Philips Toptwin Twintub Washing Machine {1968)

[@josephlegg1604]

I remember in 1970s we bought one of these new from swansea wales. And I remember my mum being super happy as it was the first thing she ever managed to buy herself new.

[@brendagilson934]

Very similar to my first twintub washing machine as a 20 year old, newly married 1964❤️

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Brenda, I bet you must have felt like a Queen having the latest twintub washing machine like the Philips, they certainly made light work of the family wash especially if you had to use an older wringer or spinner before .

[@Wantthatman]

Now that's a Twin tub.Like the wash action.Love the spin speed and the fact that it heats the wash water !!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks Jaques, for a small spin motor it doesnt half get up to speed pretty quickly, most of the twintubs made here had heaters but in fact if not boiling most people just filled from the hot tap, have you had a look at the other Philips video showing the boiling action "Lessiveuse Style" ?

[@Wantthatman]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Yes I have.Its amazing

[@nigeld92]

My mum had the Philips 3202 top twin model. Great video.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Nigel thats a rare one , I dont think anyone has that one with the flat control panel ?

[@nigeld92]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Wish I could post a picture to show you what it looks like

[@raymcdowell7302]

We need these made again brilliant machines

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Ray yes indeed would be great to see them back.

[@davidkidd2551]

Yes I have worked on that machine problem with the one I worked on was the bearings in the spin can had to take the whole spin can out to fix it that must have been about thirty years ago oh happy times I will be here all weekend lol I'm in lockdown BORING best to be safe thought kee safe David.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Good to know, havnt had to replace the spin bearings on this just new motor brushes and wiring around the heater and wash timer, Mathew put a new relay in for the heater to take the strain. Interesting setup with everything being on a chassis shelf instead of baseplate !!

[@syhooverman5418]

Hi mike. Great video as always. My mother had a Hotpoint Supermatic bought in 1961. That too had a 4 vane agitator working in a square tub. The "roll over" was superb. The spinner had an "eyelid" seethrough lid and it also had a swing arm drain to return suds or drain into the sink. The agitator had a red "filter clean" tray on the top and the tub was drained by a hose inserted in an opening in the rear right hand corner. When this workhorse finally died (19 years old) she replaced it with a Hotpoint 1509/05 top load automatic. Revelling in the bliss of not having to be with the machine all the time she was however Very unimpressed with the "spiraclean" agitator which created very little rollover and was just a gimmick to her. "It doesnt wash as well as my old twin tub sadly but its adequate and i can leave it while i get on with other things so i guess im happy" was always her mantra.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Morning Sy, Thanks, have enjoyed pulling these clips together, we are actually measuring washtubs between the Philips and your mums Hotpoint 1400 with regards to rollover because the Philips is deffo more energetic, saying that the Hotpoint is about 95 opm , the Servis 86opm and the Philips 120 so its more vigerous but its the question which has the rollover,, the Hotpoint Spiralator doesnt do rollover like the agitator up and down rollover turns, but washes in and out and down the tub !! Great memories of your mums washing machines !!

[@syhooverman5418]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Hi Mike. You mention a guy called Alistair Kerr in one of your videos. This name rang some distant bells and im SURE i met him years ago as a friend of a friend called Chris. They came to my house in Sheffield. Chris at the time was living in Manchester but weve lost touch now.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

@@syhooverman5418 Thats correct ha ha, small world, he will be along later to respond !!

[@Vacbear58]

@@syhooverman5418 Nothing wrong with your memory then for indeed it was I that you met that day, almost exactly 25 years ago! You were the first collector I met although I was not actually collecting myself at the time - that situation has changed somewhat in the ensuing years! Some of Mike's videos were filmed at my house which is just a short distance south of Sheffield on the M1. You will have to come over for a visit when this lockdown business is over, bring your spanners as we have a Bendix 7142 to transplant into a new body LOL There is also a Bendix 7147 and matching dryer too (that is working) and many more - including this Philips machine :)

[@syhooverman5418]

@@Vacbear58 Hi there. That would be WONDERFUL my friend. Having seen Mikes video youve CERTAINLY made up for lost time. Ive neither the space or spare cash to start collecting laundry appliances although i have moved from the little terraced house that u visited.

[@hermanmunster3358]

Nice powerful wash action, like the Hotpoint and Servis twin tubs. Although I think the Hotpoint wash action is the best of all, with the Hotpoint 'Spiraclean' agitator, it really pulls the laundry down into the tub where the agitator is most effective. I also like the Lint collector on the Hotpoint machines. Good spin speed on this Philips machine too though, for a 1960's machine.

