Rare front loader on ebay

Well, it certainly looks like a real Bauknecht - one from before Whirlpool destroyed them.
Still, it is truly vintage and - here's the bad news - getting parts for them is enormously, tremendously, horrendously hard.
Whirlpool intentionally destroyed all inventory which was 1/10 of a nano-second outside of the required warranty period when they took over the company.

Over here, it would be worth perhaps �80 at best.

Now, that doesn't change the fact that these were really quite good machines and even if Stiftung Warrentest knocked that "6 Kilos" down to 4.5 in their reviews back then, they were wonderful washers.

And, yes, with 3.3Kw, they did heat water quiet rapidly. Actually, their special enzyme programs were designed to raise the temperature to the optimal range for enzymes of those days, hold them there for a period and then raise them to the temperature needed to activate oxygen bleach.

Used with an American diaper detergent with enzymes like Drift, I suspect this machine would probably do a brilliant job.
Of course, 500rpm isn't anything special. Clothes would come out about as they do from a good American TL running about 650rpm - the Bauknecht spin program was praised in its day for removing more water than other machines running even 150 rpm faster. It is not only how fast you spin, but how long and how you get up there that matters.


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Post# 356644 6/12/2009 at 22:21 (5,430 days old) by rickr (.)
Checkrate/Likes What this is doing in California is anyones guess. Looks like a cool machine to add to a collection in the USA.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO rickr's LINK on eBay

Post# 356659 , Reply# 1 6/12/2009 at 23:31 (5,430 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)
Checkrate/Likes *8kg!!!!!!! ?????* Probably bout half that lol ;). As rare as it is- especially over there it isnt worth $500! Seamus

Post# 356665 , Reply# 2 6/13/2009 at 00:33 (5,430 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There�s a Lady on Stage)
Checkrate/Likes *Riding On My Coat-tails!* LOL We covered this appliance already! LOL It did'nt sell the first time, so seller relisted. Vintage European washing machine which some members on the otherside of the pond have or had, at least a simliar model. Slow spin speed, and cold fill only. Then again with over 3Kw of heating power, shouldn't take long to bring even Alaska tap water in winter up to 200F. L.

Post# 356679 , Reply# 3 6/13/2009 at 03:12 (5,430 days old) by hoovermatic (UK)
Checkrate/Likes 8 kilos? This must be the Tardis model!

Post# 356682 , Reply# 4 6/13/2009 at 05:31 (5,430 days old) by favorit ()
Checkrate/Likes *definately a 1980's model* Cylinder volume is 48 cubic decimetres, so it's a 5 kg machine Launderess, fancy that some 60's mieles (4 and 5 kg models) had a somewhat 6 KW heater ..... less than ten minutes from tap cold to boiling

Post# 356694 , Reply# 5 6/13/2009 at 08:29 (5,430 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Se�ora de Los Angeles de Porci�ncula)
Checkrate/Likes My designer eyes can't be wrong I'm 99,9999999% sure it's a 6kg machine.

Post# 356696 , Reply# 6 6/13/2009 at 08:31 (5,430 days old) by davek ()
Checkrate/Likes So your designer eyes can read the 6kg sticker image, too? Glad I'm not the only one!

Post# 356698 , Reply# 7 6/13/2009 at 08:33 (5,430 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Se�ora de Los Angeles de Porci�ncula)
Checkrate/Likes Sticker, where?

Post# 356700 , Reply# 8 6/13/2009 at 08:35 (5,430 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Se�ora de Los Angeles de Porci�ncula)
Checkrate/Likes Oh, now I checked again and saw there are more pictures of it, including the sticker...

Post# 356711 , Reply# 9 6/13/2009 at 10:41 (5,429 days old) by supremewhirlpol ()
Checkrate/Likes Yes, that is 6kg alright. Thomasortega, your eyes seem to be fine to me.

Post# 356716 , Reply# 10 6/13/2009 at 12:07 (5,429 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)
Checkrate/Likes *hmm* Well, it certainly looks like a real Bauknecht - one from before Whirlpool destroyed them. Still, it is truly vintage and - here's the bad news - getting parts for them is enormously, tremendously, horrendously hard. Whirlpool intentionally destroyed all inventory which was 1/10 of a nano-second outside of the required warranty period when they took over the company. Over here, it would be worth perhaps �80 at best. Now, that doesn't change the fact that these were really quite good machines and even if Stiftung Warrentest knocked that "6 Kilos" down to 4.5 in their reviews back then, they were wonderful washers. And, yes, with 3.3Kw, they did heat water quiet rapidly. Actually, their special enzyme programs were designed to raise the temperature to the optimal range for enzymes of those days, hold them there for a period and then raise them to the temperature needed to activate oxygen bleach. Used with an American diaper detergent with enzymes like Drift, I suspect this machine would probably do a brilliant job. Of course, 500rpm isn't anything special. Clothes would come out about as they do from a good American TL running about 650rpm - the Bauknecht spin program was praised in its day for removing more water than other machines running even 150 rpm faster. It is not only how fast you spin, but how long and how you get up there that matters.

Post# 356724 , Reply# 11 6/13/2009 at 13:03 (5,429 days old) by davek ()
Checkrate/Likes Thomas, I assumed that your 99.9999999% was from seeing the sticker. I thought it was funny that people were debating its capacity when I had already seen the sticker. When did Whirlpool buy Bauknecht?

Post# 356732 , Reply# 12 6/13/2009 at 13:26 (5,429 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Se�ora de Los Angeles de Porci�ncula)
Checkrate/Likes No Dave, I haven't seen the sticker before. The only picture I saw before posting my comment was a picture of the drum that I enlarged randomly.