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Bendix 7128 Replaces Zanussi FLA1002W
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Post# 506459   3/24/2011 at 12:43 (4,775 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        

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right, as some of you may know, my Zanussi is being replaced by the Bendix 7128 tomorrow.
why?...well because from my point of view it gave very poor washing results, it was sometimes almost as loud as my Hotpoint and that was annoying my dads gf and finally the main reason is that wash times were TOO LONG! and i kept getting a earful from my papa and dads gf to use worn once 30! and obviously i refused so last weekend it was decided that the bendix should take over with the laundry duties. we arent bothered about the slow 500rpm spin because its the quickness of the washes and the quietness we want. the machine also needs a small repair before being installed and thats for one of the shock absorbers to be sealed as its pulling away from the enamel tub
pictures of the reapair and shots of the machine should be up by end of tomorrow, would love to know what you think of all of this.

phil





Post# 506748 , Reply# 1   3/25/2011 at 13:00 (4,774 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
changeover

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well so far (on my own), ive put the crusader dryer into the spare room, unplumbed the zanussi and slotted it into the dryers place incase the bendix gives trouble once plumbed in. pictures below

Post# 506750 , Reply# 2   3/25/2011 at 13:03 (4,774 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
changeover

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zanussi is out

Post# 506752 , Reply# 3   3/25/2011 at 13:07 (4,774 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
changeover

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i think it looks nice in its new spot, if your wondering why there is laundry in it is because the machines we dont use are used as laundry holes

Post# 506754 , Reply# 4   3/25/2011 at 13:12 (4,774 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
changeover

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final pic for now, zanussi in its new spot and the area is all set for the bendix, there should be another update from me by the end of the night

Post# 506757 , Reply# 5   3/25/2011 at 13:25 (4,774 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        
Microwave

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is that a vintage Tappen or Moffat Microwave I see in the corner to the right of the sink? If it is you have certainly got good value from it! Any chance of a pic please?
Thanks
Al


Post# 506788 , Reply# 6   3/25/2011 at 14:30 (4,774 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
microwave

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yeah thats the moffat microwave i have a video of it linked below

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Post# 506802 , Reply# 7   3/25/2011 at 15:26 (4,773 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
i couldnt resist

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the machine is now on its left side awaiting repair and i couldnt resist taking a few pics of the insides. if you want any closeups of any parts then dont hesitate to say :)

here is the top of the machine


Post# 506805 , Reply# 8   3/25/2011 at 15:36 (4,773 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
and the bottom

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oh that huge inducuton motor, the red stuff around the shock absorber is the area to be repaired...again, a bit of bathroom sealant should do it.
fingers crossed :P


Post# 506909 , Reply# 9   3/26/2011 at 05:24 (4,773 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
repair

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now the machine has had half of the repair done, there is another layer of bathroom sealant to go on a bit later

Post# 506928 , Reply# 10   3/26/2011 at 07:49 (4,773 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
ready for its test

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:)

Post# 506953 , Reply# 11   3/26/2011 at 10:45 (4,773 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Great Machine, I love that style of Bendix. I owned the model Rob and Paul have for a while and loved it.

Post# 507153 , Reply# 12   3/27/2011 at 03:43 (4,772 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Good luck with the installation phil.

Fingers crossed all goes well.

Cant wait for more pics of your 7128.
Paul


Post# 507193 , Reply# 13   3/27/2011 at 07:15 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
we hit a problem

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on its test run for leaks, the door lock decided to play up, but that was sorted and at about 9 last night the machines test load was started, programme 5 with darks, there was no leaks and it ran as smooth as expeced :)

Post# 507195 , Reply# 14   3/27/2011 at 07:25 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
programme chart

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just a pic to show the programmes

Post# 507197 , Reply# 15   3/27/2011 at 07:28 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
running

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on the wash

Post# 507199 , Reply# 16   3/27/2011 at 07:30 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
videos to come

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there are 3 videos to come, just short videos and i appologise in advance about the lack of light and not seeing the load

Post# 507202 , Reply# 17   3/27/2011 at 08:09 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
video 1

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Post# 507207 , Reply# 18   3/27/2011 at 08:30 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
video 2

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Post# 507211 , Reply# 19   3/27/2011 at 08:47 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
video 3

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Post# 507214 , Reply# 20   3/27/2011 at 09:00 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
my mistake

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there are 4 videos, video 4 is the spin after 1st rinse

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Post# 507226 , Reply# 21   3/27/2011 at 10:03 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
i hit another problem

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this morning while doing a 60c load and the drain hose was leaking.
so im going to teake the drain hose off the hotpoint 9534 and swap it with the bendix's
phil


Post# 507257 , Reply# 22   3/27/2011 at 12:35 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
Bendix 7128

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the machine has now got the new drain hose on and is running fine without any leaks

Post# 507274 , Reply# 23   3/27/2011 at 13:50 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
running well

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here is footage of the test

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Post# 507277 , Reply# 24   3/27/2011 at 13:55 (4,772 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
and finally for a while

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the figures

Post# 507291 , Reply# 25   3/27/2011 at 15:51 (4,771 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Hi Phil.