[@syhooverman5418]

I love the rhythmic clunking of this machine. It reminds me of my childhood in the school holidays when i was around to watch mum wash. (Always a monday) I used to sit by her Hotpoint (referred to on this site)with one ear pressed up against the casing just to listen to it washing. Im sure she must have thought i was deranged. Maybe she was right LOL.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Ha ha , love it - well if thats the case your not on your own, when speaking to many others its always the sounds, animations and wafting steam with aromas that had us hooked !! , as Al said , come over for a visit and plug n play, see for yourself !!

[@syhooverman5418]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Yes i would love to but not being very computer savvy i dont know how to get my contact details to you privately as i DONT want them up on a public site.

[@denisehowes4785]

No rubber mat or lid to spin dryer?

[@HooverA3060]

A great video for a Saturday morning Mike! That's possibly the smoothest twin-tub I've heard and seen, the spin dryer definitely seems quieter than the Hoovermatic's. I've not seen another twinnie beside the Servis SuperTwin that has a brake arm for the spinner. Fantastic as always! Take care :)

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Brandon, thanks, not many of these about and I have never seen another in use ever, no one had one I knew, the spin motor is as small as a Servis but Wow, what acceleration, and braking ha ha. The arm you mention is actually the wash gyrator start, have never seen anything like , the wash motor runs all the time running the pump, the arm engaged stops the wash action but keeps the motor running, like a wringer washer etc. All good here, you take care as well !!

[@anthonylawrence60]

evry spindryer is Quieter than a hoovermatic

[@chiquino5]

Que hermosa máquina! Una de las mejores marcas, grande esa Philips 👏🏼👏🏼 Muy bueno el video!! Muchas gracias!!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Muchas gracias, Philips es un gran nombre tradicional y este twintub es un gran ejemplo de su calidad.

[@multimill]

What a great find and bringing back many memories!! My mother's must've been a slightly later model and there were subtle differences. The water discharge arm was mainly chrome and in the top right corner of the washtub was an outlet. The wash water circulated once the wash timer was started and the filter was a large metal plate underneath but not attached to the agitator like this one. It was very effective I remember particularly it catching those pesky paper tissues that got washed!! The great feature was being able to rinse in the spin can with the pump running continuously. There was no arm across the spin can to switch it on (so maybe hers was older than this because that's an obvious safety improvement), The spinner control dial had an 'on' position for rinsing and you lowered the lid and could spin for as little or as long as you wanted. IIRC emptying the was wash tub was similar to a supermatic. Now having said all that I have just remembered how the machine was always making noise of some kind. It was never silent like a Hoovermatic because once you switched it on, similar to this one, something happened and it must've been the wash tub recirculation pump. I do recall that when my mother eventually got a Hoovermatic that was a noticeable difference, yes it was a noisier machine overall but if the wash and spin side were inactive then the Hoovermatic fell silent, unlike the Philips. It would be great to find one but almost impossible nowadays.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Paul when you think about it this Philips had most things ticked regards to a great feature washer. There where a few different models some with the stand up control panel, now the last model made was a flat silver & blue control panel which looked very swish !! This has the filter under the agitator as well, neat design..

[@multimill]

@@WeHadOneOfThose totally agree, they were never as well known as Servis, Hotpoint and of course, Hoovermatic but when compare with those Philips were almost on a league of their own and very highly rated by Which at the time. They weren't overly expensive so maybe their marketing was not up to scratch. At the time it was just mum's washing machine and the next door neighbour with her Hoovermatic seemed much more interesting!!!

[@ilfred6857]

Fantastic !!! 3000 RPM spin speed? Basically the laundry came out dry. This was the first major technological advance. A machine that could wash instead of the person. I remember my grandparents, happiness, when in the early 60's they washed up their first washing machine. How much effort less. In Italy, until almost 1960, he washed by hand, and women washed in the courtyards of houses, even in winter, and went to rinse their clothes in the stream. Very exhausting. In our family, the first person who bought the washing machine was my mother's sister. In 1966 he bought the Philco Bendix, practically the same as that of my videos.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes , later they reported it as 3,100 like the Hotpoint so whether it was always that who knows ? The joys of an automatic washer after the sink or wringer must have been immense, a lot less labour intensive, but did that time saved make them do other work ? and not relax ?

