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Late night washer fun, with a HOTPOINT
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Post# 285437   6/15/2008 at 23:44 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Since I worked till midnight on Friday, I decided to stay at out new cabin because it's only five minutes away. And just my luck, it came with two washers! Being the college student that I am, staying up till 2 am is nothing out of the norm, so I decided it would be a good idea to fire up the Hotpoint and snap some pics. The other washer is a belt-driven Kenmore that doesn't work, so I'll need your help troubleshooting it.




Post# 285438 , Reply# 1   6/15/2008 at 23:45 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        
Hmmm

I wonder what's in here?

Post# 285440 , Reply# 2   6/15/2008 at 23:46 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        
The set

Anyone care to identify these?

Post# 285441 , Reply# 3   6/15/2008 at 23:47 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        
Alas

No running water!

Post# 285442 , Reply# 4   6/15/2008 at 23:48 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Fortunately I found plenty of water just nearby!

Post# 285444 , Reply# 5   6/15/2008 at 23:49 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Washer

Post# 285445 , Reply# 6   6/15/2008 at 23:50 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Money shot, agitator reminds me of a GE.

Post# 285446 , Reply# 7   6/15/2008 at 23:52 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Washin, as you can kinda tell from the pictures, I was impressed with the wash action, pretty vigorous.

Post# 285447 , Reply# 8   6/15/2008 at 23:52 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Washing from above

Post# 285448 , Reply# 9   6/15/2008 at 23:53 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Putting the motor through the ropes!

Post# 285450 , Reply# 10   6/15/2008 at 23:54 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Final spin

Post# 285452 , Reply# 11   6/15/2008 at 23:56 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        
The other one

Nice Kenmore

Post# 285453 , Reply# 12   6/15/2008 at 23:57 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Money Shot

Post# 285454 , Reply# 13   6/15/2008 at 23:57 (5,764 days old) by tuthill ()        

Center dial!

Post# 285456 , Reply# 14   6/15/2008 at 23:59 (5,764 days old) by goblue ()        

LOL gotta be a college student to use lake water to do the wash. Nice Looking hotpoint.

Post# 285466 , Reply# 15   6/16/2008 at 00:58 (5,764 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Kewl, a GE-Hotpoint with HandWash agitator and the ring-type filter.

The dryer looks to be an L"H" series, between 1979 and 1981 I think.


Post# 285509 , Reply# 16   6/16/2008 at 10:03 (5,764 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Fortunately I found plenty of water just nearby!
That is just great, you must have really wanted to see that machine going to fill up that washer with a bucket from the lake! 20 years ago I would have done the exact same thing. Those GE/Hotpoints have large outer tubs, that must have taken many many trips down to the dock and back to fill that machine. lol

Did you pull off the outer agitator and try it with the delicate agitator below?


Post# 285532 , Reply# 17   6/16/2008 at 12:26 (5,763 days old) by westie2 ()        
Hotpoint Washer

Had a Hotpoint almost like this one pictured. Bought it in 1985 what a great washer my wife and I still miss it.

Post# 285536 , Reply# 18   6/16/2008 at 13:00 (5,763 days old) by fa_f3_20 ()        
Lake water

Looks like that made them dirtier instead of cleaner... If we did that around here, we'd have milfoil growing in our clothes!


Post# 285588 , Reply# 19   6/16/2008 at 18:18 (5,763 days old) by tuthill ()        
I thought it was a GE!

The agitator reminded me of a GE, and this picture really had me thinking something was up, note the words "Filter Flo".
I had no idea there was another agitator underneath! I'll have to try it sometime, maybe that's why the slow wash speed wasn't working??

And Robert, when I came back with the second bucket I thought it must be leaking because there was no water in the outer tub!


Post# 285592 , Reply# 20   6/16/2008 at 18:48 (5,763 days old) by goblue ()        

hey ive been down the lakewater wash before when the well pumps at the lake of the ozarks went out. you gotta do what you gotta do.

Post# 285593 , Reply# 21   6/16/2008 at 18:53 (5,763 days old) by vintagesearch ()        

these hotpionts rock!!!! my neighbors had a similar looking one never knew they made models with 2 agitators nice.

Post# 285611 , Reply# 22   6/16/2008 at 21:51 (5,763 days old) by sears9000 (Pensacola, Florida.)        
My wife's G E has the same agitator.

It is neat,having a double agitator in the same machine. It belong to my wife before we married. You just turn the lock to the left,and the outer just lifts off.But,if it hasn't been removed lately,it have a lot of dirt on the hand wash agitator. So once and awhile, remove the outer one,and clean both of them real good,and make sure they are dry before you put them back together, and make sure you lock it back.
Also, just removing the outer agitator dosen't affect the speed. You might want to check the switch. Have a nice day.



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