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Post# 432972 5/4/2010 at 08:32 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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A few of us got together in Chester this weekend to restore to working order a few more machines, (including a Hoover sloping front keymatic...yay!!!,) unveil the Hoover top loader back from the spar, repair the Hoover CrystalJet dishwasher as well as to see the Hoover matchbox restoration and generally have a good catchup!!!
Heres the gang:Mike (ChesterMikeUK), Jack (Vintagehoover), Seamus (SeamusUK), Mathew, Alistair (Vacbear58) Mathew Keymatic3203), Richard (RichUKBristol),Jon (Lavamat_Jon),Rob (Aquarius1984) Paul (MatchboxPaul) & Gary (Electron1100) we also had John (autoRinseJon) & Neil & Bob (Spa Technicians) and a grand time was had by all!!! 
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Post# 432973 , Reply# 1 5/4/2010 at 08:40 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover Keymatic 3226
Mathew brought up his sloping front Hoover Keymatic A3226, all the way from Cardiff, and it certainly proved a hit once the water valves where repaired and a few tweeks where made!!! a few of us have these in restoration mode so it was great to see one fully working, very quiet in operation and a delight to use!!! 740rpm, 8lb washload and using revolving drum and the famous Hoover Pulsator in the back of the drum!!
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Post# 432975 , Reply# 2 5/4/2010 at 08:44 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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A3226 Drum | ||
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Post# 432977 , Reply# 3 5/4/2010 at 08:48 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Pullys | ||
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Post# 432979 , Reply# 4 5/4/2010 at 08:54 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover Demonstrator
The Hoover demonstrator did a thorough job of presenting the Keymatics features, such as, 4 minute wash, 740rpm spin, & Washday - Just Forget It!!!
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Post# 432980 , Reply# 5 5/4/2010 at 09:00 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Heres | ||
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Post# 432982 , Reply# 6 5/4/2010 at 09:04 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 432984 , Reply# 7 5/4/2010 at 09:08 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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At which Point... | ||
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Post# 432985 , Reply# 8 5/4/2010 at 09:11 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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After three hrs filming it was | ||
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Post# 432986 , Reply# 9 5/4/2010 at 09:14 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Yummy | ||
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Post# 432989 , Reply# 10 5/4/2010 at 09:24 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Its was then... | ||
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Post# 432992 , Reply# 11 5/4/2010 at 09:30 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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To Keep The Camerman Happy | ||
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Post# 432993 , Reply# 12 5/4/2010 at 09:31 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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The Cabinet went | ||
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Post# 432994 , Reply# 13 5/4/2010 at 09:34 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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To This...!!!! | ||
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Post# 432999 , Reply# 14 5/4/2010 at 09:50 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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In another corner | ||
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Post# 433003 , Reply# 15 5/4/2010 at 10:02 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 433005 , Reply# 16 5/4/2010 at 10:04 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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After | ||
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Post# 433006 , Reply# 17 5/4/2010 at 10:05 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Following dinner & | ||
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Post# 433007 , Reply# 18 5/4/2010 at 10:08 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Polenta cake | ||
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Post# 433010 , Reply# 19 5/4/2010 at 10:14 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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The Annual Awards Ceramoney Took Place | ||
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Post# 433012 , Reply# 20 5/4/2010 at 10:18 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Meanwhile
Mike was presented with the most honorous "Our Lady of the Boiling Pulsator" award, for services rendered and above and beyond the call of duty to Oovah!!!!!
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Post# 433013 , Reply# 21 5/4/2010 at 10:23 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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After.. | ||
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Post# 433014 , Reply# 22 5/4/2010 at 10:25 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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I Think.... | ||
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Post# 433017 , Reply# 23 5/4/2010 at 10:39 (5,099 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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So... | ||
| Post# 433057 , Reply# 24 5/4/2010 at 13:52 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
The Award
Mike a massive thankyou to you for all your efforts in providing us all with an excellent weekend, truly wonderful.
