Interesting to see an Australian Hoovermatic. I am Welsh and we had 2 over the years, both made in the Hoover factory at Merthyr Tydfil. They were basically the same as this one but the rinse feaure was different and the knobs smaller and harder to turn. You'd think the same manufacturer would turn out the same product wherever, but apparently not so
We had this model as a kid. Before that we had a round one with the rollers on top to squeeze out the water. This model was a "Housewives dream". It also doubled as an esky for parties. Just put in ice and beer and you're good to go.
My mum was initially excited when she swapped her twin tub for a front loader in the 70s, but quickly lamented that the twin tub was better! She appreciated the extra space the front loader afforded in our galley kitchen, though.
What is fascinating to see is a heater for a twin tub and also a side mounted pulsator as when seeing the clothes in the wash part it looks like it's "tumbling" in a front load washer
Beautiful specimen! Here, in Mexico, there was a time when single and twin tubes excelled on budget washing machines, and thousands of families had their clothes fresh and clean in two seconds... The old ones were built in aluminium tub, and modern ones have plastic tubes. Never was anything in stainless steel... There were compact, lightweight, even movable... reliable and powerful and efficient. There are missed in many homes...
Hi Mat, great to see you posting. What an unusual Hoovermatic in Australia, so interesting to see. The nominal load for these was 6 pounds (slightly less than three kilos) although it does depend on what is being washed, you have to reduce the weight when washing large things like sheet or towels. So interesting to see the different auto rinse too, I am surprised they dud not adopt that here as its such a simple mechanism.
Hi Al! Sure these things don't hold a lot! I imagine the housewife would be washing every other day! If they were doing a one wash day every week it would be a mammoth task. My grandmother had three of these one after the other though so they must have worked for her! I love the AutoRinse too on these. The way the water sprays over the entire load not just one part is much better i feel. x
Another great find Matt & Eliot, I do like those larger style of controls , much easier to grip & turn, and that spin spray nozzle looks like it can do a fab job .
Absolutely brilliant. My mum always had twin tubs right to the end. Unfortunately all the new ones you can buy aren't the quality like these Hoover's and Servis. With a bit of work I'm assuming you can source some great examples?? 👍☺️
Nice little machine, I have certainly never seen a Deluxe with an element in it, by the way, Bearing Services (BSC) will have belts to suit this, just take the old one down so they can get the sizing right.
With this type of washer, you reuse the wash water, depending on how soiled the clothes are. You start with whites first, and providing you don't use chlorine bleach (my understanding is that chlorine bleach is banned in most European countries), then you go with the lightest colors, and maybe darks. You might be able to reuse the same wash water for up to 3 loads.
I do like the old Hoover twin tubs although they were a bit rough on the clothes, I think the Uk models looked neater not keen on the fill hole in the lid . But still a nice rare model
I have a similar model sitting in my garage waiting for me to find another pump for it. The on it seized up and disintegrated. I have not been successful at finding the correct pump part for the model unit I have. Can I ask for some assistance here?
Absolutely Gorgeous! I miss the vintage Hoover's especially the twin tubs. The only hoovermatic twin tub I possibly only seen in my life Is the one located in Mile End SA should've bought it! Do you still have him now if you do make sure to take good care of it! 😊
Wat a beautiful beautiful machine! I have just repaired and own a 1986 Hotpoint supermatic plus 9400 twintub And did a full wash with it on my channel - sillysid123 -
Interesting to see an Australian Hoovermatic. I am Welsh and we had 2 over the years, both made in the Hoover factory at Merthyr Tydfil. They were basically the same as this one but the rinse feaure was different and the knobs smaller and harder to turn. You'd think the same manufacturer would turn out the same product wherever, but apparently not so
I wish they still manufactured these washing machines in the UK. I mean 4 minutes for a wash.
And it does the job in 4 minutes if it’s loaded properly :-)
Wow I’ve never seen a Twin Tub with heater. That’s cool.
We had this model as a kid. Before that we had a round one with the rollers on top to squeeze out the water. This model was a "Housewives dream". It also doubled as an esky for parties. Just put in ice and beer and you're good to go.
My mum had a twin tub washing machine for about 14 years! I also had a twin tub for a while I loved it!
My mum was initially excited when she swapped her twin tub for a front loader in the 70s, but quickly lamented that the twin tub was better! She appreciated the extra space the front loader afforded in our galley kitchen, though.
