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Thread Number: 9614
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| Post# 177822 12/24/2006 at 04:06 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
Hi everyone I thought it would be a nice idea to do a thread on particular makes. Any pics, recent or old, information and videos you have on Hotpoint would be great. I am of course British, but info on Hotpoint worldwide would be great. Please see link below of what wikipedia says. Take care Rob Pic of a 1978 Liberator produced in the UK with the classic purple door. CLICK HERE TO GO TO robm's LINK 
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| Post# 177823 , Reply# 1 12/24/2006 at 04:09 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 177824 , Reply# 2 12/24/2006 at 04:12 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 177825 , Reply# 3 12/24/2006 at 04:15 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 177835 , Reply# 5 12/24/2006 at 06:00 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
The infamous rocker switch hotpoint! I saw many of these as a child. I'm sure everyone can remember the fear struck in your heart when a hotpoint jumps out about 3feet on spin lol. I also gave myself the fright of my life wen i turned the dial to the inbetween the spin portion of the dial whilst it was full of water...pull the dial out then WHOOOOOOSH 1000rpms instantly lol i frightened myself to death lol.
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| Post# 177836 , Reply# 6 12/24/2006 at 06:01 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Now heres a machine i've always wanted. A Microprofile Aquarius Ultima. back in the day when ultimas were Aquarius Ultimas. I always liked that range name. Complete flexability variable rinses, temperature, spins, Profile wash option. Delay. it had everything. I will track one of these down shortly.
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| Post# 177838 , Reply# 7 12/24/2006 at 06:02 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 177839 , Reply# 8 12/24/2006 at 06:05 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Heres my childhood machine a electronic 1000 plus 9534. I loved this machine to death. It survived one bearing changed and was scraped at 12years old because of bearing failure again. to its testiment, it did wash everyday for a family of 6. My fathers a builder, my brothers were into mechanics, i was a kid who used to mess about on the park and get grass stains on my knees. So it really was a great machine.
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| Post# 177840 , Reply# 9 12/24/2006 at 06:11 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 177841 , Reply# 10 12/24/2006 at 06:14 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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i've made me way through 6 hotpoints in my time. heres the most recent of those from back in 2000 i had a Ultima WMA60 which died of those bad bearings that made them replace just about every model that had them. We were given the ultima extra replacement which was pretty much the same except the powerstream tumbled anticlockwise which tricked me into thinkin that it also span that way. not the case tho
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| Post# 177842 , Reply# 11 12/24/2006 at 06:16 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Heres a sore point for me. I won this rare model on ebay a while back this year, unfortunately the guy who sold me was untrue of his word. He said he couldn't dicuss delivery until the end of the auction. so i won it only to be told it was be a month! so i canceled my payment n bought something else.
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| Post# 177843 , Reply# 12 12/24/2006 at 06:20 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 177844 , Reply# 13 12/24/2006 at 06:45 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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Wow that's brilliant | ||
| Post# 177852 , Reply# 14 12/24/2006 at 07:49 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 177861 , Reply# 15 12/24/2006 at 09:07 (6,326 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 177864 , Reply# 16 12/24/2006 at 09:12 (6,326 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Post# 177914 , Reply# 17 12/24/2006 at 13:17 (6,326 days old) by volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Hotpoint in the UK vs. USA? | ||
| Post# 177931 , Reply# 18 12/24/2006 at 14:17 (6,326 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 178455 , Reply# 20 12/27/2006 at 03:02 (6,323 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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by the mid 90s | ||
| Post# 178462 , Reply# 21 12/27/2006 at 05:21 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Rob, the first lot of WMA's were still hotpoints when they were introduced in 2000. One of which i had.It Still sounded the same performed very similar. Just under a different look and drum! Also along with a 20minute spin cycle! Crikey! I remember thinking "Spin at 20minutes?! Is it faulty?!" lol. Apparently not though. It went through several stages of spinning and tumbling and gradually increasing speed. Sounds like i'm talking about a bosch but no it was a hotpoint! I remember my favourite part was when it spun at 1200for about 5-10minutes and then stopped and went up to 1400 & 1600rpm! I did like the machine for its flexability. I mentioned this to jon the otherweek. They adapted the "Rinsehold" feature, Yes it would sit in the water but every few minutes it would do a few slow tumbles. to keep everythin nice and wet and it worked a treat. I used to leave it doin that allday until i got home! Heres a pic of the same model i had. Except mine was white, i would've liked a Graphite one! d'oh! :D Darren 
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| Post# 178463 , Reply# 22 12/27/2006 at 05:24 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178464 , Reply# 23 12/27/2006 at 05:28 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178465 , Reply# 24 12/27/2006 at 05:29 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178467 , Reply# 25 12/27/2006 at 05:31 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178468 , Reply# 26 12/27/2006 at 05:35 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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A 9544 with the lid off. Apprentice repairman age 4 (myself). used 2 see this fairly often when our hotpoint was unwell. I would be tought how things work by our friendly repairman from an early age. i remembered at the age of 5 or 6 how to change things n what things were. I used to diagnose faults to my mother and it was funny because the repairman would come and i'd be right:D Unfortunately once i got to working age i asked him if he'd take me on as an apprentice but he said as much as he'd love to and eventually pass it onto me, it was to late in the day as he was gettin on! 
