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Thread Number: 65051
/ Tag: Twin-Tub Washers
Servis Supertwin Mk1 |
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Post# 876753 , Reply# 1 4/12/2016 at 15:04 (2,929 days old) by vacbear58  (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Supertwin
Delighted to see that you won it Ian, had my eye on it myself but held back when you expressed an interest in Shoppers Square.
Get yourself some Son of a Gun to help restore the rubber parts. You can pretty much forget getting a twin line drain hose but when we were up in Durham a couple of weeks ago Richard's Supertwin had two (possibly original) hoses and it was not really a problem - if you REALLY want a single hose Austin put one together a few years ago with the benefit of a couple of non-return valves. That it was in regular use until last year it is a good sign although you may have a good deal of scale and washing powder deposits to clear. Maybe next time Mike is over you can bring it up to Sutton and get the expert to give it the once over. Happy washing Al | ||
| Post# 876853 , Reply# 3 4/13/2016 at 03:12 (2,928 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
Hi Ian,
Liking the Red n cream Supertwin scheme, you can find the odd few spares kicking around..sadly the twinline hose was the most expensive hose i know of, i purchased 2 from Homecare which use to handle the spares for Servis, when i purchased them they were £45 each...I still have them. Good luck with the restoration. Keith
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Post# 876862 , Reply# 4 4/13/2016 at 05:35 (2,928 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis Supertwin MK1 Cream & Pistachio
Hi Ian, great job for rescuing the first Servis Supertwin, having seen Richards model with 2 hoses I would go with that setup rather than the plastic, looks more original and there is space in the back panel for 2 hoses to move freely, the washtub hose will be over the sink so only the spinner needs to move between suds return and rinsing. Belts are freely available but alsas the original twinline hoses are extinct.
Mum had her model for 18 years and only needed one replacement twinline hose and that was after 17 years of use with a pillar tap full deck sink and one final year of an inset sink which used to stretch the hose over the worktop and finally broke it. Keith, name ya price for Ian ha ha , (appliance mates rates of course) Between us all we have the four colorways , Sky Blue, Guardsman Red, Lemon peel Yellow and Almond Green.
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Post# 876864 , Reply# 5 4/13/2016 at 05:43 (2,928 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis Supertwin MK1 Lemon Peel Yellow
"Go Gay - With Servis" was the advertising strapline of the era...
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| Post# 876922 , Reply# 7 4/13/2016 at 16:08 (2,928 days old) by Keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 877350 , Reply# 9 4/16/2016 at 14:59 (2,925 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Wow! I have not seen AC Delco on anything in years. All those plants which made them in Dayton Ohio, or Anderson Indiana were demolished last decade, before the Delphi and GM bankruptcies. Of course. They unemployed their own customers. The ensuing trickle down hit me in 2007, and I am not even in manufacturing. | ||
| Post# 877395 , Reply# 10 4/17/2016 at 03:18 (2,924 days old) by fido () | ||
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I wonder if belts from other machinery would fit, drill presses for example? It is always more difficult if you don't have an old one to show prospective suppliers though. | ||
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Post# 878086 , Reply# 13 4/21/2016 at 14:25 (2,920 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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| Post# 878616 , Reply# 14 4/26/2016 at 11:06 (2,915 days old) by Lancethecook (Driffield England) | ||
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Hoses Apologies if I have posted this twice , something went wrong first time around. My mark two has hotpoint rubber hoses on it ( from Amazon )! Does the job but of course not totally authentic. | ||
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Post# 878621 , Reply# 15 4/26/2016 at 11:24 (2,915 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Supertwin Hoses | ||
| Post# 878779 , Reply# 16 4/27/2016 at 13:23 (2,914 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK)) | ||
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Hoses Lance/Al Thanks for that it looks like the way to be going. Ian | ||
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