Mention of hot water fill reminded me of my very first washing machine. 1970 - had a small baby of a year old, when second one was born. Had managed up to them, with launderette and all babies things hand washed (nappies in Milton and rinsed in large kitchen sink!!!
With second baby we decided to splash out on this machine (indesit). No room in our scullery kitchenette, so it went in bathroom which was above it.
The two IN hoses (hot and cold) had to be pushed on to the bath taps, and the OUT hose draped over the bath. First cycle hubbie and I watched with wrapt attention!!!
Problem was how often this machine went walkies pulling that out hose off the bath. Often first we would know would be when water started to drip through the ceiling!!!
Eventually we moved houses and our next one was a new build so it actually had plumbing built in for washing machine in kitchen - pure luxury!!!! However, even that did cause problems - not the least was when the in hose somehow came loose and I woke one morning to a paddling pool throughout the downstairs.
As for spins - they were about 800 back then. ONly higher spins were on top loaders. I can remember asking a salesman in a large store why we could not have 1000 or more spin on a front loader - and he (obviously not knowing, but trying to get a sale) told me that any higher speed than 800 with the drum on its side would cause it to spin off and break in no time at all. A couple of years later the first front loading machine with 1000 spin appeared!!
The Hoover one I have now has a 1600 spin!!!!
