Creda Debonair Spin Dryer (1957)

How To Use Your Creda Debonair Spin Dryer:
After rinsing in the sink take your clothes and load them evenly around the spinner evenly. Close the lid and twist the handle to engage the lock. Make sure you have a bowl underneath the spout to collect the water. Your Creda Debonair will now start to spin the water from your clothes at 2, 800rpm. For cottons it takes 4 minutes, for lighter fabrics 2 minutes, for woollens check after 2 mins.
This is a later model of Creda Debonair with a half solid tub (it has a vane in the middle and top to extract the water, enabling you to rinse, now pour half a bucket of water over the clothes and move clothes about to thoroughly soak the clothes and repeat tp spin dry.

[@hawleymob]

My Dad designed this spin dryer - it was the first domestic spin dryer made in the UK. I enjoyed watching - brought back some memories. Sadly, the Creda factory in Blythe Bridge has long since gone.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Justin , thats great information, please let us know his details if you wish and how long he worked at Creda & your dads working life , ill add it to the website details . So did you have this model at home or other Creda products ? My gran used to say her Creda Debonair was the best house appliance ever with the British weather, for the first time you could get the clothes washed & dried on the same day whatever the weather !!

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Let's resurrect them. Build them in the UK Or USA or both.

[@user-nq7tf4dg1r]

Yes! I would kill for one of these. There's versions of these on the market now but they're not as sturdy as this. It's like a tank in ocean liner!

[@user-nq7tf4dg1r]

Your dad was awesome! That is a brilliant machine. I've been researching the current versions of these, they are a little underbuilt. It's such a brilliant idea, we put so much water into the hot dryer making it work way harder. And obviously this makes line or rack drawing much quicker.

[@martin-londongb4719]

Yep, we had one of those. I was born in 1958 and my mum used to do the washing with one of these. I guess my memory must have been when I was about 3 or 4 and I used to sit on the floor next to it as I loved the vibration as it span the clothes, and the air that would blast from the spout. I can remember my dad repairing the rubber spout when it eventually perished with the top half of one of my old red wellington boots. I guess watching him and loving all things mechanical set me up for life as I eventually became a research and development engineering manager. Happy days.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Martin these Creda spinners were the backbone of British washday, great memories , I laughed when you said about the air coming through the spout, Yep , it sure does that and in a time when dads and grandads fixed and repaired stuff rather than buy new, glad to hear you found your dream job !!

[@zenarobinson3851]

ah .... memories! i had a rusty 2nd hand one of these - late 60s/early 70s. it was brilliant!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Zena, these washers just lasted , where easy to fix and spares readily available, and where very quick to complete a family wash as you well know !!

[@user-nq7tf4dg1r]

I wish we could get these today with this level of quality. It's a great thing and we're just starting to have them in North America. When I was a kids the comparable thing was a ringer with two rollers that you cranked. We were all scared of the ringer when we were little.

[@alexavram9498]

I am from Germany and still wash my laundry like this in old washing machines and spin dryers

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Alex, very glad to hear it and that you enjoy using the vintage appliances as well . What is the brand you have ?

[@LadyMoonstar6601]

Awesome. Love the sound of the motor as it starts and revs up to speed.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks Annie , quite a distinctive sound, often heard coming from an open back door or kitchen window on washday !!

[@scott.currie]

Stunning looking machine, Mike. Great 1950s styling. Funny watching it shimmy on the floor during the first spin - almost like it’s dancing! 🤣

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Cheers Scott, and yes shimmy indeed, you did get used to loading them, best effect is to load around the sides and loosely in the middle. A work colleague called it her "Jumping Bean" she would load up, witch on then quickly jump on it stop it moving lol...

[@Martindyna]

Nice video, I didn't realise that the Creda Debonair went back to 1957

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes indeed, Creda revolutionised washday when they introduced the Debonair first in 1957, for the first time housewives had a chance of getting clothes dry in a few hours instead of days .