But if one moment sticks in my mind it is when the"Our Lady of the Boiling Pulsator" award was given to you, and seeing you shaking as you fought to hold back the tears of joy when you stood up walked to the middle of the room and told us that now you have been given this prestigous award you were going to help the needy in poor countrys and save the world from all known diseases, truly a touching moment Mike 
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| Post# 433065 , Reply# 25 5/4/2010 at 14:20 (5,098 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
Mike | ||
| Post# 433066 , Reply# 26 5/4/2010 at 14:21 (5,098 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 433069 , Reply# 27 5/4/2010 at 14:37 (5,098 days old) by robbie5 (Birmingham Edgbaston) | ||
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Chester Weekend Great pics lads. I wish these wash-in weekends were closer to the Midlands, I would like to see some of these collections. I really like the Bendix 7147B you have there, was it the one that was for sale on ebay? Rob | ||
| Post# 433088 , Reply# 29 5/4/2010 at 16:07 (5,098 days old) by bertrum () | ||
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Nice work on the chasis of the Hoover toploader Chestermikeuk, what does the facia look like after the clean up? | ||
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Post# 433106 , Reply# 30 5/4/2010 at 18:10 (5,098 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Cracking picture of the Bendix Jon
Thanks for the kind words too, any trip to Mike's is an absolute pleasure. I just find it amazing that so many machines that I thought I would never see again have been so beautifully restored, and talents far greater than mine in that respect. And such a great bunch of guys too.
I did not take many still photos either but hopefully there will be some video coming soon if I can ever get Windows Movie Maker to work with my Sony camera (codec issues HELP!!!) In the mean time ..... This picture has three rare machines. On the left a Hoover Keymatic, in the centre a Hoover AutoJet dishwasher and on the right a late model Servis 1300. I dont really count the Hoovermatic 3334 in the background as all that rare as they were so solidly constructed that there are stiill quite a few around 
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Post# 433107 , Reply# 31 5/4/2010 at 18:13 (5,098 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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The Keymatic | ||
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Post# 433108 , Reply# 32 5/4/2010 at 18:19 (5,098 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Water levels
We debate the pros and cons of high and low water levels but there is no doubt here in this action shot. The keymatic is unusual (unique?) in that it it combines tumbling and pulsator action in one drum. Matthew explained how the machine goes through an initial phase of heating and tumbling while the machine gets up to temperature whereupon teh pulsator action joins in too. I hope video will be up soon so you can see the incredible action and roll over even with just the tumble
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Post# 433110 , Reply# 33 5/4/2010 at 18:28 (5,098 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Still life | ||
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Post# 433111 , Reply# 34 5/4/2010 at 18:31 (5,098 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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And a big THANK YOU to Mike | ||
| Post# 433187 , Reply# 35 5/5/2010 at 01:44 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Hoover Trio | ||
| Post# 433205 , Reply# 36 5/5/2010 at 03:06 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Mikes Servis | ||
| Post# 433207 , Reply# 37 5/5/2010 at 03:09 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Servis | ||
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Post# 433213 , Reply# 38 5/5/2010 at 04:06 (5,098 days old) by aussie-plugs (Melbourne, Australia) |
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What a fun day! I'm so glad to see that the Bendix has gone to a good home. It will have many a long year ahead of it fraternising with all manner of equally delightful machines. | ||
| Post# 433227 , Reply# 39 5/5/2010 at 07:03 (5,098 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
WOW... | ||
| Post# 433240 , Reply# 40 5/5/2010 at 07:46 (5,098 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 433285 , Reply# 41 5/5/2010 at 10:48 (5,098 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK) | ||
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So glad the Bendix is going to be well looked after. Tom. | ||
| Post# 433302 , Reply# 42 5/5/2010 at 11:49 (5,098 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hey Milke & Mates | ||
| Post# 433326 , Reply# 43 5/5/2010 at 13:05 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Meal Times | ||
| Post# 433327 , Reply# 44 5/5/2010 at 13:06 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Riotous Assembly | ||
| Post# 433328 , Reply# 45 5/5/2010 at 13:07 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Food Fun | ||
| Post# 433331 , Reply# 46 5/5/2010 at 13:11 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Al's delights | ||
| Post# 433332 , Reply# 47 5/5/2010 at 13:14 (5,098 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Warm Winds Are a Blowing | ||
| Post# 433345 , Reply# 48 5/5/2010 at 14:40 (5,097 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Hoover 3226 Video
I have managed a short video of the 3226 doing a rinse and spin i hope you enjoy it
CLICK HERE TO GO TO electron1100's LINK | ||
| Post# 433361 , Reply# 49 5/5/2010 at 16:56 (5,097 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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And now a CLOSE-UP of High English Tea and a vid of a front | ||
| Post# 433365 , Reply# 50 5/5/2010 at 17:22 (5,097 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Greetings to the UK contingent from sunny Tucson, Arizona. Thank you for all the wonderful pictures. I enjoyed them, especially pictures of the Keymatic. Ross | ||
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Post# 433472 , Reply# 53 5/6/2010 at 11:45 (5,097 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That Keymatic is fantastic! So very Westinghouse slant-front - but with a pulsator! Hope to see a vid of the pulsator washing. The spin really balanced itself nicely, you can see the load riding the drum outward as it picks up speed. So cool.
