Hoover Keymatic A3008 Washing Machine

Hoover A3008 Keymatic Auto Washer UK 1976, produced by hoover UK at Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. It used a revolutionary Keyplate to read the washing programmes instead of a conventional timer. You simply selected the square keyplate, identifying the wash programme you required and then inserted the Keyplate into a slot or Card reader in the front of the machine.

Then the reader read the individual slots and aligned them with the cams inside to determine the correct programme.

It was marketed as the machine that could wash any new clothing in the future as technically all you would have to do is buy a new keplate!!!

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[jetcone]

Ohh I WANT THAT MACHINE>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nice polka dot bloomers BTW!

[chestermikeuk]

@jetcone

bloomers...hhmmfff, thats the best Cooking Pinny!!!

[jetcone]

Ohh I WANT THAT MACHINE>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[chestermikeuk]

@jetcone

get your fat cheque book out, money talks!!!

[kirri2003]

I notice that when the machine is balancing before the spin,it goes straight into spin mode.From memory, i remember my one would attempt a spin before the spin light came on and then carry on as normal.

[chestermikeuk]

@kirri2003

What model was yours?? again it would depend on what timer sequencer was being used, even the same models had quirky little changes to programmes etc..

[peugteobike]

Love these kinds of washers

[electron1100]

Beautiful :-)

[mieleguy1999]

OMG you kept it in pristine condition

[SuperWatson63]

thing sounds like a jet mate. love the machine though. its Ace.

[38wd]

Hiya Ive had in the past a a3060,a3110, a3348 1 classica 1200, 2 newwave plus 5 w/d, softwave maxi and a a3790

present machines Servis 600, 2 a3350's, candy 38wd with problems can you help me?, a4484 on ebay jus now for 1p, and a a3260

[kirri2003]

Mine was the same model as the one here.Through mine (purchased from John Lewis in june 1976 for £169.00} three other friends bought the same model because it was so advanced!

[chestermikeuk]

@Mitsou13200

It spins at 800rpm, but very steady in action, you`d have thought then that we now spin at 1600rpm!!!

[chestermikeuk]

@Lehnerd57

Hoover UK started producing washing machines in 1948, the first one being a simple single tub!!! and the rest is history, the first twintub appeared in 1957, and the first automatic washing machine in 1961....

[chestermikeuk]

@Lehnerd57

Hoover UK started producing washing machines in 1948, the first one being a simple single tub!!! and the rest is history, the first twintub appeared in 1957, and the first automatic washing machine in 1961....