1973 Hoovermatic De Luxe twin tub washing machine

This is my Hoovermatic De Luxe twin tub, a machine once common in the UK, but increasingly rare now. Instead of a paddle agitator, the Hoover uses 'Pulsator Boiling Action', and each wash takes a maximum of only four minutes, less for synthetics and delicates.

I had to replace the hoses and heater element when I got it, and also had to carry out a repair to the outlet control valve, but this machine is now in good working order, and I'm making sure I look after it properly!

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Hoover
• Hoovermatic
• washing
• machine
• washer
• twin
• tub
• laundry
• retro
• vintage
• merthyr
• tydfil
• 1970s

[allyn788]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting....

...and Tom, you've only yourself to blame if you think you've wasted your time watching this...

[ccryder1149]

Had one of these here in the USA....I wish I still had it!

[U5096]

I still love watching this video, twin tubs have always fascinated me

[artvro7]

@56tvwatcher i try to search in iTunes Store i think that the song in Youtuve it´s a little lossed quality.

[56tvwatcher]

@artvro7 no probs! I had the same trouble! Took me about a month or 2 to find it!

[artvro7]

@56tvwatcher thankiu very much

[56tvwatcher]

@artvro7 Wizzard- Eddies Rock, search it on YouTube!

[artvro7]

somebody knows the song??

[MsMustang91]

any body know where to buy one

[james92847]

Musics crap

[mrsotter19]

@nealthedude Thanks for the reply. My new twin washer works fab!

[nealthedude]

@mrsotter19 That's what I did. I was only going to tempory to start with until I found out they washed much cleaner, used far less electricity, and quicker. I like the interaction as you have control. I would never use an automatic again. I don't know why people bother with those aside from laziness. The lifespan of an automatic is only about 5yrs now anyway.