What is fascinating to see is a heater for a twin tub and also a side mounted pulsator as when seeing the clothes in the wash part it looks like it's "tumbling" in a front load washer
Beautiful specimen! Here, in Mexico, there was a time when single and twin tubes excelled on budget washing machines, and thousands of families had their clothes fresh and clean in two seconds... The old ones were built in aluminium tub, and modern ones have plastic tubes. Never was anything in stainless steel... There were compact, lightweight, even movable... reliable and powerful and efficient. There are missed in many homes...
Hi Mat, great to see you posting. What an unusual Hoovermatic in Australia, so interesting to see. The nominal load for these was 6 pounds (slightly less than three kilos) although it does depend on what is being washed, you have to reduce the weight when washing large things like sheet or towels. So interesting to see the different auto rinse too, I am surprised they dud not adopt that here as its such a simple mechanism.
Hi Al! Sure these things don't hold a lot! I imagine the housewife would be washing every other day! If they were doing a one wash day every week it would be a mammoth task. My grandmother had three of these one after the other though so they must have worked for her! I love the AutoRinse too on these. The way the water sprays over the entire load not just one part is much better i feel. x
One wash day per week was normal those years gone by
My mum always did her washing every Monday when she had a twin tub!
That stainless steel tub looks pristine. Very nice.
For singles these machines were the bomb
Another great find Matt & Eliot, I do like those larger style of controls , much easier to grip & turn, and that spin spray nozzle looks like it can do a fab job .
great to see it matt love twin tubs
These machines were very popular in Australia 🇦🇺!!
I love these kind of washers
19:32 "thank you for choosing 'Hoovermatic Airlines'"
That machine seems to be so strong and energetic,I have never seen such in Kenya
Love it I want one
Absolutely brilliant. My mum always had twin tubs right to the end. Unfortunately all the new ones you can buy aren't the quality like these Hoover's and Servis. With a bit of work I'm assuming you can source some great examples?? 👍☺️
Nice little machine, I have certainly never seen a Deluxe with an element in it, by the way, Bearing Services (BSC) will have belts to suit this, just take the old one down so they can get the sizing right.
Oh awesome that’s good to know!
Man that thing uses a helluva lot of water compared to modern machines
With this type of washer, you reuse the wash water, depending on how soiled the clothes are. You start with whites first, and providing you don't use chlorine bleach (my understanding is that chlorine bleach is banned in most European countries), then you go with the lightest colors, and maybe darks. You might be able to reuse the same wash water for up to 3 loads.
I do like the old Hoover twin tubs although they were a bit rough on the clothes, I think the Uk models looked neater not keen on the fill hole in the lid . But still a nice rare model
Nice 👍👍
Whoa...the pump on that thing...
I have a similar model sitting in my garage waiting for me to find another pump for it. The on it seized up and disintegrated. I have not been successful at finding the correct pump part for the model unit I have.
Can I ask for some assistance here?
Absolutely Gorgeous! I miss the vintage Hoover's especially the twin tubs. The only hoovermatic twin tub I possibly only seen in my life Is the one located in Mile End SA should've bought it! Do you still have him now if you do make sure to take good care of it! 😊
Oh yes I still have him he’s a treasured member of the family :-)
@@mattie17 Oh that's nice :D
I wonder how much a load costs compared to modern machines?
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What year is this Hoover twin tub? It looks like the mid 1970's.
Perhaps would it be faster by using the hot water from the tap then waiting for the water to heat in the tub?
Yes but it’s nice to have the option to heat the water to a specific temperature and give the clothes a bit of a soak at the same time :-)
@@mattie17 That makes sense. I wish I could find a twin tub one day.
A 2800 rpm spin. That's faster than my LG front loading washing machine it only does 1100rpm spins.
I have the same twin tub for greasy work clothes. I love it wife hates it . She should leave.
Elle consomme une quantité d'eau astronomique 😮😢
Wat a beautiful beautiful machine! I have just repaired and own a 1986 Hotpoint supermatic plus 9400 twintub And did a full wash with it on my channel - sillysid123 -
I’ve just watched that video and the repair video on the spinner. Gorgeous machine! Wish I could find one like that here in Australia
@@mattie17 many thanks. Wish I could yours too
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