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Video: Water test of the 1955 Healing / Thor Trimatic
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Post# 868120   2/21/2016 at 02:52 (2,958 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        

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Hi guys,

Well, I spend some time this weekend doing the water testing of the Healing Thor Trimatic. The water valves will need work and the pump will need new hose clamps, but considering its been sitting idle for at least 10 years, its working the way it should.

Sorry if you can't see the clothes turning over as much and contrary to what I say in the video, there's NO hot rinse.....I thought there was, my bad! Lol

Hope you enjoy!

Cheers
Leon






Post# 868121 , Reply# 1   2/21/2016 at 03:58 (2,958 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
HealingThor

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Congratulations of finding this washing machine Leon, looks great, like the flexibility of the controls, and thats some force on the Fill Flume, if you hadnt seen the wobble washplate in action and with the lid down you would think from the sounds that it was a reciprocal agitation action - love the clicking back n forth of the timer?

Enjoy, Mike


Post# 868122 , Reply# 2   2/21/2016 at 04:07 (2,958 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Timer

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Hi Mike,
Thanks: yes: that's the mechanical timer doing all the work.

Cheers
Leon


Post# 868130 , Reply# 3   2/21/2016 at 06:14 (2,958 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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that is very cool...

Post# 868134 , Reply# 4   2/21/2016 at 06:58 (2,958 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        

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Just Fantastic.

Mechanical Brilliants.

Just love the roar of the pump and the rhythmic ticking of the timer.

Gorgious Machine Leon. Congratulations.


Post# 868161 , Reply# 5   2/21/2016 at 10:36 (2,958 days old) by A440 ()        

Fun Video, Thanks!

What a smooth running machine!  So cool how it just goes into spin with the wash plate still wobbling. 

 


Post# 868168 , Reply# 6   2/21/2016 at 11:34 (2,958 days old) by brucelucenta ()        

Would sure be nice to see a really close up picture of what the inside of the tub and wash plate looks like. In the video it is hard to see anything.

Post# 868174 , Reply# 7   2/21/2016 at 12:25 (2,957 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
1955 Healing / Thor!

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Thank you for posting this most awsome washer. I am surprised it doesn't do a spin and refill to do a overflow rinse. I have never heard of a washer that did such a long overflow rinse! I love the sounds of the timer. I would like to see this run with a full load of laundry!
Best Wishes
Peter



Post# 868177 , Reply# 8   2/21/2016 at 12:39 (2,957 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Wobble plate & tub....

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Bruce, please check out my previous thread: it's all there.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO mayfan69's LINK


Post# 868180 , Reply# 9   2/21/2016 at 12:48 (2,957 days old) by tennblondie78 (Bowling Green, KY)        

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Leon,

I love your accent. :)


Post# 868219 , Reply# 10   2/21/2016 at 17:47 (2,957 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        

Hey Leon,

That is incredibly cool, when it finally spun the water out, was it clear or still a bit sudsy, that must be one of the longest overflow rinses on record.

It must've been well looked after to be running so smooth and quietly after 50 - 60 years.

I'm so pleased that it came to fruition after so many hurdles to get them here.

Cheers

Nathan


Post# 868229 , Reply# 11   2/21/2016 at 18:43 (2,957 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Clear V Sudsy water

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Hi Nathan

Actually, I left the overflow rinse going for about 6 minutes and apart from the 'suds cake' the water was surprisingly clear!

Cheers
Leon


Post# 868251 , Reply# 12   2/21/2016 at 21:26 (2,957 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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What an interesting and amazing machine! Certainly not appropriate for us out here in the arid U.S. West. Thank you for such a great video and I agree with tennblondie78, love your accent! (we Americans are suckers for any kind of accent)

Post# 868298 , Reply# 13   2/22/2016 at 05:56 (2,957 days old) by brucelucenta ()        

Sorry, I stand corrected. I had forgotten about the previous post. Most unusual machine. There are things about it that remind me of an old Norge machine. Like the tub, pump and the way it looks underneath.

Post# 868328 , Reply# 14   2/22/2016 at 07:37 (2,957 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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That's really wonderful, Leon.  Thanks for making the video.  I'm surprised there is no spin-out before the rinse,  was that found in other brands as well?  I wonder if it's a water saving benefit?  10 minutes of overflow rinsing - so cool.  It really did look like the water was pretty clear.


Post# 868570 , Reply# 15   2/23/2016 at 12:20 (2,955 days old) by simpsomatic (Melb, Aust-now Palm Springs,US)        
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Leon,
Thanks for the video, amazing. Brought back my childhood. Truly a visual experience I never thought to see again. Machine looks and sounds pristine. Our machines tick had a little more rhythm. Tick ahh de tick,tick ahh de tick. Amazing what is out there and a true compliment to Australian ingenuity.
Now on to the holly grail, there has to be a Malleys 10 out there somewhere waiting for you.
Best of luck.


Post# 868615 , Reply# 16   2/23/2016 at 16:05 (2,955 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Holy Grail

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Hi Simpsomatic,

You're welcome. Actually, Nathan's holy grail is the Malleys 12, mine's the Simpson 'Fabulous 89'. Luckily, we don't compete with each other.

Cheers
Leon



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