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Post# 526964   6/26/2011 at 08:02 (4,658 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Found this on ebay wondered where its from anyone know?
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Post# 526967 , Reply# 1   6/26/2011 at 08:10 (4,658 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I kno that they make freezers and fridges but not washers from a very confused Tom |
Post# 526969 , Reply# 2   6/26/2011 at 08:15 (4,658 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 526970 , Reply# 3   6/26/2011 at 08:24 (4,658 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I hardly dare say this, but they were made by a Dutch company by the name of Velaundry. These washers were sold in the Netherlands under the name Velo. Velo used to be a quality product, there are still many older wringer washers used. Unfortunately at a certain moment the factory was taken over and that is where the history of the crap Velaundry produced starts. I'm not sure if this is an older machine of one of the newer ones. They look the same. If you want to be safe, then stay away from them. Parts are no longer available at the factory because they went bankrupt.
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Post# 526971 , Reply# 4   6/26/2011 at 08:27 (4,658 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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heres a video of one..........has a unique gear drive system, and a 2800rpm spinner
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Post# 526975 , Reply# 5   6/26/2011 at 08:47 (4,658 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527014 , Reply# 6   6/26/2011 at 12:54 (4,658 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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We put this through its paces a couple of years ago, its a large tub, the rollover was good, the spinner big and great for rinsing with the pump, not a bad machine, but wasnt pushed for reliability.....now the other Velo which was the Servis machines was not as well made as this one - the Norfrost..!!!
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Post# 527018 , Reply# 7   6/26/2011 at 13:02 (4,658 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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I saw your video its a clever design at least the doing away with the clunky gearbox surely makes it quieter and less to go wrong it reminds me of the Servis twinny my Mum had back in 64 it was a Mk 1 with the pump lever not dial I loved that machine and can remember it now, I would so like to see one in action again sadly have never come accross one of that vintage I have used newer ones since though but its not the same.
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Post# 527023 , Reply# 8   6/26/2011 at 13:18 (4,658 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 527481 , Reply# 9   6/28/2011 at 23:42 (4,656 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 527483 , Reply# 10   6/28/2011 at 23:54 (4,656 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Exactly, Nate, I thought the exact same Syncro-Swing thang!
Very interesting design, looks Asian built. I like that they used a black agitator in the stainless tub. How much does a similar style Servis hold? 7 lbs would be admirable for a twinnie, the Hoover & Maytags here will barely circulate 5 lbs. |
Post# 527507 , Reply# 11   6/29/2011 at 03:11 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Austin, it is an interesting design, it makes a very different sound to the larger gearboxes of old, but I would say its slightly louder than a good old fashioned gearbox from a traditional Servis twinny...it did make us all gasp when we saw this design, we had seen nothing like it before, the capacitor is nearly as big as the motor and I`ve seen bigger lawnmower engines...LOl
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Post# 527508 , Reply# 12   6/29/2011 at 03:19 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527509 , Reply# 13   6/29/2011 at 03:25 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527510 , Reply# 14   6/29/2011 at 03:29 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527511 , Reply# 15   6/29/2011 at 03:37 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527512 , Reply# 16   6/29/2011 at 03:43 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Greg, the Hoover twinnys are rated 6lb, but like you say on max capacity some loads labour badly...the Servis / Speedqueen holds 6lbs and the Hotpoint 7lb which clearly has a deeper tub...the modern Servis badged Velo machine hada retro feel to it, like the first Servis MK1 from 1959 which Austin remembers...again its a poor imitation to the quality of the first Servis built machines
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Post# 527513 , Reply# 17   6/29/2011 at 03:45 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527514 , Reply# 18   6/29/2011 at 03:47 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527515 , Reply# 19   6/29/2011 at 03:49 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527516 , Reply# 20   6/29/2011 at 03:52 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527517 , Reply# 21   6/29/2011 at 03:55 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527518 , Reply# 22   6/29/2011 at 03:59 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527519 , Reply# 23   6/29/2011 at 04:00 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527520 , Reply# 24   6/29/2011 at 04:15 (4,655 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 527522 , Reply# 25   6/29/2011 at 04:19 (4,655 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Thats a perfect MK1 you have there and exactly like my Mums apart from hers was white, Its just when it was in the house it looked so big but that was because I was so small :) I was 5 when it came into our kitchen to replace a Hoover washer with a manual wringer...
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Post# 527601 , Reply# 26   6/29/2011 at 12:17 (4,655 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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This is a picture of my Velo. Looks the same, although picture is from a different angle. It's a machine with a round tub.
Mike, The single tub machines had mostly round tubs, but the last model was a square model, just like the Norfrost twintub but without the spinner. More pictures of my Velo in my album (link) CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK |
Post# 527708 , Reply# 27   6/29/2011 at 19:26 (4,655 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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