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Old 7th Dec 2018, 1:47 pm   #50
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Default Re: Anyone still use a Twintub?

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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler View Post
There was a Philips top loading automatic in the UK. You lifted the lid then rotated the drum by hand to bring its pair of interlocking doors up to the top, opened said doors and then you could reach in to lift clothes out or drop them in.
We had a Miele slimline toploader that was the same. One advantage was you could open the drum during the wash to add things. It was quite a stretch to reach the bottom of the drum though.

The kitchenfitter put bar hatch hinges on a section of kitchen worktop to lift up so it could be used in situ!
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