[@ilfred6857]

@@WeHadOneOfThose well, certainly the washing machine has greatly alleviated the efforts of women in the house, and most likely, as still happens today, when the washing machine is in operation, they can be dedicated to other activities: so yes, it is very relieved l laundry activities, but at the same time other, but less stressful, activities are performed.

[@amonduul9010]

I would buy those machine right now if those were available

[@markbreeze3529]

Excellent twin tub, never seen one in operation. Rather one of them than Hoover.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Cheers Mark , yes the Hoover where less coster and plenty supply, the Philips was a much rarer brand, you can tell all still very mechanical machines, designed by engineers, as you can see with the use of the solenoid arm to start the wash action !!

[@KevinUnsworth-wk2lr]

Nice roll over like it should be, its good to see a sensible person that does not, ram a twin tub or automatic,with clothes, this damages the motor eventually, and strains the machine

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes its a great twintub, little faster agitation than a Servis but slower than a Hotpoint, interesting set up with the motor ON and then switch clutch control for the agitation, rather like a wringer washer .

[@petermaz701]

Wow very nice machine.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks Peter, it is indeed a lovely machine, very well built and over engineered with clutches and motors etc but does the job well.

[@martinpensom5103]

My Nan had a Philips twin tub washing machine almost identical to the one in the video!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Martin , these where great machines , very well made , there where a few different models over the time produced , slightly different fascias but similar in operation.

[@martinpensom5103]

The controls were not raised up they were flat on the top of the machine in the right hand corner there may have been a cover over the dials that lifted up! The wash tub had a black agitator and the spinner had a round lid and you pulled the silver lever across to start the spinner!

[@issamhashem7727]

I wish i had one of these old twin tub washer

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Issam, they still come up o ebay and are much sturdier than the newer plastic models you can buy.

[@issamhashem7727]

I am germany I haven't found any of these

[@YourHeroML]

How many rpm s has spin dryer?

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello, the Philips spin dryer ran at 3,000rpm one of the fastest on the market, the spin can was pear shaped , solid can except for a row of holes near the bottom.

[@YourHeroML]

​@@WeHadOneOfThoseHello, Is the engine located under the centrifuge or on the side of it? If the belt does not hold it and it is immediately under the tank, then this is bad, since water can leak and get into the motor. I know many Russian washing machines (Volna, Chaika, Aurika, Sibir, Zolushka, ZVI), they have a centrifuge motor at 2800 rpm, which is located immediately under the tank, so these cars immediately burned out, water leaked out. And by the way, there is a model at 3100 rpm, also Phillips

[@aquaesulensis7332]

Wow, it is a very impressive twin tub. I never saw one before. Early appliances were so magnificent... When was it made ? Merci infiniment de votre vidéo elle est formidable. I use at home an English Hotpoint Supermatic twintub. I love it ! Now, I am searching for a Hoover spinarinse if someone has an idea...

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Glad you enjoyed the video, this model was made in 1968 by Philips the first Hotpoint was 1959 and the last 1994.

[@camillesharp9033]

Mike! If KZbin would allow me to give two thumbs up I would! You seem to have outdone yourself this time! What a beautiful machine and awesome editing! ❤❤❤

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thank You Camille, glad you enjoyed it and another Brit twintub to experience, great rollover on it , a tad faster than the Easy Spindryer !!

[@chickedee1085]

Oh so it was rinsed in the spinner.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello , yes you usually rinsed in the spinner or after spinning back the wash water rinsed in a big sink and then final spin or you could actually rinse in the wash tub after all washing complete. But genrally people hosed water into the spin can .

[@syhooverman5418]

Super fast spin drying is all very well but it creases like mad so creating loads of ironing. When i bought my second hand Bendix 7147B in 1980 i quickly realised that the 800 spin was more than adequate to not be able to wring any more water out of things like jeans and towels but very little creasing so rack or line drying everything the few creases drop out. RESULT. I only ever iron a dress shirt now. By the way i STILL have this machine in weekly use. Ive done a few large repairs on it over the years but still it goes on. My friends laugh and say "We"ll be burying you with that machine at this rate" Ha ha.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Oh thats a classic Bendix, glad youve been able to keep it going, does it have the stainless outer tub? Yes I think the smaller tubs of that era did produce creases, I use a 9kg 61ltr tub washer and max spin everything with little creasing at all, I suppose the larger surface area evens the cloths out . Nothing like a vintage Bendix for a nostalgia washday though !!