[@marilynmcdowell5525]

Love your products

[@CandyBimatic]

I'm happy to see you're back posting a new video on youtube! 😊😊😊

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thank you, Sebastian, have had major issues with uploading but now all sorted, expect one a day 😂

[@CandyBimatic]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Grand!!! 😊😊😊

[@syhooverman5418]

LOVE the bloomers reference mike. I call them DIRECTOIRES lol

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Afternoon Clive , too funny, yes indeed , "The Unmentionables" ha ha...

[@michaelbutcher3563]

Sounds like a Hoovermatic from that time but seems to go much faster

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Michael, yes much faster than a Hoovermatic, The Creda Debonair uses a brush motor with belt and max spin speed is 2,800 rpm, many ligtweight clothing just needed ironing , towels and bedding could be dried inside very quickly .

[@CandyBimatic]

Very nice! I love it!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Cheers, what was the favourite Italian spin dryer?

[@CandyBimatic]

@@WeHadOneOfThose I have two favorite; the fist is the green Candy of which you can see a video, here on my channel, beside its blue German version twin sporting the Zimmermann brand (the Zimmermann version is actually the original the Candy version was manufactured by the Zimmermann company sporting the Candy brand by an agrement with the Italian company). The second is again a Candy spin dryer made to be istalled in the little Candy 45 (and all 40 series machines by Candy) in place of the agitator to make the machine closer to a twin tub, mainly it was used at the end of the wash and rinse cycle to have more water extracted from the laundry than it was possible with the manual wringer mounted on the machine so to shorten the drying time... There isn't a video of it yet because I am still working on it but I will post it soon... :-)

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

@@CandyBimatic Aha, I thought it would be Candy, love the green Candy washer we managed to find last year, where these very popular to own given the sun & weather for drying ? did many people buy them for use with automatics ? Zimmermann brand I havnt heard of , Ill take a look now !!

[@CandyBimatic]

@@WeHadOneOfThose No spin dryers are not common at all it Italy, a little more in the North area where I live but for sure not in the south. Consider that I live by the Lake Como and in this moment there are 37°C and there is little wind so you can well imagine that if you spin dry a laundry load at 3000 rpm, such as in the Candy spin dryer, by the time you put the last garment on the line for drying the first things been put on it could actually be already totally dry. Maybe in winter time here in the north would be usefull but considering that during the winter the temperature goes well below the zero (it's normal having the temperature dropping as low as -15°C or more depending on how high one lives on the mountain) hanging outside to dry laundry is not a good idea, the laundy would freeze rather then dry so most people have a tumble dryer to dry laundry in winter time. There is also another thing because people do not use high speed spin dryers, Italians are used to have everything ironed, from socks to underwear to every single item in the laundry batch, because of this high speed centrifugue cause more creasing, very hard to be pressed out, so most people set their washing machines to no more than 6-700rpm to prevent excess creasing in the laundry... we are a bit obsessed by perfect clothing and linen and tablecloths because yes, we sitll use tablecloths at every meal no "paper serviettes" in the avarage italian home...

[@halimabibi1387]

Good spin dryer

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Halima, this was the first made and best selling spin dryer in the UK, nearly every family I knew had one and kept them even when changing to more modern washing machines. Very efficient at spinning clothes dry @ 2, 800 rpm.

[@douro20]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Sounds like it has an induction motor...

[@grandcarriage1]

That’s pretty cool.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks it was the first massed produced spin dryer and was the backbone of UK washday, many people bought these having had a wringer washer and from using a mangle this dryer spinning at 2,800 had laundry dried in hours not days if it was raining outside - which was a lot of British days 😂 😂

[@grandcarriage1]

chestermikeuk WOW. 2800 rpm. I’d like one of those now!