November 1982! Definitely from the first series of brown facia machines and ran alongside the 7147B square door for a bit!

Have saved a piccy of your machine for my library.

Keep us updated with how things go.

Paul


Post# 507589 , Reply# 26   3/28/2011 at 12:22 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
a few pics

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here is how the Hotpoint and crusader sit now, i like the look of them side by side,i decided to keep the Zanussi where it is permanently:)


Post# 507590 , Reply# 27   3/28/2011 at 12:25 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
the bendix

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some pics of the 7128 but not in natural daylight, should look ok though, ill do a few more next weekend when i get a chance

Post# 507592 , Reply# 28   3/28/2011 at 12:26 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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Post# 507594 , Reply# 29   3/28/2011 at 12:27 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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i love this pic

Post# 507596 , Reply# 30   3/28/2011 at 12:29 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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Post# 507598 , Reply# 31   3/28/2011 at 12:30 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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looking in

Post# 507601 , Reply# 32   3/28/2011 at 12:33 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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tried to make it a bit arty but i failed

Post# 507602 , Reply# 33   3/28/2011 at 12:35 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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Post# 507604 , Reply# 34   3/28/2011 at 12:38 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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last one

Post# 507625 , Reply# 35   3/28/2011 at 13:55 (4,771 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

All this Bendix action has caused me to commence research - last night produced the following in a very rough and ready format.

Be tidied up over the coming months.

The 7133 seems to be doing the business and your 7128 phil is just starting its latest stint in service.
Just like with the Liberators (my 1828/02 and Lee's 1851/03), you wait for years to see a machine and then two get put into service at the same time.

Paul


Post# 507638 , Reply# 36   3/28/2011 at 14:14 (4,771 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
now thats impressive

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just a bit of help for you paul, the machine is just an 'autowasher', and what is collum C for?

phil


Post# 507645 , Reply# 37   3/28/2011 at 14:36 (4,771 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Hi Phil

Column C is for bodystyles and facia colours:

bold capital 'R' is for a confirmed round door machine.
lower case 'r' is for a guess at a round door.
bold capital 'S' is for square door.
lower case 's' is for a guess at a round door.

I am pretty sure that all the 'r' and 's' can be converted to bold and capital - its just I am going through my photo library and am capitalising stuff only once I have formally checked it.

The 'b' after the bodystyle letter is for facia colour, this one being for brown.
In due course there will be:

w - white
s - silver
s/b - silver and brown
pw - polar white (stolen from Hotpoint, but I dont know what Bendix's formal name was for the all white, late series machines).

Other codes will include:

com - compact
cds - condenser
and then any others I think of as I go along.

A load of evenings researching ahead!

Paul


Post# 508956 , Reply# 38   4/3/2011 at 08:23 (4,765 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
another problem fixed

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this morning the door lock was playing up again, it wasn't locking but now its fixed, just the case of tightening a screw.
the machines again now singing and dancing like it should, we might be treating it to a new door seal as well next weekend so im going to do a bit of research untill then
here is the machine now finally under a worktop and i think it looks great


Post# 510627 , Reply# 39   4/10/2011 at 13:34 (4,758 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
the doorseal

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the doorseal is off the machine, the doorlock has arrived, the new doorseal should have arrived the other day but instead we got someone elses order, a door handle but not to fit my machine, the other type, the long vertical one.
tomorrow the old door lock is going to be replaced witht the new and the old doorseal has been repaired as a temporary untill the new one arrives so ill be refitting that aswell


Post# 510628 , Reply# 40   4/10/2011 at 13:39 (4,758 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
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ok thats all for now there should be an update by tomorrow and ill show the repairs

Post# 510662 , Reply# 41   4/10/2011 at 16:24 (4,757 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Good to see that the warmer weekends have got us all tinker happy!

Hope all the parts finally arrive Phil.

Keep us updated with how it all goes.

Regards
Paul


Post# 510819 , Reply# 42   4/11/2011 at 11:57 (4,757 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
the doorseal

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the old doorseal is now repaired untill the new one arrives, the door lock will be fitted when the new doorseal arrives, have done a wash in the machine and im very very pleased to say ALL leaks have FINALLY BEEN SEALED!

Post# 510989 , Reply# 43   4/12/2011 at 06:43 (4,756 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
this is now getting beyond a joke!

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i thought all leaks were sealed last night, but this morning after a dark wash i cleaned the pump out and gave the machine a rinse out to help clean the pump, and guess what!...THERE WAS ANOTHER LEAK! this time from the front of the drain pump, have tried putting an extra rubber seal behind the original one to make it seal tighter and that didnt work, now i dont know what to do next...HELP!
phil


Post# 511933 , Reply# 44   4/17/2011 at 11:16 (4,751 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)        
all leaks fixed

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the filter leak has been fixed with some bathroom sealant...twice, the door seal has been repaired...again and the new one still hasnt arrived, and the new door lock is fitted with a bit of a bodge to get it to fit and work as the old one was playing up...again. now the machines working great, hopefuly there will be no more problems for the future


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