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Post# 169346 11/23/2006 at 12:12 (6,363 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)
Checkrate/Likes OK....... Right I made it to the library and I uploaded these videos. Sorry about the rubbish commentary, I froze and forgot what I wanted to say LOL AND I dont talk like a chipmunk normally, there seems to be a sound problem..... Seamus, Jon back me up on this!!!!!! Ok here goes and Enjoy!!!! Nick CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK

Post# 169353 , Reply# 1 11/23/2006 at 12:30 (6,363 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)
Checkrate/Likes Video 2 Rinse and Final spin CLICK HERE TO GO TO aquarius1984's LINK

Post# 169354 , Reply# 2 11/23/2006 at 13:08 (6,363 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)
Checkrate/Likes This the proper thread I made but the Library sometimes cancels info sent to the net hence 2 threads..... and then it takes ages and whatever it does. Its rubbish LOL Nick - on the verge of losing it and getting the broadband I really deserve LOL

Post# 169355 , Reply# 3 11/23/2006 at 13:29 (6,362 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)
Checkrate/Likes Wow! That must be from the range between my grandma's and nana's model... that's basically my grandma's old 9528 but with the softline fascia! My nana's had a more smoother start up to spin, and didn't go striaght into distribution. I believe my nana's WM25 was one of the first models with balance sensors too. That "whoo" sound of the Hotpoint going straight up never ceases to amaze me! Unfortunately both original Hotpoint Aquarius machines I've grown up with have been replaced :-(. Jon

Post# 169371 , Reply# 4 11/23/2006 at 15:58 (6,362 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK)
Checkrate/Likes Cracking video Nick I absolutely love the final spin too - the way the dial purposeful lunges round to spin just at the right point and then that classic Hotpoint spin - it's better, in a way, than mine you know because the speed ramp up is hindered on mine due to the water being flung out, whereas yours is good to go by that stage. Definitely more interesting than my Mum's WM25, I suspect your machine does not have the same sort of electronic motor control and the timer sounds different too. Nice one Nick, really enjoyed it.

Post# 169374 , Reply# 5 11/23/2006 at 16:12 (6,362 days old) by carlstock ()
Checkrate/Likes Nick, Your videos are excellent! :-) Honestly, mate � very good. You are so well spoken � easily a broadcast quality voice! I will watch more later! Excellent first effort. A+ (LOL!) Regards, Carl

Post# 169458 , Reply# 6 11/24/2006 at 01:20 (6,362 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)
Checkrate/Likes Excellent videos. A very cool machine. Your commentary track is also good. There wasnt so very much suds in the wash videos. These machines was sadly not sold here in Sweden as i know.

