What a brilliant video. Brought back so many memories of my Mum using those exact same machines when I was a child in the 1970s. Your hairy arms are lovely. Just saying!

I really like when people extract and reuse the hot soapy water instead of dumping it right into the drain! Nice job

@ElectricUtopia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - it’s not exactly economical on it’s use of water, so I’d always re-use the water as much as possible especially when the laundry isn’t very dirty. Also, it would take ages if I was constantly refilling the tub! 😊

These were surprisingly efficient if you followed instructions and didn't try to take shortcuts. Many impatient people complained about washing being tangled - all you had to do was put it in the spinner for a few seconds, take it out, give it a shake to separate the shirt sleeves then carry on as indicated. For a single person or a couple, they were ideal. Cost effective too, as you didn't have to waste the hot suds water each load.

Woof, a man that does laundry because it's fun!

We had both the Square Washer and dryer set and the one with the wringer on the top! It was the square one that would Shake trimmer really fast!

Oh this was SO lovely to see this particular Model! Thank You! My Great Aunt had one of these Single Tubs shown; it was inherited by my mother when she died, the only difference, she did not have the matching ‘Spinner', but there was a 'Mangle' attached to the Single Tub Machine, that ‘folded' down inside the actual Washer when put away, and so it did not impede on space when not in use. I am guessing because of the Mangle on my Aunts, that these Machines (unlike today) did not change over the years; they continued to manufacture the same Models for years... These days, it’s out this year, and in with the new - the very reason they would not last any where near as long as these great loyal old things! It was an effective and powerful Machine, though doesn’t at first look it when viewing the relatively small ‘Paddle’ on the side instead of the larger ‘Agitator’ on most.

@ElectricUtopia

4 жыл бұрын

No worries, so glad you enjoyed it!

Fab video Jack, my Nans first electric washing machine, bought 1963 for £55 gns, the washer and spin a rinse was a Special Offer called the "Hoover 55".

I've had the great opportunity to try one of these and I found it for some odd reason fun. I would love to do it again. Great video.

so grateful for the front load machines.

This was like my first machine back in 1974 I remember joining them together with that rubber clamp 😂 lol. it was a great machine for boiling nappies.

I bought a later model of the spin dryer in about 83 second hand as my spinner on my washer was broken ny model had a long pipe for the water to drain out lovely spinner

Top loaders fantastic washers had one back in the day👍

You're lucky to have the plastic bridge too!

I have a 1972 Hoover Twin Tub that now needs a pump part. Need help finding the part.

Really amazing! Congs!

We use to rinse all the cloths, in the wash tub, all the detergent residue came from them, but that little sob,could clean tho. Now we just turns knob and push two buttons.

Cool washer machine

Hi Jack, this is awesome xxxxx

@ElectricUtopia

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m really pleased you enjoyed it! It’s been a while... haha.

@HooverLux

5 жыл бұрын

ElectricUtopia love it x

Beautiful machines and fun to use every now and again, makes us appreciate our automatics😂 is that a Miele I spy? Great video well presented!👏👏

@ElectricUtopia

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, having an automatic washer for those day to day washes is always handy 😊

You should've used stained linen so we can see how good it washes.

Hello Jack, recently found your channel and enjoying the video's. Will you be making anymore in the near future?

I was unaware that Hoover made washing machines at a point

Boy, that spinner must’ve been going fast. Direct drive, apparently

@HooverA3060

5 жыл бұрын

Belt-driven

This is basically the little panda brand washer. Big loads back then. We had 7 kids. You needed a big washer.

Just wondering doesn't the spin dryer use a spinning mat? Also is more or less slightly better then a twintub by the looks of this.

@ElectricUtopia

5 жыл бұрын

It would use a spin mat normally, but I don’t have one, and I’m managing to get by without it!

Interesting. Very rare in the states: I’ve maybe seen 2, ever. Are this type still being made-marketed in the UK? I can’t tell you how odd it is to see a washer that heats the water for you. Ours just takes hot from the tap. Very cool. Nice clothes tongs, BTW. Handy if the water is “hotter than the hand can bear.”

Ties the clothes in knots.

Zowie...wish I had one

interesting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks

Beats going to the laundromat.

Can it do a blanket

That's too much work though. Even having to unload an automatic washer is a chore for me.😁

would you happen to have the manual for the Hoover T 1011-1?

@natty258

Жыл бұрын

If you email hoover they will send you a pdf copy of the manual.

How do you know how much rinse water to add? I broke the spin drier on my father's AEG twin tub as a teenager by adding too much, and it mangled the bearings.

@ElectricUtopia

3 жыл бұрын

You just estimate it, really - it seems to cope well with a reasonable amount of water!

Where is the drain pump switch

@ElectricUtopia

3 жыл бұрын

There isn’t a dedicated drain pump switch. During the wash process, the water is circulated by the pump as a closed circuit through the machine. When you want to drain the machine, you just disconnect the drain hose and direct it into a sink or drain - this has the effect of pumping out the water without circulating it back into the tub. Hope that makes sense!

That is a bit weird there isn't 'heat and wash' position on switch

@ElectricUtopia

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a bit risky. There’s no timed shut-off mechanism to regulate the wash duration, so it would make it easy to accidentally heat and wash continually at a temperature too high for the laundry, and possibly at a temperature that could injure the user!

@TakJakbyLuksusowo

3 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricUtopia Well, here in polish most of washers with heaters didn't have any thermostat ;) Polish washers have silimar switch to that Hoover, but with "wash and heat" position and heater lamp. GDR washers (WM 66) had only thermometer on front, and Romo washers (from Czechia/Czechoslovakia) had thermostats, but with weird adjustment range (for heating when motor is off) so if you heat wather during wash, you need to control temperature on your own. "Wash and heat" is good to heat only a bit, when you wash many of batch, or when you wash on high temperature to stay water hot.