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A3260 Manual plea (!) |
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Post# 551403 , Reply# 1   10/23/2011 at 13:42 (4,540 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Welcome to the site, Very Sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. M is a really delicate cycle and it has a slow spin speed at the end which is not really good for cotton items especially if you tumble dry. The manual wont really help you s its just a description of various things. Dont ever worry about the time it takes to wash a load most programmes are about 1 hour to 2 hours and using short cycles for some things just wont get them clean. also you will end up with a smelly dirty washing machine that will contaminate garments. I will explain how to do your laundry and how to get the best results following in my next post. Rob |
Post# 551404 , Reply# 2   10/23/2011 at 13:53 (4,540 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Ok
Sort your laundry into piles, I tend to wash a load as it forms into a good load. Enough to fill the drum loosely. Never mix Whites or items with large white patches in with darks. Roughly a good guide to sorting would be would be. Whites like tea towels, bed linen if its white, towels white shirts if white etc. Dark towels/Coloured towels alone - never mix them though, seperate loads for each. Dark items like t shirts, trousers, etc - look at the label to confirm its cotton or polyester/acrylic etc. Jeans and underwear if its dark or medium in colour, dark socks etc Wooly Jumpers and knitted items. Now. Whites, wash on the 95*c programme. Its letter "C" I think on those. Whites. Jeans and under wear Letter F 40 Non Fast cottons Towels, Letter D Colourfast Cottons Woolens Letter G Woolens T shirts trousers etc Letter M if its of a synthetic fibre. F if its cottons. That should get you by on most things. Remember ignore the times the machine takes it really should be done properly. Just wondering what washing powder you use, that sometimes makes a difference too. |
Post# 551406 , Reply# 3   10/23/2011 at 13:54 (4,540 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 551408 , Reply# 4   10/23/2011 at 13:59 (4,540 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Oh yes I forgot to say if you have pastel coloured garments of cotton they can be washed on 60 cottons letter D. Synthetics on L or M.
A rule of thumb is to keep similar colours together and if its white and has got a fair amount of colour on it then wash on a low temperature wash like F or M depending if its synthetic or cotton. |
Post# 551415 , Reply# 5   10/23/2011 at 15:40 (4,540 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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We all have different ways of washing.......and mine are slightly different again.
I wash for 2 people, so there is undoubtedly more than you normally generate in a week, but here we go.
- Whites and business shirts at 40c depending on how dirty, you could go to 60c if they're cotton - Coloureds - seperated into lights and darks if you have sufficient at 40c - sheets at 60c - towels at 60c
Don't be afraid to literally fill the machine either - not 'Pack it', but right to the top of the drum
If collars have a ring, I just dip quickly in water, rub a bar of soap across then rub the collar across itself 2 or 3 times and bung it in the machine. That's all it will need.
I know that people sometimes prefer to do 95c washes, but with the quality of Persil/Ariel etc, there is no need in my opinion. I've washed at those temperatures for over 20 years without an issue - and no smelly machine either.
Make sure you wipe the seal out at the end and leave the door ajar.
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Post# 551440 , Reply# 6   10/23/2011 at 17:39 (4,540 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Truly sorry to hear about the death of your wife. You have my deepest sympathies.
Welcome to this wonderful site. You will find lot's of advise and help here as there are a few Hoover washing machine experts. I have limited experience of Hoover machines but have learned loads about them on here and by watching video's on youtube. Well done for repairing and managing to keep a lovely machine going. |
Post# 551641 , Reply# 8   10/24/2011 at 18:07 (4,539 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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It's much more a North American phenomenon than a European or British one aggravated by dumbed down temperature settings, use of liquid detergent and lots of fabric conditioner.
