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Thread Number: 8643
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Post# 162568 10/25/2006 at 10:09 (6,385 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Was just explaining to the lads on super forum about trying this machine with a "New" packet of Fairy Snow Handwash & Twintub and adding some pics to the file noticed a video clip... It was produced in 1957 to provide an "under the Counter" sized machine for the more compact kitchen, of which the UK had a lot of....Servis produced many Big to Us machines (9lb loads)from 1930, so this filled a market niche and sold many, available in four colours of which this is "Guardsman Red" & Cream...The top doubles as a cover and clips onto the back to form a tray for the clothes coming through the wringer, the wringer is electric and uses a patented "Positive Action" mechanism where you have to place your foot on the pedal to start, unlike other machines of the time.. The wash action on the Powerglide differed very much from the Servis method of washing, they developed the famous Servis "Hi-Zone" wash action, 210d agi with square wash tub which used to wash the clothes into the corner of the tubs providing more pressure etc... This machine uses a massive Turbulator Disc in the base corner of the vitreous enamel drum, its so powerful when switched on that in the vid you can see the Vortex and hear the gurgling and the air is being sucked into the wash-stream. It also empty`s through a pipe, BUT, doesnt have a pump.Instead it has a solid metal "Pipe" under the Turbulator Disc which is normally near the heater but when you slide the lever on the front to "Pump", it moves to the "Outside" where the force of the water spinning around just forces it through the pipe into the sink.. Have a look and let me know what you think!!! Mike 
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Post# 162569 , Reply# 1 10/25/2006 at 10:10 (6,385 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Inside!!! | ||
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Post# 162570 , Reply# 2 10/25/2006 at 10:11 (6,385 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Washing | ||
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Post# 162571 , Reply# 3 10/25/2006 at 10:12 (6,385 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Pump Mechanism | ||
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Post# 162573 , Reply# 4 10/25/2006 at 10:15 (6,385 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wash Action | ||
| Post# 162590 , Reply# 6 10/25/2006 at 12:04 (6,385 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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In the U.S. Wh hd Powerglide transmissions in our Chevy's | ||
| Post# 162598 , Reply# 7 10/25/2006 at 13:05 (6,385 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Oh, I want a box of fairy snow! | ||
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Post# 162602 , Reply# 8 10/25/2006 at 13:22 (6,385 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 162606 , Reply# 9 10/25/2006 at 13:31 (6,385 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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What a fun looking machine Mike, I too love the color combination. That box of Fairy Snow is so fun!! Terry | ||
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Post# 162609 , Reply# 10 10/25/2006 at 13:42 (6,385 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Wow! | ||
| Post# 162626 , Reply# 11 10/25/2006 at 15:08 (6,385 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Wow, beautiful machine, and check out that HUGE impeller! I would LOVE to have one of those. Thanks for sharing! | ||
| Post# 162666 , Reply# 12 10/25/2006 at 16:18 (6,385 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 162695 , Reply# 13 10/25/2006 at 17:52 (6,384 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 162714 , Reply# 14 10/25/2006 at 18:43 (6,384 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Nice machine! Seems to have a really good wash action... tangle free too I trust? Jon | ||
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Post# 162818 , Reply# 15 10/26/2006 at 03:33 (6,384 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Very Cool! | ||
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Post# 162819 , Reply# 16 10/26/2006 at 03:37 (6,384 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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voll geil | ||
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Post# 162823 , Reply# 17 10/26/2006 at 04:40 (6,384 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Mike
Cool machine!! I love Guardsman red, i wonder if i can mix some up and paint my westinghouse!! Wowo what suckulation, it sounds like a hungryman machine. The cabinet top resembles our first Hotpoint fluid drive machine the way the sides are shaped. But I can't believe that pump works, its too simple. Nice to see you're still running it in that same wonderful kitchen too. Tell Ty and John I say hi. | ||
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Post# 163103 , Reply# 19 10/27/2006 at 05:27 (6,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Turbulations!!
Thanks Guys for all your comments, its usually me learning about new stuff,,,Was a neat machine for its time and was a boom for all those housewives with compact kitchens.. The heater really did bring the water to the boil very quickly, the Turbulator is belt driven and well as the wringer, another use of the Turbulator was in order to empty every last drop, you took out the disc and placed it on the floor, then placed the pipe into it, you could then rinse & dry the interior.. They also came in four colours, Guardsman Red, Sunshine Yellow, Olive Green and Sky Blue... The "Fairy Snow" Powder for handwash & twinnies is a NEW high Sudsing powder over here, I was shopping in ASDA (now owned by Walmart)and noticed it, I wonder if its your Fairy Snow product?? 
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Post# 163104 , Reply# 20 10/27/2006 at 05:31 (6,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Pumps | ||
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Post# 163106 , Reply# 21 10/27/2006 at 05:32 (6,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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And | ||
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Post# 163166 , Reply# 23 10/27/2006 at 11:34 (6,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Fairy!!!
Hi Jon Its the Worcester Bosch Floor Combi Boiler at the back of the pic, the Powerglide normally resides next to it... Now-then, Fairy Snow, I`ll need you to do a search for me, I know from what you said your mum washed with it when you where nippers, and I have some "Old Stuff" but unless this is new packaging I`ve never seen this about, and Sainsbury, Tesco, & Ocado Waitrose dont stock it either...that pretty much leaves it stuffed for selling power...LOL I think its to do with Walmart owning ASDA and possibly a US product etc...Could be wrong, brain cells die off pretty quickly at my age...Lol Hey People, does this look like a product in your stores?? Enquiring minds need to know?? 
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| Post# 163388 , Reply# 26 10/28/2006 at 08:25 (6,382 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
Thanks Mike | ||
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Post# 164641 , Reply# 28 11/2/2006 at 13:25 (6,377 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Fairy Snow!!!
Was looking on the P&G technical website and this packet I picked up is the New Registered Formulation from Winter 2005, I`m assuming the packaging is newly revamped as well?? Nice stuff, pleasant fragrence and cleans good as well, rinses better than the old stuff, although it washes with a good creamy head (sounds like Boddies Ale..lol )it rinsed very well... Jon, thanks for checking with your mum, its these sorts of conversations we need to keep having with mums so we find out all the info... Rob, neat LITTLE machine...lol no offence taken, see what you mean against the Hoover SpinRinse... Now its BIG sister, The Superheat, Like Nathan has just found in Aus, is way bigger....Jon from Brum loves the Powerglide because his Gran had the same one...he call all the other wringers, "The Ugly Sisters...lol" to which he got an old fashioned look!!! Mike | ||
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