Thread Number: 37818
Bendix LT Washer-dryer (1962) still in daily use |
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Post# 562345 , Reply# 1   12/10/2011 at 05:43 (4,492 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 562354 , Reply# 2   12/10/2011 at 07:11 (4,492 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Martin, welcome to AutomaticWasher
Certainly is amazing especially as it appears to be in a garage or outhouse where it will be more subject to extremes of temperature, damp etc. Mind you its not the only one of this model we know if, our own Ricky5050 has one of these too, although his was not used until he got it - maybe 8 or 9 years ago. And there are many more machines of similar age or older stil in full working order, slant front keymatics (and indeed I would venture to suggest all keymatics) followed by Hotpoint top loadesr seem to be the automatics most widly available although there are a few more different makes and models with collectors dotted around the country. Now if you would happen to have a Servis, Philips or Fridgadaire top loader to hand there would be a great deal of interest indeed. We would be interested to hear your memories and any tips you might have for the repair of machines as most UK collectors try to restore their machines back to full working order, and in many cases showroom condition. Al |
Post# 562355 , Reply# 3   12/10/2011 at 07:16 (4,492 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Ricky5050 has posted several videos of his identical machine on Youtube - see the link below and is related videos.
What came as a surprise to me was that he has also posted pictures of his Kenwood Dishmaster too, tsk tsk - i dont remember seeing that announced here Al CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK |
Post# 562566 , Reply# 5   12/11/2011 at 05:20 (4,491 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Hi Martin that's great I do indeed have a bendix lt too mine was unused until 10 years ago and is my daily machine. It takes pride in my kitchen and is a great talking point.it has only required a new drive belt and a timer motor , I found a chap in Nelson Lancashire who has elderly spares.
Mine is used 3-4 times a week and the dryer more so over winter. I had to repair the soap Shute metal as mine was originally under a plastic tray which was leading to corrosion so I've removed it so it's more like the one you've found. A few niggles with mine is that one of the pulleys on the gearbox keeps coming loose ( not completely) and it does not slip but sometimes have free play. The other thing is the gearbox is a little noisier on spin , how noisy was hers ? Does it still have oil in ? I can imagine it it will have dried up. Mine came with bendix taps earth lead instructions and free packet of skip soap it had sat in a pantry from new till I got it completely unused. I have bought spare door seals so parts are still available , I bet there are loads of people on here who would love to buy that machine! I'm half tempted myself haha. Hi Al yes I've got a kenwood dishmaster, that is part of my ailing dishwasher collection, it was posted here in 2008 please see link to earlier thread. I need a new Bakelite impellor , but have had no luck finding one, I now have the dishmaster , electrolux dishmaid, and colston turbo jet! All sort of working but all with different faults !! One day !! Cheers Richard CLICK HERE TO GO TO ricky5050's LINK |