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Post# 365999   7/21/2009 at 17:48 (5,385 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

Does anyone remember the Electra Deluxe and the Creda crusader machines?My nan used to have the Electra model i think it was the 11500 model,just wondered if anyone had any photo's or restored one recently

thanks

Neil





Post# 366125 , Reply# 1   7/22/2009 at 05:05 (5,385 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
i have one

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i have a crusader 37660 dryer

Post# 366226 , Reply# 2   7/22/2009 at 12:49 (5,384 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        
Welcome to the club!

Hi neil.

You will be pleased to know that a certain someone (not me!) owns a superb condition Electra 11500!!!! I promise you it looks stunning.

If i remember correctly it needs a new set of bearings fitting but, apart from that, is in fine form.

I will let the owner of the machine post the pics (if he doesnt see the thread, I will do the honours on his behalf, at a later date).

Meanwhile, here is the Creda Crusader 1000 - if anyone knows the model number, I'd love to know it.

Cheers
Paul


Post# 366273 , Reply# 3   7/22/2009 at 15:14 (5,384 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

that's the one my best friends mum had!!!!! wow My Nan always said her electra was the was the best washer she ever had,so did my mates mum!! both had them 15 or so years!! i always liked the drums an all these years on i can still remember the sound of the machine when it drained and spun!!

Post# 367160 , Reply# 4   7/26/2009 at 13:09 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Electra 1150

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Hi Neil, welcome to the club, you`ll have lots to catch up on, dare say you will have a few sleepless nights looking at all the stuff on here, like we all did when we first founfd the club!!! enjoy..

Was yours Nans this model??


Post# 367162 , Reply# 5   7/26/2009 at 13:10 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Creda Electra

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Post# 367163 , Reply# 6   7/26/2009 at 13:12 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Programmes

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Post# 367164 , Reply# 7   7/26/2009 at 13:13 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Programme Options

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Wouldnt miss these in the dark!!!

Post# 367166 , Reply# 8   7/26/2009 at 13:14 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Programmer

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Post# 367167 , Reply# 9   7/26/2009 at 13:15 (5,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Workings

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Post# 367199 , Reply# 10   7/26/2009 at 13:52 (5,380 days old) by fl1012 ()        

Wow, my auntie had one of these. It was great, how the timer ticked in between tumbling was really memorable for me. And that water level was pretty mad on the rinses too.

Her example also lasted around 15 years, she replaced it with a newer Electra 'Eco' model, built by Servis i think. As far as i know the old Electra was only just starting to make weird noises, but she decided to get rid before it died totally. Shame really.


Post# 367466 , Reply# 11   7/27/2009 at 09:12 (5,380 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

yeah,That was my Nan's model!!! It looks in great condition,have you any videos of it in action? would be great to see some!!!

Post# 367485 , Reply# 12   7/27/2009 at 10:31 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Creda Electra

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Dont have a vid yet, it needs its bearing changed, its in the queue!!! I picked this up from house that an elderley lady had lived in since 1940, it was in an outhouse, really old round plug & wiring!!!its in great nick except for the rumbling....everything about this UK design is great for me, from the powder dispenser being so smooth and easy to clean, the simple use of programmes and the ease of use etc....Creda at its best!!!

Post# 367488 , Reply# 13   7/27/2009 at 10:33 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Creda Electra

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Info

Post# 367489 , Reply# 14   7/27/2009 at 10:34 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Creda Electra

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Look at the backplate on the drum for extra strength!!!

Post# 367490 , Reply# 15   7/27/2009 at 10:35 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Drum

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Post# 367491 , Reply# 16   7/27/2009 at 10:36 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Dispenser

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Smooth sides and easy to use & keep clean!!!

Post# 367492 , Reply# 17   7/27/2009 at 10:38 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Outer Dispenser

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Why cant they make em like this now!!!

Post# 367494 , Reply# 18   7/27/2009 at 10:40 (5,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Creda Electra

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Backplate - even had the original transit brackets !!!

Post# 367530 , Reply# 19   7/27/2009 at 13:13 (5,379 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

i always loved the drum in my nan's washer,and the sound when it's draining to spin!

Post# 367545 , Reply# 20   7/27/2009 at 14:20 (5,379 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
Electra/Creda

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Hello Mike and all

Hmm maybe i am being thick here :-)

But the drum backplate looks like Hoover but the suspension looks like Hotpoint...........hmm were these machines hybrids or totally Creda?

Fanx

der ficko in Cornwall


Post# 367558 , Reply# 21   7/27/2009 at 15:24 (5,379 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)        

they were definitley creda/electra drums cos i've never seen them on any other machine

Post# 367748 , Reply# 22   7/28/2009 at 04:50 (5,379 days old) by aquacycle (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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We had an Electra when I was younger. Not sure on the model. It was a 1993 machine with 2 dials on the right hand side - a delay timer and a program dial - and the soap dispenser on the left, with buttons in the middle and had a push in/pull out dial. I always remember it had a very weak door catch. It was a hopeless machine anyway and we had it repaired about 5 or 6 times in the 3 years we had it and then my Mum got sick of it and bought a Zanussi AquaCycle.

Post# 367932 , Reply# 23   7/28/2009 at 19:29 (5,378 days old) by zanussi_lover (Nottingham, UK)        
omg

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my mum had one of these washers, from 1988-1991

i remember it being a creda with a chrome door, i remember doing a wash load in it when i was aged two (1991), my dad started the machine and the sparks streaming from the plug socket, as the fuse blew =[

i'm sure it was a creda debonair, i think or the creda badged version of that electra =]

i miss that machine, can't remember much of it though.

Only thing i remember was my dad using 80's Daz Automatic Liquid and filling the ball up with a light blue white creamy liquid into the Dazlette


Post# 367984 , Reply# 24   7/28/2009 at 22:31 (5,378 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)        

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my neighbour had a Creda Concord 1100 when i was little. This machine was awesome from memory. Had a black slanted facia with two large dials, one temp, one programme. Three or four lightswitch type buttons and a very small on/off button at the far end next to the programmer. Also the indicator light was in between the temp dial and the option switches. Does anyone else remember/have pictures of the Creda Concord models? This one lasted a long time and was replaced by a Creda SupaSpeed 1200 which i believe is still going.

The Concord range looked like this dryer below, only the washers had two dials as already explained. Also this facia is a lighter colour.
Matt



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