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| Post# 433485 , Reply# 55 5/6/2010 at 12:18 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Back to the Friday evening, which saw Mathew's Hoover 3226 Keymatic arrive and join the two machines under wraps and mine and Rob's Hoover A2155 New Wave Plus 5 1500... 
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| Post# 433486 , Reply# 56 5/6/2010 at 12:20 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Outback the following day and what must people think, walking past the back of the houses? 
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| Post# 433487 , Reply# 57 5/6/2010 at 12:22 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Mikes lovely A3E12 (star of the youtube video) and mine and Robs A2155 keep an eye on one another... 
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| Post# 433488 , Reply# 58 5/6/2010 at 12:26 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Hoover A3006 and A3008... 
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| Post# 433489 , Reply# 59 5/6/2010 at 12:27 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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The Electra set... 
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| Post# 433490 , Reply# 60 5/6/2010 at 12:29 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Outside and the 3226 and 4805 bask in the sun... 
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| Post# 433492 , Reply# 61 5/6/2010 at 12:34 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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A2155 New Wave Plus 5 1500 This was the machines unveiling, having been acquired off ebay a few months back and under wraps till now... 
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| Post# 433493 , Reply# 62 5/6/2010 at 12:36 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Always wondered where the programme guide was... 
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Digital display that counts down in stages... 
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| Post# 433495 , Reply# 64 5/6/2010 at 12:39 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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and the drum... 
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| Post# 433496 , Reply# 65 5/6/2010 at 12:42 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Moving on, Mike and Mathew tinker with the Hoover 4805 Auto-Jet... 
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| Post# 433497 , Reply# 66 5/6/2010 at 12:49 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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I used Mikes do as an opportunity to unveil the 3236H, now that pretty much all the stuff has been sorted out with it. Was also nice to be able to thank 4 people directly involved in its preservation : namely Seamus, Matt, Gary and Mathew. Cheers guys.... 
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| Post# 433498 , Reply# 67 5/6/2010 at 12:50 (5,097 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 433499 , Reply# 68 5/6/2010 at 12:51 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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a bit different to how it looked before... 
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| Post# 433500 , Reply# 69 5/6/2010 at 12:55 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Plumbed in and works OK, but will blow the motor out at the next opportunity, as years of dust and rubbish has accumulated in there... 
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| Post# 433501 , Reply# 70 5/6/2010 at 12:57 (5,097 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Forgot to add the caption info... See piccy above. Richard , Gary and Jon observe the 3236H, whilst Matt and Seamus put a load or two through the T5054 Hoovermatic de luxe. | ||
| Post# 433515 , Reply# 72 5/6/2010 at 13:48 (5,096 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys) | ||
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Fantastic, hope all had lots of fun.
