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Post# 921124   2/13/2017 at 13:33 (2,600 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK))        

I just thought I would share a few pictures of yesterday's new arrival to the fleet. It's had a bit of a clean up this afternoon and seem to be in quite good condition, although not without some problems. The minor issues are a couple of pieces of hose have gone hard and the fill hose has collapsed, the diverter valve on the Selectromat looks like it's been dripping from the bottom as it has detergent residue on the bottom and corresponding drip marks on the frame and the mains cable has been replaced at some point. This will need replacement as I'm sure it's not up to the calibre for running the heater. The biggest problem is one I thought I noticed on the Ebay listing. It looked like there was a crack in the top of the agitator, unusually for me I was optimistic that it was just a bit of dirt! It's not it's actually two large splits that extend a long way down the shaft. Not sure where I'm going to head with that one yet.....

On the whole I'm very pleased with then new arrival and if I can get the agitator sorted hopefully it'll be up and running before too long.
Ian


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Post# 921165 , Reply# 1   2/13/2017 at 17:15 (2,600 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk)        
Welcome to the wonderful world of Parnall

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Hi Ian as we discussed earlier these are some of the repairs I did to the MK 2 machine that we have in Stacton Tressell . They are a little tricky to do but perseverance will pay off

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Post# 921295 , Reply# 2   2/14/2017 at 11:19 (2,599 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        
Spinwasher

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Well done Ian in saving this machine, although its the second to have cropped up in a year its still a rarity to be prized :) And we know so much about them by this stage that there is quite a fund of knowledge about them. Just don't take the Selectromat switch apart!

Al


Post# 921305 , Reply# 3   2/14/2017 at 12:02 (2,599 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Parnall EW601H Spinwasher

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Congratulations on getting this vintage classic and welcome to the Parnall Spinwasher club, definately one to pool resources on again and get it working, was talking to a friend who repairs cars and he was saying there are mastic weld products (prob like the special glue we got for the timer cogs) that could be used to fill in the cracks etc...


Heres to getting them all up and running !!




Post# 921345 , Reply# 4   2/14/2017 at 15:37 (2,599 days old) by triumphdolomite (Staffs(UK))        

Darren
Thanks for the pics they should come in useful. I've not had much chance to have another look at it today.

Al
I was surprised to see this one pop up. I've steered clear of the Selectromat at present, apart from prodding the pins that hold the linkage together to make sure they are going to stay where they belong. LOL.

Mike
Looking forward to getting it running, Darren mentioned that glue to me last night. Can you remember what it was called?

One thing I did notice this morning, should there be two rows of screws holding the basket to the outer liner? The lower screws are all in place but it looks like there should be a set of upper ones by the mouldings in the tub, oddly there doesn't seem to be any hole behind them to put a screw through. I can't make out the answer to this from Darren's pictures and can't remember noticing on Mikes.
Thanks
Ian


Post# 921563 , Reply# 5   2/15/2017 at 15:58 (2,598 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk)        
Tub screws

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Hi Ian no upper tub screws ,the upper part of the tub is secured with the balancing ring . Mike has the electronic service document which is great and really helpful . Best wishes Darren

Post# 922142 , Reply# 6   2/18/2017 at 08:33 (2,595 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Hi Ian.
Great news that another of these machines has been saved. Glad that has found a safe home.

Paul


Post# 922144 , Reply# 7   2/18/2017 at 09:04 (2,595 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)        
very nice

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As a step forward from wringers, this would have been a great product in its day. Thanks for all the pictures and info, and congrats on your work. I like how the "Selectromatic" switch is actually a mechanical drive, switching the tranny from agi to spin to pump, it's not really automatic at all! And the ability to reheat the water, getting it back to the temp needed, very convenient and rare for USA machines.

A very hands on way to launder, but a nice step up from its predecessors.
Thanks
Mark


Post# 922237 , Reply# 8   2/18/2017 at 18:53 (2,595 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        
A mechanical drive?

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Mark

Not only was it a step on from wringers it was a step on from twin-tubs which were just about reaching their zenith in the UK in the mid 1960s. Its just a shame that Parnall were not in the same league as the big four (Hoover, Hotpoint, Servis and Rolls) at the time who were able to command big marketing budgets (particularly Hoover) both directly and indirectly (by product placement) that they were unable to get a market share that was able to support their existence. Remember too that this machine had a good deal of the UK version of the Thor Automagic in its DNA, so its mode of operation was somewhat similar. As far as I know this machine (and its fully automatic equivalent) were unique in that they had a suds saver facility built into the machine. As it has a solid tub, after the wash was completed the clothes were spun and the water was flung into the outer tub. If "Spin To Save" was selected the water stayed there, if "Spin To Empty" was chosen the water was pumped out into the sink. After this spin the washed clothes were removed and set aside, while the water was pumped back into the wash tub for the next load. Rinsing had to be carried out after. The water was also heated in the outer tub, it was not possible to soak the clothes in water while it heated up.

The switch has a mechanical element, but not in the sense you describe - the switching from agitator to spin is handled electrically, not mechanically. I have re-posted one of Ian's pictures below to help make it clearer.

The Selectromat switch is on the left had side of the picture, the actual control control knob is connected by a con rod to the switch about 1/4rd of the way down the left hand side

As I understand it the switch has two electrical layers (under the plastic cover on the left) - one layer selects between Off, Heater and Motor, the other layer selects which windings on the motor are activated, thus selecting between agitate and spin. The mechanical element is on the bottom and is a diverter valve choosing (I think) between connection to the empty spigot, refill the wash tub or just block it off entirely - I am not sure if the pump ran all the time when the motor was running, I think it was.

You can actually see the two hoses - the tub refill is on the right, the empty is on the left, running behind the Switch. It connects to the red hose to the left of the Selectromat switch running from the bottom to the top of the control panel where the drain hose to the sink was "plugged in". Very much a case of "why have a simple solution when a complicated one will do". You can see the the hose from the pump travel up the left hand side of the machine. By the way there is a corresponding pipe on the right for the fill hose , you can see where it enters the tub above the main terminal block - not exactly the best place for it to be!

When either heater or motor is chosen the thermostat or timer is in line before the connection to either heater or motor, the red cable running down on the right is to the heater, the multi coloured ones on the left to the motor. Within the control panel the red button is a heater overheat reset switch should the heater be switched on when the tub is empty and a neon to show the heater in use.

Of course, as it was semi-automatic the filling of the machine was controlled by the operator, not my any form of mechanical switch.



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Post# 922240 , Reply# 9   2/18/2017 at 18:59 (2,595 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        
Earlier model

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The concept was simple enough, but is was made rather complicated by the execution - earlier models has a separate control for the water diverter. You can see more clearly how it worked in the video below, for Spin to Save the diverter is turned to the right, Spin to Save to the left. For washing it stayed at the top.

Sorry the video would not play when embedded, you will have to click the link

Hope this helps

Al


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Post# 922561 , Reply# 10   2/20/2017 at 11:22 (2,593 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)        
Hay Vacbear,

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Thank you for the more detailed explanation, it's a VERY cool machine.

Post# 922570 , Reply# 11   2/20/2017 at 11:49 (2,593 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Parnall Spinwasher

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Hi Mark here is a link to another thread on the renovation of the one I got hold of, simple yet complicated,
I just need to figure out which way a certain bakalite cog fits in the electric switch box in mine to make it smooth running...

And a pic of the main parts !!



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