Post# 169466 , Reply# 7 11/24/2006 at 03:19 (6,362 days old) by carlstock ()
Checkrate/Likes I have to agree with Nick (nickuk) on this: �� the way the dial purposeful lunges round to spin just at the right point and then that classic Hotpoint spin�� I love the engineering and design of any product, and I honestly believe that the Hotpoints we all know are love are just fantastic pieces of straightforward, solid engineering that were in more households from 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. What we have now of course is just rebadged Indesits/Aristons made in the same Hotpoint factories � still nice machines in some ways, but they sorely lack the reliability, quality and �soul� of the �real� UK-engineered Hotpoint. Oh how I miss replacing the brushes every few years with Dad on my Microtronic L.E. � the best washing machine we have ever owned. Yes � even better than the Miele, Jon! :-) We picked the Miele for various reasons, but one of the main ones is that we have never managed to get back to the same standard and �feel� as our old Microtronic, which lasted from 1983 until 1995� with just a few brush changes and not a single fault! It was on every day for all that time, and it never let us down. I picked it as a 4-year-old because I liked its green lights and the fact that it didn�t have dial! As a 4-year-old, to me, it was a computerised washing machine, which it was! :-) Going through a Whirlpool and a Bosch we found a decent replacement for our Microtronic finally this year � the Miele. Even Mum and Dad actually love the Miele! Honest! Dad can fix washers like Hotpoints and used to sell them years ago in retail, and he even feels the Miele is like the spiritual replacement for our Microtronic � �Finally, the decent machine we�ve been waiting for� are his words, roughly. And the noise of both Nick�s and nickuk�s washers here remind me of my old Microtronic of course. We did not deliberately ignore Hotpoint after the Microtronic died, but we were warned off some of their models at the time from friends in the trade � we had always hoped to replace our Microtronic with, say, an equivalent new Hotpoint. We got the Whirlpool to tide us over while we waited for things to settle. When that went, we looked again at Hotpoint, but we were led to believe, again, that some models were not up to scratch. This was the late 1990s by then, and I think Jon has alluded to some rather iffy models from then. We went for the Bosch instead of the Hotpoint (not sure which model � sorry), but it was a depressing machine. I know I may be waxing lyrical here, but there is such a thing as tactical feedback with engineered products like this � such as the way it is possible to predict what the machine is going to do, along with the clicks of the timer and the general ethos and soul of the machine. These were such things sorely missing from the depressing Bosch we had � it clicked, but that meant nothing. It was a drab, slow, boring machine that Mum hated. We had literally gone backwards, and we were stuck with it. The Whirlpool before that was far better � and was a lot cheaper! Anyway, we now have what we believe is the proper replacement � at last! � for our Microtronic. It�s a Miele. :-) As many service engineers say today, hopefully there will come a time when companies like Indesit realise that churning out below-standard machines in great British factories is a fallacy. We may yet see some well engineered Hotpoints in the future � it may happen. Again, great videos, Nick � I�ve watched both of them now. :-) Regards, Carl :-)

Post# 169467 , Reply# 8 11/24/2006 at 03:21 (6,362 days old) by carlstock ()
Checkrate/Likes I mean to say �tactile� feedback! Useless spell checker! ;-)

Post# 169468 , Reply# 9 11/24/2006 at 04:17 (6,362 days old) by robbiehotpoint ()
Checkrate/Likes smashin vids, i had almost same machine 5 years ago except my hotpoint had an extra button on the panal, thinking back i think it was the half load button... excellent machine but the only thing i noticed is it was a bit violent on the spin cycle. there were a few dents on the side of my washer where it had gone into spin an banged on the tub banged on the side of the machine.. my hotpoint wash tub also had a slight lean to the side. i cahnged the suspension and it never made no difference... sadly gave it away to get my new hotpoint and i regret the day i did, excellent machine hold onto it forever he he

Post# 169509 , Reply# 10 11/24/2006 at 12:03 (6,362 days old) by robm (Buxted)
Checkrate/Likes *Thanks Nick* That was really good. Very similar to my mum's 1987 Hottie. I noticed the first interim spin was longer, which is an improvement, although, why Hotpoints used to wait so long between the two interims I don't know. Awww you don't sound like chipmunk, there's nothing wrong with your voice. The commentary was great. And as for having nothing to say, well Nick, when has that been true LOL?? Take care Rob

Post# 169515 , Reply# 11 11/24/2006 at 12:33 (6,362 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)
Checkrate/Likes Hehe! Great vid's! I luv the motor sound!!! Brings back memories lol The spin profile is really similar to my Nans old washer/dryer but my Nans faffed around for a lot longer! My nans washing machine would scare the crap outta me, when it was really unbalanced in the distribute, and you know the fast acceleration was just a few seconds away.. i was always like "oh no, here it comes" I remeber it came right out across the kitchen once lol

Post# 169518 , Reply# 12 11/24/2006 at 13:32 (6,361 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill Home of the RailwayTrials Merseyside,UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Hotpoint WM washers* Hi Nick Great job done there, I`d sign you up for my voiceovers!!! The sounds those machines make just take you back to the years when even fridges make their own "unique noise", if I hadnt seen the vid I would have thought it could have been a Hoover....so similar those motors... Interesting point about the banging and dents in the side, I spoke to a long serving engineer about this and he always maintained it was to do with the motor being mounted on the top rHS and not placed underneath centrally... So the "Kick" as the motor jerks ( as they all did then) into spin, throws the whole alignment of the drum out of synch...Sort of made sense to me as you tend to see it less in machines with motors centred underneath... Happy washing, Mike

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