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Can someone in the UK identify this washer?
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Post# 376756   9/3/2009 at 23:21 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        

I put up a thread on the vintage forum, but didn't get a response. So, I'm thinking it could be something newer. I got it from a scrapper, plugged it in, and it works! Could this possibly be a Hoover or Hotpoint? It was made in Italy. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

NorfolkSouthern





Post# 376769 , Reply# 1   9/4/2009 at 02:49 (5,347 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Not Hoover or Hotpoint

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Looks like an Ariston to me....the control panel is very similar to the "Margarita" range we had here in the 80`s, great restore project though!!!

Post# 376770 , Reply# 2   9/4/2009 at 02:56 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        

My intention is to restore it, but I will need some help. I hope you folks don't mind the redundancy in photos. Here are the push buttons, all of them work including the red indicator light.

NorfolkSouthern


Post# 376771 , Reply# 3   9/4/2009 at 02:58 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        
The dials

Again, all settings work but I haven't tried the temperature because the machine is on a Y connector. But when I filled it with warm water and ran it, it did actually seem to heat the water!

NorfolkSouthern


Post# 376772 , Reply# 4   9/4/2009 at 03:00 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        
But there was a problem

with the boot. The machine started leaking when I ran some rags through for a test. I opened the door and found the boot gasket loose!

NorfolkSouthern


Post# 376773 , Reply# 5   9/4/2009 at 03:03 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        
So I pulled the rest off

and found that the rubber is in great shape. No cracks, no cuts. Soft, supple, and rubbery like it should be! There's also a wire and a spring that apparently holds it between the door and the outer tub. Yes, I am going to have to figure out how to take it apart now, I guess.

NorfolkSouthern


Post# 376775 , Reply# 6   9/4/2009 at 03:19 (5,347 days old) by norfolksouthern ()        
When I ran this machine...

I began to understand why these older front loaders are so desirable in Europe. I'm not sure if this is a matchbox, or something else. Maybe someone can fill me in. Anyway. When it washes, it fills to the bottom of the boot. But during rinse, it fills half way up the door several times and really flushes out the detergent! It doesn't spin very fast, I would estimate that it's probably less than 500 RPM. But it does reach top speed very quickly, within what seems to be seconds. The motor is obviously quite healthy: There is plenty of torque.

I haven't seen a front loader like this in years, if I saw one at all. There is no reference on the internet, and the scrapper who found it thought of it as such a novelty he just couldn't bring himself to redeem the metal value out of it. So here it is! How many exist here in the United States, I haven't a clue. They didn't sell very well back in the 1980's, so I guess not many were imported.

Any information I can get, as well as any possible photos of the original Italian model would be of the greatest help. Keep me in your prayers as I go through this with the greatest care I can muster, as I may not be able to even find parts should something break!

NorfolkSouthern


Post# 376786 , Reply# 7   9/4/2009 at 05:44 (5,347 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        

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hi, is there no rating plate or anything on the back to state the manufacturer, anyway it looks like a very old ariston, but im not sure could you post a picture of the drum? mite help.

Post# 376798 , Reply# 8   9/4/2009 at 07:36 (5,347 days old) by bewitched (Italy)        
Zerowatt

Hello! It is an old Zerowatt machine! This is a model made before the Zerowatt company entered the Candy group! Nothing better than Candy anyway!

Post# 376800 , Reply# 9   9/4/2009 at 07:43 (5,347 days old) by bewitched (Italy)        
a zerowatt of that era

This is a Zerowatt of the era of your Excellence


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