I had a Hoover 4805 Auto-Jet dishwasher for many years, the dreaded rust finished it off, there was some much patching up you could not tell what was the original sump or liquid metal filler. It used to literally boil wash the dishes, great clouds of steam come out of the air vent in the front. Lee | ||
| Post# 433530 , Reply# 73 5/6/2010 at 14:49 (5,096 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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OOVAH Ave Dun IT AGEN
Well chaps here is another cobbled together vidoe of the 3226 doing some washing showing the excellent wash action
Hope you like it CLICK HERE TO GO TO electron1100's LINK | ||
| Post# 433619 , Reply# 74 5/7/2010 at 05:54 (5,096 days old) by hoovermad (England) | ||
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Looks like fun was had by all. Recognise that Hoover Autojet! Hows she going? | ||
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Post# 433624 , Reply# 75 5/7/2010 at 07:25 (5,096 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wash In
Gary - Yes the Lady of the Pulsator will have pride of place dont worry!!!...LOL
PaulC - yes, do give us a ring when you are next down & bring the laundry!!! Robbie, send me your email as I sent one to your AW profile and I know John from Brum did last time, not that far away on the train etc. Jon glad you enjoyed yourself!! everytime I looked around you where glued to the machines, and it was great you brought your laundry to do as well!!! wont mention the sudzlock...well go on then!!! it wasnt your fault at all, that Tesco Handwash & twinny is the worst of any i`ve tried for sudzing!!! get yourself a twinny and use automatic powder!! Bertrum, the cabinet is superb, the console will take some detailed work, its the usual Hoover bronze bezel syndrome, it easily rubs off!!!Its a fab machine though, have you worked on one?? will do a seperate thread on the restore... 
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Post# 433629 , Reply# 76 5/7/2010 at 08:09 (5,096 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wash-In
Thanks guys for all the messages, always great to meet up and see new faces as well!!! the weekends go so quickly with all the fun, food & repairs!!! heres to the next time!!!
MickeyD, get that ticket now, you`d love all the comeraderie, twinnys & high tea!!! wait till you see what happened with the dishwasher!!! Ross, good to hear from you, that keymatic is similar to the westy, plenty of action and sudz drama!!!and of course it can take all types of powders!!! even the high sudz foca!!! Greg, fab machine, videos on their way, the pulsator spin sslightly slower than the twintubs but just enough to almost roll the clothes around the drum from front to back , almost like a figure of 8 motion...and none of this balancing, straight into spin!!! Heres The Fill Line!! 
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Post# 433630 , Reply# 77 5/7/2010 at 08:11 (5,096 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Boiling Pulsator Action | ||
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Post# 433640 , Reply# 78 5/7/2010 at 09:06 (5,096 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Full Spray Ahead..!!! | ||
| Post# 433696 , Reply# 79 5/7/2010 at 11:24 (5,096 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys) | ||
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| Post# 433699 , Reply# 80 5/7/2010 at 11:27 (5,096 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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"Full Spray Ahead"
Mike, that's a prize winner. Just look at that, a beautiful, live, pulsating sea creature. How we begged to know how that pulsator worked and what it could do.
And now we know. THANK YOU! And I'd love to come over. After the impending global meltdown, the Concord will be back with fast cheap flights to England ;-> I'll be there. | ||
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Post# 433847 , Reply# 81 5/8/2010 at 04:03 (5,095 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Wow
It looks like you all had a great weekend and luckily good weather too! I love the Keymatic and i would so love to get mine up and running (needs a door boot (dont they all!) and a clutch adjustment to allow it to spin) it sound so quiet when washing. The video almost makes its sound like its gently munching the clothes as they are being loaded! I like the gentle swaying too.
Glad the bendix found a good home, my neighbour had one and it died a death like many of that design where the outer drum rusted from the inside out , gently leaking un noticed for years and eventually rotted its own chasis and welded itself to the carpet. I know its owner was up set to see how we struggled to get it out and how it litterally fell to bits ( its was her first auto and she chose Bendix from her memories of using Bendix's at laundro mats in the 50's) Mike i noticed you talked of "spa of Neil and Bob" , do you/they restore machines as i'm tempted to get some work done on my keymatic if its possible! Keep up the good work!! Richard | ||
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Post# 434046 , Reply# 82 5/9/2010 at 05:18 (5,094 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover AutoJet
Lee, this dishwasher is in very good condition and after checking hoses for leaks & adjusting a hinge we plugged it in and managed to use if open just to see how it operated!! it certainly shoots jets of water all over the place!!!
