Hotpoint (Zanussi) Liberator 1826 - NEW bearings (spin)

[dysonmike69]

they should of made ths machine with a 1000 spin good old lookin machine

[dysonmike69]

this is what you call a hotpoint washer not the rubbish the got out to day my mum add the electra gl2 machine it add a great big stain but in the middle love get old of other one

[matchbox3236h]

@dysonmike69 .... certainly a lot more solid that the machines in production today. Have to agree that its unlikely much of the new stuff sold today, will be in use in 5 years time:-(

[ilovemiele1]

that is a major difference

[matchbox3236h]

Yep - bit of an improvement. Thanks for commenting.

[Massimo5590]

Hi the Hotpoint in England has been taken by the Zanussi? is it now of the Electolux then?

[matchbox3236h]

No no. This particular machine was bought in by Hotpoint as a stop gap model, to fill a hole in their range. It was sold as a competitor to the Zanussi's that were on sale at the same time.

Today the brand Hotpoint is owned by Merloni-Indesit.

[matchbox3236h]

great that people keep old machines going. with care and respect they go on forever. ahhhhh - the old chrome door Creda's - lovely machines.

[matchbox3236h]

a little bit of a difference, when compared to the pre repair vid! thats new bearings for you.

[servisslimline]

well done on repairing such a fantastic example of a fantastic machine, love it, it reminds me of my bendix, thats for uploading

[matchbox3236h]

cheers and glad you like it. thanks for commenting. there is a thread about its rebuild on 'discuss o mat', if you want to see some pictures of it.

[glenfieldmathk1]

It's a zannusi??????????????? thought it was just a hotpoint! That probably explains the purple/blue door, which is not like any other Hotpoint!

[matchbox3236h]

Nah - its a Zanussi washing machine (SL series) badged as Hotpoint.. Hotpoint did this with two Zanussi models - the video star is a 1826, whilst the other Zanny clone they did was the Hotpoint 1823 Liberator C, which was a cold fill machine. This latter model also had no option buttons and a top spin speed of only 380rpm!

[matchbox3236h]

Story goes is that there was a factory fire at hotpoint, which reduced capacity. Hotpoint produced their de luxe 4 button liberator, but wanted a standard machine to sell too. So, they went to Zanussi who offered them the two machines which became the Hotpoint 1823 and 1826. These were sold till 1978, when hotpoint replaced them with their own design and style.

[matchbox3236h]

The purple styling is pure Hotpoint and has nothing to do with Zanussi. All hotpoint machines, from 1973ish, through to 1979 were styled with shades of puple, lilac, violet and white buttons, purple dials and dark purple door bowls. A brave design decision and probably what killed off many a perfectly good liberatror, during the 1980s, when people replaced their kitchens. shades of beige and country cottage kitchens, tended to clash quite badly with purple appliances.

hope the above info helps

[glenfieldmathk1]

oh that explains why my gran has purple kitchens and all old appliances except for a whirlpool modern which doesn't fit in!!!!

I am glad you told me it was a zannussi. thanks for all that. 380 is a bit slow, bet Zanussi didn't want to give hotpoint there best machines though, as they would normally be rivals!

[matchbox3236h]

So she has/had hotpoint l;iberators then?

yep - 380 is slow and was on the basic machine. The 1826, starring in the video, was the mid range machine at 520rpm, whilst the Hotpoint designed machine was top of the range at 750/800, with a later 1000rpm variable machine added in 1978.

[glenfieldmathk1]

no, she had a CREDA, which was black controll pannel, chrome door and white body with Purple dial. But it broke so she got the hoover, that broke last month, so she now has the Whirlpool 1400. The hoover didn't match her kitchen noor does this whirlpool, as her walls are purple her fridge is a purple old hotpoint and her oven is a black belling(old). She also has a black microwave panasonic.

she never had one of the machines like in the vid, sorry.

Thanks for the info

[whichwasher2007]

what are the slots in the programm dial for

[matchbox3236h]

not slots - just the italicised letter 'H' from the Hotpoint logo, printed on a disk and placed inside the dial to act as a cover to hide the screw that attached the dial centre to the programmer shaft.

[electron1100]

what a lovely sounding motor, now you can hear it :-)

Well done