[@syhooverman5418]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Hi mike Sadly it has an enamelled outer drum with as much "Isopon" car filler as steel now. LOL.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

@@syhooverman5418 Well thats just fine, as long as its holding up and working for posterity ha ha..

[@syhooverman5418]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Hi mike i forgot to mention that im also STILL using a Philips 2000S dishwasher. The one with the plastic tank and inclined upper basket. 1 hour for a complete cycle. None of this 2hour plus RUBBISH!!!!!!

[@optima232]

Brilliant Mike.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks very much, I`ve enjoyed seeing all the different parts of the Toptwin, very distinct features to the others, love the solenoid wash action and that telescopic arm, hadnt realised there where a few different models over time, I never knew anyone who had one until saw this one of Mathews !! Have you ever seen any about ?

[@optima232]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Our neighbour had one of these back in the late 70's but it had two drain hoses. I was fascinated with it!

[@patcola7335]

Over here in the states we had Hoover twin tubs but not these cool agitator twin tubs that I know of. My aunt had a Hoover twinnie in her apartment back in the 70s. Was a fun little machine. Nice machine and thanks for filming !

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

@@optima232 Theres a thread on AW that Mathew was asking info about, the one your neighbour had, did it have controls on the front or top ? and did the wash empty pipe have a stopper on the end which you removed to release the wash water as the pump was always running ?

[@fernandocarduza2901]

Awesome!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks, I have enjoyed see just how this works by filming it close up !!

[@missrose9164]

There is a petition online to bring these back. Please find n sign.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

They may be useful to certain people but from a total eco point of view , per KG of clothing washed factoring in water usage, detergent used, heating of water and time etc a modern automatic will always win unfortunately .

[@TilmanLuther]

How many Rpms does the spinner run at,holy cow that was fast

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

The Philips Top Twin reaches speeds of 3,000rpm, one of the fastest on the market . it has a very unique pear shaped drum , spins really efficiently.

[@TilmanLuther]

That's insane!!! Lucky things like that don't explode at them amount of rpms

[@ИринаЖаксалыкова]

7:15 Nostalgia spin

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thank You , Its a lovely twintub, and easy to use.

[@enriquecolin825]

Muy buenas esas lavadoraa

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Gracias, me alegro de que los haya disfrutado, ¡más por venir pronto!

[@anthonylawrence60]

lovely machine but i dont see the point of having the pumps running constantly wearing things out

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Agree, must have seemed a good idea at the time and is great for the spinner as it takes the pressure off the motor spinning with a tub full of clothes and rinse water etc.

[@scott.currie]

Great video Mike! Good to see it in action. Does the top control panel fold down, or does it fit under a worktop with it up? Interesting to see the pump running constantly, a bit like the Servis machines. What’s the spin speed? Seems quite a distance between the top of the spin can and the wash deck. I suspect many sock disappeared down the gap!!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Scott thanks, the top control panel stays up so be hard pressed to get it under standard worktop which is usually 36 inches, the pump is constant hence the spinner pumping out as soon as you fill it, the Philips marketing dept calls it "RiverflowRinsing" lol, spin speed is 3,000rpm and acceleration and braking is instant, did you know anyone with one ?

[@scott.currie]

chestermikeuk I’ve never seen one in my life! Not even in the shops when I was a kid. Riverflow Rinsing sounds so poetic. Good to see the marketing department we’re on the ball at Philips!

[@samuelfellows6923]

😮 - even faster than top loading spin dryers! 😀

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

@@samuelfellows6923 Yes, the same spin speed as Hotpoint Supermatics @ 3,100, most other spinners where around 2,800rpm

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Here is the Aussy Boys using the Philips Toptwin !! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4WWgoGebqilbassi=jEcPA-qfKzsLMpxl

[@Jocy-xj9jz]

They certainly dont make machines the way they use to. 100 years from now these will probably still work and the ones from 2020 wouldnt have lasted even a year. Smh

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Totally agree |Jocy when you see the difference in build, design & quality its hard to imagine how quickly we have become a world of ditch it and buy new because its so expensive to repair stuff. These old machines with a little TLC just keep chugging along, hence our need to video them so we can all still share them !!!

[@Jocy-xj9jz]

@@WeHadOneOfThose exactly! I love these lil machines. The portables they make now cant even hold the same amount of clothes that this machine could hold and we wont even talk about the plastic spinner lol. If I could have a washer and dryer in my apt and had the option to buy one of these id totally buy it without a second thought.