Bjorn, yes your family dishwasher is in safe hands and working fine, am just putting together a mini vid, its certainly powerful, there are some photos of it working in the garden, (cue Paul!!) was very surprised that there was no leaks from the hoses etc...thats Hoover for you...Who Better..!!! | ||
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Post# 434081 , Reply# 83 5/9/2010 at 10:32 (5,094 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Rotating Racks | ||
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Post# 434082 , Reply# 84 5/9/2010 at 10:34 (5,094 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Keymatic uncovered
And here is the Keymatic showing what is going on behind that slanted front
CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK | ||
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Post# 434122 , Reply# 85 5/9/2010 at 14:08 (5,093 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Keymatics
Hi Richard, we are having a splurge on the Keymatics at the moment, the amount of pipes inside them really has to be seen to be believed!!! some of the boots have lasted well, others particularly the turquoise ones just turn to mush, Oh to have some made!!
The "Spar of Neil" is related to Neil from Brum who sprays cars & has done a stellar job on the Hoover 3301 twinny, Morphy Richards spinner & Hotpoint Countess washer, we usually do all we can to mechanically restore them and then have them sprayed!! the great thing about the slope front keymatics is that the cabinet can be taken off for painting etc..Neil matches all the paint accordingly and charges us paint costs & labour etc.... I`ll have a conflab with the teccies, to see if we can pinpoint the problem with spin clutch etc......are the belts in place & turning?? | ||
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Post# 434125 , Reply# 86 5/9/2010 at 14:15 (5,093 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Videos
Evening Al, great vids there, thanks for taking the time, its painstaking but worth it!!! Did you know anyone who owned a slope front??
2 classic machines brought back to life, a labour of love for all but some much fun when everyone around is enthusiastic as well.... Pity Hoover didnt do the matching dryer like the Westys!!! Cheers, Mike | ||
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Post# 434132 , Reply# 87 5/9/2010 at 14:43 (5,093 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Thanks guys so much for sharing!!! WOO HOO!! I love the photo of y'all watching the Bendix Autowash De-Luxe 4147B--such a universl expression and stance for each of you. Any number of each of us could have been stand-ins and we'd all pretty much have the same universal look, expressions, ... Pretty much the same for watching the Hoover 3236??? Good to see such a nice contengent assembled for the festivities. What a handsome lot you all are too, YEE HAW!!!! But no pics of the washihng up in the kitchen after the food festivities, even if it was a modern dishwasher. And I didn't even get invited to come and take care of all those dishess and pots and pans and such in the dishwaher. :-( although if Lavamat Jon was involved, he'd be BobLoading, doing me proud!!!
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Post# 434147 , Reply# 89 5/9/2010 at 16:22 (5,093 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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My pleasure Mike
It was a learning process, thats for sure LOLOLOL
Sadly never knew of anyone owning a slant front keymatic - I probably would never have been out of their house LOLOL But I believe it is as iconic of the 1960s, at least in the UK, as the Connie 862 onwards was. I am just so grateful to you Mike for all the effort you put into saving these old machines, for your encouragement of others to do the same, and for your generous hospitality in allowing all of us to come together to share them Al | ||
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Post# 434155 , Reply# 90 5/9/2010 at 16:44 (5,093 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Looks like a great time was had.... | ||
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Post# 434161 , Reply# 91 5/9/2010 at 17:22 (5,093 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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thanks Mike
Hi Mike , yeah my boot was turqoise and had turned to a crispy goo! The machine has not been tried therefore with water , but i ran it on the spin cycle. It tumbles normally the when the motor reverses and tries to spin the spin pulley on the back of the drum slips and shrieks so loudly i switch it off after a second or two ( in case it harms itself) I have removed both pulleys and cleaned the small rollers and springs (they are now oil and grease free, not sure if they should be but Darren from Licoln said this was best) i think the rollers perhaps have worn down and you said last time they need small shims to lift it closer to the pulley. I have not done anymore to it. I have 2 or 3 things to finish off he he. Its all back together sitting under neath bubble wrap keeping my Mams ( nearly vintage) 1989 Hotpoint 9544 company (its her only machine and still works the same)
You day looked fab, great to see the Hoover dish washer and keymatic whirling away fine. Thanks again Richard | ||
| Post# 434331 , Reply# 93 5/10/2010 at 12:13 (5,093 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove) | ||
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Post# 434362 , Reply# 94 5/10/2010 at 14:36 (5,092 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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On behalf of Mike