If you're using a powdered detergent and don't go silly with the conditioner, then you'll never have a problem with that machine as far as odours and mould go - especially if you wipe out the seal and leave the door ajar. |
Post# 553880 , Reply# 11   11/3/2011 at 15:41 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Hi Mark. Apologies for the delay, but I wanted to photograph the manual in natural daylight and today was the first opportunity (was working from home today). Here you go then... |
Post# 553881 , Reply# 12   11/3/2011 at 15:42 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553896 , Reply# 21   11/3/2011 at 15:58 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553897 , Reply# 22   11/3/2011 at 15:59 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553899 , Reply# 23   11/3/2011 at 15:59 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553900 , Reply# 24   11/3/2011 at 16:00 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553905 , Reply# 27   11/3/2011 at 16:02 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553907 , Reply# 28   11/3/2011 at 16:03 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553909 , Reply# 29   11/3/2011 at 16:04 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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your programme guide... |
Post# 553910 , Reply# 30   11/3/2011 at 16:05 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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tother half... |
Post# 553911 , Reply# 31   11/3/2011 at 16:05 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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both pages together... |
Post# 553912 , Reply# 32   11/3/2011 at 16:06 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553914 , Reply# 33   11/3/2011 at 16:07 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553916 , Reply# 35   11/3/2011 at 16:08 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553917 , Reply# 36   11/3/2011 at 16:08 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553919 , Reply# 37   11/3/2011 at 16:09 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553920 , Reply# 38   11/3/2011 at 16:09 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553921 , Reply# 39   11/3/2011 at 16:10 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553922 , Reply# 40   11/3/2011 at 16:10 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553923 , Reply# 41   11/3/2011 at 16:11 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553924 , Reply# 42   11/3/2011 at 16:14 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The 1983 Brochure pages for the A3260... |
Post# 553925 , Reply# 43   11/3/2011 at 16:14 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 553928 , Reply# 44   11/3/2011 at 16:16 (4,529 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Hope that the above pages prove useful to you Mark. Be great if you could keep us updated with how the rebuild goes. Happy tinkering! Paul |
Post# 554131 , Reply# 46   11/4/2011 at 17:49 (4,528 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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I'd suggest that Programmes 'E' and 'F' are going to be the most used.
Given this machine does 5 high level rinses with an interim spin after 3 followed by 2 more and then the final spin....and most modern machines only do 3 rinses with interim spins inbetween each and all with low water levels.....
...consider engaging the half load button and see if you're happy with the results...especially if you are on a water meter. The machine will still do 5 rinses, but they will be at a lower level.
Also, ignore the detergent dosing in the instruction book and follow the guide on whichever box you have in the cupboard....the last thing you need is to put a cup of detergent in that should have had 100ml....
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Post# 554225 , Reply# 48   11/5/2011 at 08:28 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554231 , Reply# 50   11/5/2011 at 08:49 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554232 , Reply# 51   11/5/2011 at 08:49 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554233 , Reply# 52   11/5/2011 at 08:50 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Timer and programme sequencing... |
Post# 554235 , Reply# 53   11/5/2011 at 08:51 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554236 , Reply# 54   11/5/2011 at 08:52 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Timer and programme sequencing for the '/1' version of Crouzet B966 timer... |
Post# 554237 , Reply# 55   11/5/2011 at 08:53 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554238 , Reply# 56   11/5/2011 at 08:53 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554239 , Reply# 57   11/5/2011 at 08:56 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Exploded diagrams, with part numbers... |
Post# 554240 , Reply# 58   11/5/2011 at 08:56 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554242 , Reply# 59   11/5/2011 at 08:57 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554243 , Reply# 60   11/5/2011 at 08:58 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 554244 , Reply# 61   11/5/2011 at 09:02 (4,527 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Good luck with the rebuild. Paul |
Post# 554490 , Reply# 63   11/6/2011 at 09:49 (4,526 days old) by redrose ()   |   | |
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Using Paul's formula, she was built in August 1984. We got married in September 1984 so she was pretty new. |
Post# 554495 , Reply# 65   11/6/2011 at 09:54 (4,526 days old) by redrose ()   |   | |
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I luck to have a great little shop near me which specializes in domestic appliance spares. The guy said he thought he'd never sell this kit 'cos it was so old :-). |
Post# 554498 , Reply# 67   11/6/2011 at 09:59 (4,526 days old) by redrose ()   |   | |
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Not too bad, a bit of rubbing down and de-rusting done on the back mating face. |
Post# 554499 , Reply# 68   11/6/2011 at 10:02 (4,526 days old) by redrose ()   |   | |
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Even the heater element still works. |
Post# 554502 , Reply# 69   11/6/2011 at 10:03 (4,526 days old) by redrose ()   |   | |
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The "tyres" have seen better days |