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Post# 659535 , Reply# 2 2/11/2013 at 03:25 (4,085 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Creda
Hello Dave
One of the best dryers available are the last series Creda which was made here, theres one in wigan on ebay now, it has a pump, 2,800rpm, deep drum and sturdy construction, the newer indesit / creda / hotpoint are not nearly as well made.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK on eBay 
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Post# 659536 , Reply# 3 2/11/2013 at 03:29 (4,085 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 659551 , Reply# 5 2/11/2013 at 07:45 (4,085 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Lack of Extraction
I guess Tom given your climate and hot weather most of the time, and the fact that electricity costs to run a dryer was much less than here, then yes, its easy to see why they didnt make it big with you..
With our weather here, and no tumble dryers, in the 50`s the Creda Spin dryer, the Debonair, revolutionised washday, most people up to then would have had wringer washers, my Great Aunt Bessie, who at 97 and still winning at bridge, was telling me last week about how my Gran (her sister) visited her after the birth of her first son, this was late 50`s, my gran had the Debonair Spinner with a Hotpoint Empress, my Great Aunt had the same washer and my gran offered to do the washing - but as it was raining hard, and no spinner, it was decieded to leave if for another day until it could have been pegged out, no drying facilities inside... Needless to say a dryer was purchased soon after..!! Here`s the first Creda Spinner, the Debonair that made the difference.. 
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| Post# 659675 , Reply# 6 2/11/2013 at 16:35 (4,085 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England) | ||
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Thanks for the replies... .... And please keep them coming...... I'll keep an eye on the spinner, Mike, and thanks for replying from Stateside, Tom. I'm looking for the biggest drum capacity I can find. I'll keep everyone posted as to what I turn up ;) Many thanks Dave T | ||
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Post# 659722 , Reply# 8 2/11/2013 at 19:45 (4,085 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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Hey Dave
I have the Koh I Noor spin dryer that i got off a great website early last year. I have never known spin dryers to be sold in Australia post twin tub days but this website decided to market them as Eco Spin Dryers as they save so much time in the clothes dryer thus saving energy and $$$. Mine is fantastic, spins at 2800rpm it still drags out a fair bit of water from a load of towels spun at 1400 in the Electrolux. Spinning big towels for about 5 mins then putting them in the dryer cuts the time down in the dryer by at least 30 mins. Its also nice and quiet....if its balanced ok. It does have a rather annoying 'rattle' type noise when its at top speed and the load isn't oh so perfectly balanced. Check out my vid below where i use the spinner on some towels, skip through the beginning video if u like. It also demonstrates the noise it makes if not perfectly balanced. All in all they are fantastic, a god send in winter when i can't dry outside and need to use the dryer, i can do all the washing in the dryer in a day because it cuts the time down so much. Enjoy! Matt | ||
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Post# 659804 , Reply# 11 2/12/2013 at 05:24 (4,084 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Zanussi
Hi Dave the Zanussi is direct drive and very quiet, they are also squatter and wider than other models but take the same 3kg size, which should be fine ulnless you are trying to spin large blankets etc, even a full load in the washer can be dried in a few batches in the spinner in 10 mins....
Hope it sorts out the problem with the uniforms etc.. 
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| Post# 659805 , Reply# 12 2/12/2013 at 05:48 (4,084 days old) by fido () | ||
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If you want one urgently it would be best to not be too fussy about the make and model. The Creda ones are the most common but you still see the odd Hoover Spinarinse. | ||
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Post# 659813 , Reply# 13 2/12/2013 at 06:04 (4,084 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Love Ours
But being a modern version it does make a huge racket if not properly loaded so things are balanced, and of course as the brake engages. Otherwise once it ramps up to speed actually spins quieter than the Miele.
Standard size spin dryers can handle almost a full 11lb load from the Miele, but larger items such as queen sized blankets and the like aren't possible. On our unit if the load exceeds the rated size unit simply will not start. Use mine also as part of a "washer/extractor" system when laundering loads that the Miele just cannot seem to balance properly for spinning. Also use it for washing done in a basin or rinsed in tubs. | ||
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Post# 659815 , Reply# 14 2/12/2013 at 06:06 (4,084 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Will the spinner put creases in the uniform that will not come out in the dryer? That would be my only concern. If you dryer reaches 160F to dewrinkle Permanent Press I guess that would not be a problem. | ||
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Post# 660062 , Reply# 16 2/13/2013 at 06:51 (4,083 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Eerr
Matt, having had the delightful pleasure of listening to "Tom Talking Laundry" at a few wash-ins and conventions there`s not much he doesnt know about the subject, like you rightly said Tom was asking if lightweight uniforms would crease in a spinner.......but then he mentioned "creases that might not come out in the tumble dryer"
I would say, lightweight uniforms spin at 800rom in a front loader may still benefit being put through a free standing spin dryer, only for a few minutes if that and packed lightly into the drum, then if placed into the tumbler dryer of a low heat setting or sensor setting than results will be fine and any creases should drop out!! | ||
| Post# 663522 , Reply# 18 3/2/2013 at 16:26 (4,066 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England) | ||
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Just 'missed' one!! I had a 'tip off' from a friend of a spinner in a local charity shop earlier today... Rushed over, but it was already gone, but so recently that there was still a gap in their stock where it had been standing.... :'( The search continues.... Dave T | ||
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Post# 663846 , Reply# 19 3/4/2013 at 17:17 (4,064 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Ebay
There are any number of them on ebay - quite a few based on the Creda Debonair.
Do you have a car? This one is in Wolverhampton CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 663849 , Reply# 20 3/4/2013 at 17:20 (4,064 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Something a bit older
Branded as an Electra I a pretty sure this is an Ariston or perhaps the earlier Colston model
Its in Corby CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK on eBay 
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