It was the Bendix that was on ebay week before last ending on the weekend while we were all there. Mike went over the very next day to collect it, hardly surprising really, especially as it was located in an area familiar to (matchbox)Paul so he had a ready navigator. We were all so excited I think we would have gone over with a wheel barrow to collect it LOLOLOL. Unfortunatly I did not take any footage of it
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| Post# 434390 , Reply# 96 5/10/2010 at 15:26 (5,092 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Bendix 7147 Washing action CLICK HERE TO GO TO lavamat_jon's LINK | ||
| Post# 434395 , Reply# 97 5/10/2010 at 15:43 (5,092 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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And the final rinse and spin. Enjoy :-) CLICK HERE TO GO TO lavamat_jon's LINK | ||
| Post# 434400 , Reply# 98 5/10/2010 at 16:05 (5,092 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK) | ||
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Bendix videos Thanks for the videos Jon, I've not seen one of these running since 1992! Tom | ||
| Post# 434789 , Reply# 99 5/12/2010 at 01:15 (5,091 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 434868 , Reply# 100 5/12/2010 at 11:26 (5,091 days old) by Fredriksam (Sweden) | ||
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Cool seeing that Keymatic in action. My family had once a 3224, but sadly it broke. I never saw it wash with open door. It was the timer that broke so the machine was searching for the programs to no avial. | ||
| Post# 434901 , Reply# 101 5/12/2010 at 15:50 (5,090 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Post# 434903 , Reply# 102 5/12/2010 at 16:12 (5,090 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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WOW... a Wash-In in Chester?? And Mike, you didn't even invite ME??? Hmmphf! LOL Yes I'm a few days late to the party here but I wanted to say CONGRATS! It looks like it was a lot of fun and just a wonderful time for all! Very neat machines, especially the Keymatic! Mike I will be expecting an invitation the next time you have one!!! LOL All the best to you! Kevin | ||
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Post# 435726 , Reply# 103 5/17/2010 at 07:13 (5,086 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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BobLoads
Hi Bob, do you know after all the food the dishwasher was used many many times with more bobloads to count, will get some pics next time, we usually try out differenet detergents, including the el cheapo version, which this time did very well!!!
Will see if we can do a bobload in the Hoover auto-Jet dishwasher for you!!! 
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Post# 435731 , Reply# 104 5/17/2010 at 07:29 (5,086 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wash-In
Hi Louis, i know what you mean about etting these working, so much stuff in there, this one of Mathews has been a long time in rehab!!!
Leon, would be great to see you here, what with Servis & hoover keymatics, no time for anything else!!, the orange kenwood looks stunning in Neils 70`s kitchen!!! Richard, yes turquoise gloop indeed, would be good to be able to get your machine, (as well as my 3224) working, the knowledge sharing is great, its looks so daunting doing it yourself, ( had a phone call from Darren C which started, you looked like a big bunch of kids having all that fun!!!...LOl) Simon, the award stays!!! I forgot about it and had a business meeting and could see people staring at something and turned round to see her!!! you should have seen the one left at residaunce Danks by person unknown!!! Phil, yes it was the same Bendix, we won it late sunday night and me and matchbox paul set off very early so the lads could see it on their last day!!! heres a pic with the earlier dryer!!! 
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Post# 435732 , Reply# 105 5/17/2010 at 07:39 (5,086 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Bendix & more
Jon, glad you enjoyed the Bendix along with the other machines!!and the great thing was you came with sooooo much of your own laundry that we didnt need to wash stuff twice which we usually do!!!
Tom, more vids to follow!!! so quiet in operation, was the one you saw working your family machine?? Richard, yes, next one, get yourself here!! Frederick, the open door is an optical illusion in case the washer police are looking!!! Oh Paul, the busby lines have been overloaded trying to work out which ones you mean!!!...LOl | ||
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Post# 435733 , Reply# 106 5/17/2010 at 07:43 (5,086 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Ohhhh...!!!
Oh Kevin, apologies from me, I thought you`d be too busy finding 1 more inch of space to fill with another holy grail!!! shucks, will let you know early next time, would be great to see you on this side of the pond...what fun you`d have with all those twinnies n stuff!!! and besides I need these servicing asap!!!
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Post# 435736 , Reply# 107 5/17/2010 at 08:01 (5,086 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 435738 , Reply# 108 5/17/2010 at 08:42 (5,086 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Great pictures and videos! Looks like so much fun! Thanks for all of the posting. Brent | ||
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