[@washertv977]

Nice vid 😁

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks, it's one of the original and favourite spin dryers, and made by Creda, one of the most iconic laundry appliances manufactures 👍👍

[@marcse7en]

Perhaps somebody might be interested in my new laundry equipment ... My new Hisense Inverter is doing nicely, apart from the terrible filter design, that looks like it was designed by an idiot! ... I've had a laundry disappointment today! I bought a Spin Dryer. It arrived with the motor shipping support smashed. It also has several manufacturing defects, scratches and a split in the drum rim. Several reviews said these dryers leak, and I saw a few drops of water inside the motor compartment! I've never seen a Spin Dryer since I was a kid on my mother's Twin Tub. I was surprised that there is no "inner tub" to contain the drum (as in a Washing Machine). The outer casing IS the inner tub! Also, no springs? The works suspension is three bits of rubber. There's a plastic mechanical linkage from the switch, running down beside the spinner to a switch in the motor compartment. An out of balance load could break it? It all seems very "shonky!" Like a factory second, too? The induction motor is nice though! I'll have to see what the seller says? Are all modern Spin Dryers shonky rubbish?

[@user-nq7tf4dg1r]

Are all modern spin driers shonky rubbish? That is the question. I've been shopping for one online and all the companies have reviews by a small number of people saying it arrived broken. The panda and ninja spin sound a little better than yours but I haven't looked inside them obviously. That really sucks. If you find a good one let me know!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Not as well made as these old spinners but they do last if loaded correctly and looked after , some of the White Knight models are still going strong .

[@marcse7en]

@@user-nq7tf4dg1r My spin dryer (now returned) was a Panda, but under a different brand! ... I've given up. They all seem like shonky Chinese rubbish! 🤣 ... 1,200 RPM on the Hisense will have to suffice!

[@nhojnhoj6767]

I'm thinking of buying a modern version by English Electric. It also spins at 2800 RPM. My washing machine spins at 1400 RPM. Will the 2400 spin dryer remove significantly more water or does the law of diminishing returns mean there's little difference and it's not worthy of the purchase?

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Good afternoon, a large diameter drum front loader spinning at 1400rpm will probably give you the same water extraction from heavy cotton towels, you are right with the law of diminishing returns, if you do a lot of hand washing it could be very useful. I know many people with a spinner for handwashed items and the odd single towel or swimware.

[@nhojnhoj6767]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Thanks for the reply. I have bought one and it arrived yesterday. I have tested it using a M&S synthetic bobble bath mat which my machine refuses to spin at 1400 RPM although it's always part of a load. The spin dryer worked great and I now intend to use it for everything after a 600 spin in my washer. Hopefully, this should extend the life of the washer and result in more consistent spins.

[@PagesbyPaige]

Hi Mike Do they not need the rubber disc on top

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Usually Yes or you can place a towel over the top of the clothes pushed down the sides to contain smaller items they may fly up !!

[@mesquitetejas8328]

Since the clothes got ringed out were they dry.??

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Mesquite, the clothes coming out of the Creda Spin dryer are almost dry enough to iron with certain fabrics, Cottons take a little longer on the outside line or tumble dryer. Much better than many automatic machines.

[@rickgreen7643]

I would have thrown the first bowl of water away before re-spinning. and where is the rubber mat that goes on top of the washing

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Rick , I think everyone has their own way of using these spinners and laundry in general, I can assure you if it needed rinsing more thoroughly Darren would have sorted it. Thanks for watching !!

[@MG63]

Thanks for the demo. Is it possible to fill these spinners with water first before spinning like you do with twin tubs, or would the water come straight out the bottom before you spin it.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

In this particular perforated copper drum the water would run out of the base and spout, others like the first Servis and Hotpoint have solid spin cans and you can fill with rinse water before spinning out .

[@MG63]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Ok thanks for replying. Much appreciated.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

We need to return to making these inside of the United States. Made it metal. Not made in China.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Agree, these were the backbone British Laundry back in the day due to our weather !!