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| Post# 178471 , Reply# 27 12/27/2006 at 05:40 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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The mid ninties Aquarius Ultima version of the classic spin slider model. My friend had one of these. I remember before i told him about my hobby. They're was a mountain of washin and i said to him. "Something up with your washer?" To which he replied "Yea! We daren't turn it on!" "Why's that?" i said, "Because it Jumps around like crazy on spin!" I smirked and thought to myself "Good ol' hotpoint:D!" Once i told him about my hobby i later explained why that was to his mum n they carried on using it!
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| Post# 178473 , Reply# 28 12/27/2006 at 05:42 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178474 , Reply# 29 12/27/2006 at 05:43 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Post# 178478 , Reply# 30 12/27/2006 at 05:51 (6,323 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Wringer Machines!!!! | ||
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Post# 178481 , Reply# 31 12/27/2006 at 05:59 (6,323 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint UK First Twinny | ||
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Post# 178482 , Reply# 32 12/27/2006 at 06:02 (6,323 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint UK First Top Loader | ||
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Post# 178483 , Reply# 33 12/27/2006 at 06:07 (6,323 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint UK first Front Loader | ||
| Post# 178485 , Reply# 34 12/27/2006 at 07:04 (6,323 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178672 , Reply# 36 12/27/2006 at 23:37 (6,322 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Guys, love the Twinnie & the Wringers | ||
| Post# 178703 , Reply# 37 12/28/2006 at 04:50 (6,322 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178704 , Reply# 38 12/28/2006 at 04:52 (6,322 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178705 , Reply# 39 12/28/2006 at 04:53 (6,322 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178706 , Reply# 40 12/28/2006 at 04:57 (6,322 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178707 , Reply# 41 12/28/2006 at 04:59 (6,322 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 178718 , Reply# 42 12/28/2006 at 07:07 (6,322 days old) by lederstiefel1 () | ||
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Hotpoint top loaders Thanks Mike so much - these are the REAL washing machines! Gorgeous machines you've got! Cheers from Germany - Ralf | ||
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Post# 178878 , Reply# 43 12/28/2006 at 19:21 (6,322 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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| Post# 179143 , Reply# 44 12/29/2006 at 12:22 (6,321 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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Thanks for that Matt. I have literally just found this on Ebay, talk about speak of the devil.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO robm's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 180883 , Reply# 45 1/5/2007 at 07:10 (6,314 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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Aqualtis | ||
| Post# 180916 , Reply# 46 1/5/2007 at 10:39 (6,314 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk) | ||
aqualtis | ||
| Post# 180967 , Reply# 47 1/5/2007 at 16:10 (6,314 days old) by hotpointwf220 () | ||
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Aqualtis My mum was going to get the full monty version the 1600 till she realised what a mess our Hotpoint is at drain distribution timing she is leaving me to select the next washer in the next few years. | ||
| Post# 180970 , Reply# 48 1/5/2007 at 16:51 (6,314 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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Hi Chris I'm getting that exact model. I preferred it to the higher class models because it had the wash intensity button, it was cheaper (I already have a Miele) and I think very fast spins can damage both clothes and the machine. I will let you know how I get on and if my pump is very noisy too. Hi Hotpoint WF220 I will let you know about the distribution too. Rob | ||
| Post# 181037 , Reply# 49 1/6/2007 at 04:28 (6,313 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk) | ||
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| Post# 181079 , Reply# 50 1/6/2007 at 10:16 (6,313 days old) by hotpointwf220 () | ||
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Filter Does the Aqualtis have a filter on the bottom right of the washer? | ||
| Post# 181094 , Reply# 51 1/6/2007 at 12:19 (6,313 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk) | ||
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| Post# 181098 , Reply# 52 1/6/2007 at 12:31 (6,313 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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Just a quick report
Well the Aqualtis arrived safe and sound. Got it from a local company on Kelkoo for £281 + free delivery which isn't bad. I will do a full review on the deluxe site. One thing was my pump wasn't too bad on sound. Chris if yours is very noisy you may want to get this checked out. Mine was no noisier than the Miele. The distribution is better than my other Hottie but still faffs a little bit. I have done a few loads and am quite impressed, it is sooo quiet! It's early days but so far I would recommend it, depending on what you want. Rob | ||
| Post# 181101 , Reply# 53 1/6/2007 at 12:53 (6,313 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 181884 , Reply# 54 1/9/2007 at 15:14 (6,310 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK) | ||
lol, i only just found this thread Darren, my nan and grandad had the Mircotronic 1000 DeLuxe (model 9551) practically the same as the one you pictured above. Sorry to here the bad luck with the ebayer, hopefully you'll find one soon, i'd like to see vid of one in action again lol It was a good machine! | ||
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