/2009 at 16:35 (5,462 days old) by kic () | ||
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well in that case... have a look at these... 
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| Post# 346794 , Reply# 10 5/5/2009 at 16:38 (5,462 days old) by kic () | ||
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above is the combo model and below a close up of the control panel and a 80's model. (same machine. new face:) 
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| Post# 346795 , Reply# 11 5/5/2009 at 16:39 (5,462 days old) by kic () | ||
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defy automaid close up 
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| Post# 346796 , Reply# 12 5/5/2009 at 16:46 (5,462 days old) by kic () | ||
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2003 model this was the last one to get a "face lift". 
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| Post# 347090 , Reply# 16 5/6/2009 at 17:12 (5,461 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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Its a weird one Alex I know. Just seems they are a hash of machines and possibly copied ideas/designs. Im still completely in the dark about my mothers Frigidaire for the facts I have about it. Bought in 1982 Was £199 from Comet FWIR it had a chrome door and a brown fascia. 600rpm I really ought to ask my folks more and see if any pictures I have confirm what it is. Had a tinker with the Liberator this weekend and got the bearings fixed - massive thanks to Mathew there. Not sure what videos Paul has on our camera but if there are any decent ones im sure they will be uploaded.... 
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| Post# 347309 , Reply# 20 5/7/2009 at 18:28 (5,460 days old) by favorit () | ||
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Philips before whirlpool age guess it was somewhat similar to this one 
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| Post# 347319 , Reply# 22 5/7/2009 at 18:56 (5,460 days old) by favorit () | ||
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toplader Philips Whirlpool late 80s. Moulds still were true philips/bauknecht ones, whirlcontamination arrived a bit later Those toploaders were made in France (Amiens) 
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| Post# 347324 , Reply# 23 5/7/2009 at 19:16 (5,460 days old) by kic () | ||
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close can see the resemblance, but it only had one dial on the left and a rocker switch middle soap drawer left. the dial protruded of the fascia and looked more like a small door knob- pull to startpush to stop. anyhow thanks for help! | ||
| Post# 347659 , Reply# 25 5/9/2009 at 09:19 (5,458 days old) by superelectronic (London, UK) | ||
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A small correction... ...sorry, Kic, just realised you didn't say anywhere you thought you were "going mad" - must read more carefully before setting off on a post! You get the idea though... Al | ||
Post# 347663 , Reply# 26 5/9/2009 at 10:03 (5,458 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Those Philips washers were quite expensive in these days. The Philips toploader I have cost about the same as a more or less BOL Miele machine! Anyway, those PM motors made it possible to control the rpm's on the spin. The spinspeed of the TOL models could be set everywhere between 120rpm and 850rpm. The PM motors are rather noisy during the wash, but relatively silent during the spin. Philips actually made several toploader models. The smaller one with the glass lid didn't spin very fast, I think it was under 400rpm because they didn't have suspension. There was also wider (square) models with higher spin speeds (up to 1000rpm indeed) but I don't remember that model being sold with a glass lid. | ||
| Post# 347675 , Reply# 27 5/9/2009 at 11:16 (5,458 days old) by kic () | ||
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Don't worry I didn't even notice it... probably because I am. | ||
| Post# 347718 , Reply# 28 5/9/2009 at 17:37 (5,458 days old) by saturn74 () | ||
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maybe...is this? this is a Philips frpm 80's it's a basic machine, we had one for 10 yrs badged IGNIS, it had one knob and two buttons: cold wash and rinse hold. 
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| Post# 347739 , Reply# 30 5/9/2009 at 20:06 (5,458 days old) by favorit () | ||
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"Another oddity mentioned above is Fagor, simply becaus Obvious. Fagor is a Spanish brand, you can find it only in Spain and France, for sure not @ Comet or @ Currys :-) link to stories & miracles of FagorBrandtGroup CLICK HERE TO GO TO favorit's LINK | ||
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Post# 347770 , Reply# 31 5/10/2009 at 01:11 (5,458 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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"Fagor is a Spanish brand, you can find it only in Spai
Actually you where more than likely to find it at Comet & Independants because a lot of own brand machines from the 70`s to 90`s where made by Fagor etc...hence in the Haynes manuals ... Those Phillips washers from the 80`s where one of the best around, especially with the Permag motors & Polypropelyne Drums all with a 10 yr guarantee, they where actually one of the main selling brands after Hotpoint, Hoover, Servis, Zanussi then Phillips.....the independants loved them, Electricity board shops had them badged as their own as well, the dryers where also a great success...AND yes that spin drain is to be seen to be believed......will get a vid done this week to show....talk about a whirlpool vortex!!! Heres my Electra badged Phillips, Model AWF682, 10lb load, 800rpm variable spin, also have the matching dryer but needs a deep clean have lived in a 60 a day ciggy house!!! 
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Post# 347772 , Reply# 32 5/10/2009 at 01:37 (5,458 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Defy
Welcome to the club kic (Louis)and what an interesting machine you bring here...I saw the Defy version at a friends house in Melville a few yrs ago, cream fascia, definately wasnt anything to do with the Hotpoint brand over here, Interesting about the Frigidaire model, which was made by General Motors both here and in France, so who made what for who has been a bit of a mystery...the blue fascia looks similar to the early Fischer & Paykel branding from NZ, I wonder as the early toploaders where based on the Hotpoint UK machine, perhaps there was a franchise / licencing agreement?? What machine do you have & use?? Rob, was your mums machine definately a Frigidaire?? could it have been a New Pol, Caravell or Soverign?? which Comet sold a lot of as own brand....Cheers, Mike | ||
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Post# 347778 , Reply# 33 5/10/2009 at 04:36 (5,458 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Nice machine Mike!! Looking forward to a video! Fagor is sold in the Netherlands too: CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK | ||
| Post# 347780 , Reply# 34 5/10/2009 at 04:51 (5,458 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 347818 , Reply# 37 5/10/2009 at 14:08 (5,457 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
Oh how i love those philips machines. I was lucky enough to use them on several occasions. My dads business partner & his wife inherited a matching set as the one in my picutre which sadly ment they matching zanussis FL811 & I forget the model of the dryer went into storage before being sold :-( I always remember the philips model woyuldn't allow you to turn the drum anti-clockwise. It locked because of the type of motor it used. Darren 
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| Post# 347834 , Reply# 39 5/10/2009 at 17:21 (5,457 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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