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Post# 363892   7/14/2009 at 13:13 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Been a bit busy recently.

Indeed - I picked up a machine this very evening, on my way back from work! (Dont ask Rob, cause you will have to wait and see).

First off was a dishwasher from a good few months ago now, but I cant remember whether i posted about.

It was spotted on the other current Hotpoint UK thread, so here are a couple more pictures of it.

Its a Hotpoint 7861 Super De Luxe. Its a wee bit later than Rob stated in the other thread - If i remember rightly its from early 1989 (I know its in the wrong forum, but the other machines are a tad older):






Post# 363893 , Reply# 1   7/14/2009 at 13:14 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

very difficult to get sharp piccies of this machine, as the perspex facia cover plays tricks with and confuses the camera:

Post# 363894 , Reply# 2   7/14/2009 at 13:15 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Needed a bit of tidying up and there is an annoying blob of something, ruining the Hotpoint branding, under the perspex cover:

Post# 363895 , Reply# 3   7/14/2009 at 13:17 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

slightly shrunk to fit better on the screen.

The programme options:


Post# 363896 , Reply# 4   7/14/2009 at 13:18 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        
and to the inside...

this original set of racks were rusted to the point of disintegration in parts, so they were replaced with this superior set, which are identical:


Post# 363899 , Reply# 5   7/14/2009 at 13:20 (5,393 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        
from the inside of a 7861....

....to the inside of another Hotpoint dishwasher, but this time a virtually unused, absolutely immaculate machine from back in 1983! Can you guess which one it is?

Post# 363901 , Reply# 6   7/14/2009 at 13:24 (5,393 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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tut tut what a tease!



Post# 363902 , Reply# 7   7/14/2009 at 13:25 (5,393 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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It was actually never used until the week before we got it when the previous owner ran it on its first wash to make sure it still actually worked!



Post# 363956 , Reply# 8   7/14/2009 at 15:51 (5,393 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        

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Is it my imagination or do the facia/programmes and interior look very Bosch??

Post# 363957 , Reply# 9   7/14/2009 at 16:00 (5,393 days old) by electron800 ()        
I do believe

Hotpoint dishwashers were made by Bosch in Germany. How they got away with claiming they were made in Britain is beyond me.

Hoover did the same with Zanussi IIRC

That dishwasher does look just like my friend's early 90s Bosch dishwasher. I love it! :D

Matt


Post# 364082 , Reply# 10   7/15/2009 at 07:53 (5,392 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        

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I didn't think I was going batty....well, not yet anyway!

Post# 364093 , Reply# 11   7/15/2009 at 08:40 (5,392 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
How Could They Claim British Made??

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Because the parts where made by Bosch in Germany & shipped to the UK where they where assembled (MADE) in a UK produced cabinet!!!

the best of both worlds, excellent Bosch parts & Hotpoint UK branding!!, lovely find there boys!!!



Post# 364144 , Reply# 12   7/15/2009 at 11:01 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Yep - Hotpoint dishwashers used to be essentially West German Bosch's.

I think this relationship started with the introduction of the Liberator machines in the mid to late 1970's.

Prior to that - I really dont know who made Hotpoint dishwashers! I have attached a picture of Hotpoints original dishwasher in the form of Model 1814.
Any ideas about this machine or experiences of it would be gratefully received.

Cheers
Paul


Post# 364148 , Reply# 13   7/15/2009 at 11:04 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Followed by the Liberator machines - models 840, 850, 860 and 870.
These were, i think, the first Bosch machines in Hotpoint garb.

Facia pic courtesy of Mike...


Post# 364153 , Reply# 14   7/15/2009 at 11:06 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

The Liberators were replaced by the 'Silvers', in the shape of the 5 digit 19-series machines...

Post# 364154 , Reply# 15   7/15/2009 at 11:09 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        
The Silver machines lead me back....

....to the mystery machine.

Now I never knew that Hotpoint did this series of machines.

Replacing the silvers and designed to match the brown 17&18-series laundry products and the 1982 issue New Generations, we have an early brown series machine in the form of the 19950 De Luxe...


Post# 364157 , Reply# 16   7/15/2009 at 11:12 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

The machine was, as Rob says, trialled by its previous owner who inherited it with his newly purchased house.

The machine was there when he moved in and was still covered in its protective plastic films, which he removed to test it. grrrrrr!

All the signs are that the machine was unused until he tested it, in order to sell it.

A quick wipeover produced the following machine...


Post# 364159 , Reply# 17   7/15/2009 at 11:14 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

with the rinse aid replensihment countdown, set to zero.

as the machine completes each full programme, this ticks down...


Post# 364160 , Reply# 18   7/15/2009 at 11:14 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

the back...

Post# 364161 , Reply# 19   7/15/2009 at 11:15 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

a jaunty angle...

Post# 364162 , Reply# 20   7/15/2009 at 11:16 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

the famous brand - the model number - the name....

Post# 364164 , Reply# 21   7/15/2009 at 11:17 (5,392 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

my car contained both of these machines for a couple of days.

the dishwasher came from Essex, whilst the bendix dryer came from Coventry...


Post# 364211 , Reply# 22   7/15/2009 at 13:09 (5,392 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Thats the one!

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Hello Paul

Re, email

that is the one i was thinking of, i new it would have to be special for you to drive to my birthplace :-)....also we had one of these at work ages ago, and the matching iced diamond fridge freezer...........this was great styling, i really like it...........so well done........really nice.

am i right in thinking that poor old Bendix is shoved in the coal cupboard

Tsk tsk :-)

Gary


Post# 364476 , Reply# 23   7/16/2009 at 08:35 (5,391 days old) by mark1973 ()        


Hey Guys

Beautiful Hotpoint dishwasher from 83 you have there. I never really new what dishwashers Hotpoint did before the late 80's. I remember seeing a pic of the Liberator one but that's all I new of.

Interesting how like the early top loaders the dishwasher has 2 dials with one for the programme and one for temperature.

Fabulous!

Mark
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Post# 364483 , Reply# 24   7/16/2009 at 08:46 (5,391 days old) by mark1973 ()        


Forgot to say that we had a Hotpoint dishwasher simlar to your late 80's one when we were in our old house. It was before we got the Zanussi one from the late 80's. Originally Andrew had the Hoover Crysteljet which he got when his last relationship finished. Anyway that never worked properly as the bottom wash arm would hit the door and sometimes stick. Also the timer would stop advancing every now and then.
We then got the hotpoint from the local junkyard. It was replaced with the Zanussi when it started leaking. It was almond.

I have attached a pic of our old Hotpoint 1400 and you can see part of the dishwasher. It's the only pic I have where you can see it properly.

Mark
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Post# 364852 , Reply# 25   7/17/2009 at 13:10 (5,390 days old) by dubstar85 (Glasgow, Scotland)        

My folks had the BOL Hotpoint dishwasher from 1989. The machine lasted for about 15 years or so! It got put on after every dinner and it fell into my good hands to unload it before I went to School. This is why we got a Bosch dishwasher since the racks have not really changed a great deal.

I think the model number for my dishwasher was 7821. It had three programs: Super wash 65(written in Red), Normal wash 65 (written in green) and Pre Wash no heat (written in white). It had that perspex cover too so the machine looked as good as new even when it was ready to go to the skip! What killed it was a leak that went undetected and rusted the bottom off it. It was tripping the circuit breakers. It was replaced by another Bosch made Hotpoint. The DWF34. Thinking back now, the machine is pretty much identical to the Bosch machine I have now.

David



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