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Post# 365404   7/19/2009 at 14:52 (5,365 days old) by antonrob (Seahouses)        

1984 Philips AWB098 in regular use. 299 UK pounds well spent
back in Feb 84.


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Post# 365592 , Reply# 1   7/20/2009 at 03:54 (5,364 days old) by favorit ()        
25 years old ... obvious :

it's a real PHILIPS made before the Whirlpoolfornication (late eighties-early nineties)

Thanks to the SESA system (or PM system as was called here) it can spin even @ 120 rpm . No other washer have a spin setting lower than 400 rpm. It's a pity, cause sometimes this could be helpful.

Does anyone know why some vintage german/dutch brands had the detergent drawer on the right ? thinkin' of drop down Lavamats / Bauknechts


Post# 365593 , Reply# 2   7/20/2009 at 04:22 (5,364 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        

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You can add Blomberg, Brandts and Ocean to that list too

Post# 365594 , Reply# 3   7/20/2009 at 05:27 (5,364 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        

Great to see a proper Philips in working order. I take it this one was made in the Halifax factory?

We had a later 1989 Italian built Philips Series 90 elite with the drawer on the left hand side. The machine caused nothing but trouble. The washer had a new motor, new bearings, three new door handles/plastic door frames, timer, and rusted very badly. Eventually the on/off button got stuck on as well so we had to switch the machine on and off at the mains.
The end came one day in 1996 when the drain pump caught fire nearly taking the house with it!
It did use the proper old Philips drum, but I think that must have been about it.

Tom.


Post# 365679 , Reply# 4   7/20/2009 at 13:33 (5,364 days old) by bertrum ()        

Dont know why the dispenser drawer is on the right hand side, quite honestly it does not really matter what side, as long as the dispenser is not on the same side as the interlock, which always causes trouble down the line for obvious reasons!

Post# 365692 , Reply# 5   7/20/2009 at 15:12 (5,364 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Lovely Philips washing machine! Is the control knob the original one? Or is there something missing? I think this was an in between model, just to wait for the new generation washing machines.

Post# 365736 , Reply# 6   7/20/2009 at 18:30 (5,364 days old) by favorit ()        
help me understand ...

Halifax ... Eindhoven....
Is Philips Dutch or British ?

Anyway the swedish made microwave ovens are the only nice thing whirlpool kept from philips


Post# 365826 , Reply# 7   7/21/2009 at 03:07 (5,364 days old) by kic ()        
this is torture!

I am STILL looking for a pic of the Philips washer my mum had back in the early 90's! I remeber it being a very basic model with the timer on the right that pulled to start and a rocker switch. it has a brown fascia with orange writing on. I cant remember the door. can anyone help?

Post# 365872 , Reply# 8   7/21/2009 at 09:06 (5,363 days old) by antonrob (Seahouses)        

Your comment about the dispenser drawer not been over the interlock is spot on. This tray dripped for ages before I found where the moisture was coming from, only a couple of years after I bought it, fortunately in time to stop the panels rusting !

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Post# 365884 , Reply# 9   7/21/2009 at 10:03 (5,363 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        
Hi KIC

I have an old Philips which sounds like yours.

Its model number is AWB904.

It is buried at the back of my shed but eventually I will post a pic. It may take a while as its face is to the wall.

Brown fascia, timer knob plus one or two switches. Very basic machine, 400 rpm spin, induction motor.

Chris.


Post# 365892 , Reply# 10   7/21/2009 at 10:23 (5,363 days old) by kic ()        
Thank You Chris

Waiting in anticipation for sure!

Post# 366245 , Reply# 11   7/22/2009 at 14:03 (5,362 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        
a truly stunning machine!

congratulations on a superb purcaahse!

I love the 1970s and 1980s Philips machines and the more complicated the facia the better. This makes your machine, in my opinion, one of the best looking Philips machines ever.

Chunky, solid and bold styling - please post some more pictures of it!

Welcome to the club.
Regards
Paul



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