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Thread Number: 30882
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| Post# 466470 , Reply# 1 9/29/2010 at 23:44 (4,951 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Rare Machines
Morning james
Good luck in your quest. Your right about older people hanging on to things, items do turn up, in a way it is best to place adverts etc and then forget about them. I have had a wanted add in my local papers for ab out 3 years and so far I have gotten two machines from this advert so it does work. But Patience is the key to all this collecting I admire your enthusiasm and drive so lets hope it gets you what you want. Gary | ||
| Post# 466659 , Reply# 3 10/1/2010 at 08:30 (4,949 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.) | ||
very rare,good choice
Hi all,first ever post but been lurking for a long time,so finaly plucked up courage.Good choice, as i think the Hotpoint 1600 was the best looking front load washer Hotpoint ever prodced.It spoilt the look a little being all white on the facelift version 1830.Being an appliance engineer for many years now i have worked on these models in the distant past.They are probably rare to find as they had reliability issues.It was the first Hotpoint to use electronic motor speed control ,so had not realy been perfected ,although i think a similar system had been used on the English Electric reversomat solid state.A fellow member of this site who i met recently ,Matchboxpaul asked for info on the 1600 so i sent him a rambling email on the subject and with some info from another engineer he edited it .So Matchboxpaul if you read this it might be of intrest if you could post it.And James good luck with your search.
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| Post# 466720 , Reply# 5 10/1/2010 at 15:55 (4,949 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.) | ||
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Looks familiar !
Hi all,looking back the Hotpoint 1600 probably wasnt that bad when compared to whats about now,at least they were repairable.You mention the suspension,the 1600 had good strong suspension and wasnt a problem at all.The tub was supported from the base by 4 coil springs ,1 at each corner so didnt suffer from twisting as happened on later 2 post suspension machines.Looking back they were a very stable smooth running machine on that score.James,i will try and find your email adddress and look forward to having a chat.I found these in my garage bit of a coincidence.Regards Nige.
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| Post# 467294 , Reply# 7 10/4/2010 at 16:28 (4,946 days old) by HooverJames () | ||
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Nige? I sent you an e-mail and I'm not sure if you got it. James. | ||
| Post# 467514 , Reply# 10 10/5/2010 at 15:55 (4,945 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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