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Post# 138941   6/30/2006 at 06:49 (6,510 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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hi i am a new guy. a UK GUy no less. great website, what ive been looking for, for ages! i want to know more about the servis quartz and the purple hotpoints. you guys got me well excited. these are my dream machines, my grandparents had the 1983 quartz but gave it away in 95 when they had kitchen re fit. the fools. never seen a purple hotpoint in action. was it noisier than the hoover logic? how did the noise and sounds compare? i know the logic sound inside out. |
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Post# 138942 , Reply# 1   6/30/2006 at 07:11 (6,510 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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hey there! welcome! Nice to see another UK member! i have a servis quartz & a hoover logic. the purple hotpoints were noisier than the logics. i used to own a purple door hotpoint & now finally own a hoover logic which i love to bits. its out of action at the moment though. what machine do you have? once again welcome & hope you enjoy the club! Darren |
Post# 138954 , Reply# 2   6/30/2006 at 07:38 (6,510 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Welcome to Applianceville. You have me hooked. What does a purple door Hotpoint look like? Any pictures anywhere? |
Post# 138959 , Reply# 3   6/30/2006 at 07:49 (6,509 days old) by hoover3060 ()   |   | |
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Hi and welcome! The "Purple" range from Hotpoint was the Liberator range which came out in the late 1970s. I have attached a picture of a Liberator dryer I had (Now being cared for by Mike) Mark |
Post# 138963 , Reply# 4   6/30/2006 at 08:03 (6,509 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Nick You`ve certainly found the right place, lots of pics and vids and a wealth of information from the members... The Purple Hotpoints are a treat for any kitchen, provides that extra splash of colour....and a very noisy motor...a high powered whine, rather like the keymatic I posted... The whole 70`s range where all purple n white co-ordinated. CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 139164 , Reply# 8   7/1/2006 at 03:57 (6,509 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Tom Yes the doors where purple and the controls where shades of, starting deep then going to white, these where manufactured by Hotpernt!! in the 1970`s... The dryer (and most UK dryers,) used the "Halo of Heat" method, so the back of the drum houses the suction fan and usually a removable lint filter etc... The Hotpoints where unusual in that they had a dark grey polypropelyne drum, which according to the marketing blurb, had better heat retaining qualities etc, and didnt get scratched like stainless steel etc., these vented straight out of the back, usually a 2kw heater with a high airflow. Heres a pic of the Hoover with similar rear vent etc..Its just like the Maytags I think!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |