Thread Number: 75012
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Hotpoint 18680 restoration |
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Post# 988247   3/26/2018 at 09:46 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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As promised, here is the thread of the restoration of this machine last summer. It will help me with the 1828 and hopefully will be useful to others.
Original photo from eBay back in early 2014 – machine was in Sussex and bought for 99p. The paint had worn off the top round the soap dispenser and the kick strip was pretty rusty but other than that it was not too bad although the house was being renovated so it was covered in dust |
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Post# 988248 , Reply# 1   3/26/2018 at 09:49 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Serial number dates this as March 1983. There was a long wait as it was in the storage unit awaiting the move to the new house which seemed to take forever but finally was placed in the new test facility waiting its first run (with a non-matching dryer on top)
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Post# 988249 , Reply# 2   3/26/2018 at 09:51 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The machine had a very odd spin (see link) – this was down to the brushes being in poor condition. However, that was the least of the trouble as once water went into the machine I had a very wet floor!
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Post# 988250 , Reply# 3   3/26/2018 at 09:52 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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lots of yukky gunge came out which was a sign of what was to come but at least it was functioning
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Post# 988251 , Reply# 4   3/26/2018 at 09:53 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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So the restoration strip down starts. The removal of the control panel showed lots of old powder and grease - bleugh. You can see the motor lurking behind the timer and all its wiring
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Post# 988253 , Reply# 5   3/26/2018 at 09:56 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Original door boot – note the hotpoint logo on the 12 o’clock position but the door boot had seen better days and did have a hole in it which was the main cause of the wet floor
Front panel off with the pressure switch and door interlock hanging. Close up of the heater and pressure vessel. Always a good idea to photograph the connections first! |
Post# 988255 , Reply# 6   3/26/2018 at 09:58 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Lots of leakage from the soap dispenser hose by the looks of it. The clamp band was very badly rusted
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Post# 988256 , Reply# 7   3/26/2018 at 10:01 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Behind the back panel was a bit more promising as it appeared clean and stain free – oh wait look at the rust down by the pump! I’d already taken the belt off. A close up of the door interlock pecker and the bolt number for the back plate – no.12 the last one to be undone to reveal …..
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Post# 988257 , Reply# 8   3/26/2018 at 10:02 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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This eek! A fair bit of corrosion. There was no sign of the heater bollard as detailed in the service manual either!
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Post# 988258 , Reply# 9   3/26/2018 at 10:04 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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This lump is actually a loose bit of metal. The strip of metal in the middle must be to help divert the water down to the sump during spins unless anyone knows differently?
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Post# 988259 , Reply# 10   3/26/2018 at 10:05 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The corrosion didn’t stop in the lower parts of the tub either – not a great photo but it was also corroded at the top on the front seam. Looking sorry for itself in the second picture!
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Post# 988260 , Reply# 11   3/26/2018 at 10:07 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Time for more strip down. Cabinet off giving great access – this chassis arrangement is similar to the Servis Quartz although the Quartz did not have a wraparound cabinet.
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Post# 988261 , Reply# 12   3/26/2018 at 10:09 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The motor and concrete weight removed and the tub off the suspension. You can see a bit of external corrosion especially on the side of the dispenser inlet and along the front seam although that was pretty superficial. The rear gasket recess at the top didn’t look too great either!
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Post# 988262 , Reply# 13   3/26/2018 at 10:11 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Some internal pitting and the full view of the horror at the bottom – no evidence of a hole for the heater bollard either
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Post# 988263 , Reply# 14   3/26/2018 at 10:12 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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What was the backplate going to be like?
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Post# 988264 , Reply# 15   3/26/2018 at 10:15 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The spider didn’t seem too manky and the Drum was in good condition
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Post# 988265 , Reply# 16   3/26/2018 at 10:21 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Pulley removed to show the outer bearing and the drum removed showing dried grease and rusty bearings. The backplate wasn't too bad – just a bit of corrosion around the lip.
Although the water seal was very hard and had failed The inner bearings seem to have faired ok though |
Post# 988266 , Reply# 17   3/26/2018 at 10:24 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The rest of the stripdown continued. The module appears to be original although the pump may be a replacement – difficult to tell.
The state of the chassis can now be seen on the dispenser side. |
Post# 988267 , Reply# 18   3/26/2018 at 10:28 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Out with the chemical metal – the first time I had used this stuff so not as neat as it could have been! I treated all of the poor areas. After a quick sand down I coated the whole of the outer tub with the two pack paint product recommended by another member – it has worked a treat although the cats started acting strangely with all the fumes!
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Post# 988268 , Reply# 19   3/26/2018 at 10:30 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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I managed to track down a heater bollard – unfortunately it didn’t come with the rest of the fittings so I had to bodge some up. I covered it with debor glue to be on the safe side. The last pic shows the new hole drilled for the bollard
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Post# 988269 , Reply# 20   3/26/2018 at 10:32 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The dispenser side suspension rod was beyond repair but I had a spare off the 9544 to use. Unfortunately the thread at the top was not quite as long as it needed to be so I had to build it up with a couple of extra washers. The rubber mounts were in good condition so I reused them but replaced the plastic pivots as they were quite worn.
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Post# 988272 , Reply# 21   3/26/2018 at 10:36 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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The weather was nice so I decided to commandeer the garden table for reassembly! Concrete weight and sump hose refitted and you can see the heater bollard nut too. Heater re-installed and the dispenser hose glued securely in. A new hose was ridiculously expensive and the hose itself is in pretty good condition so hopefully it will last
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Post# 988274 , Reply# 22   3/26/2018 at 10:37 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Backplate before a blast with the pressure washer and time to tackle the bearings
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Post# 988275 , Reply# 23   3/26/2018 at 10:40 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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I have a Hotpoint bearing tool set - Ł6 off eBay so gave it a go and it was quite easy to take them out.
Bearing-less backplate after the pressure wash. There seemed to be a bit of pitting in one of the recesses on the inside of the plate so I bunged a bit of chemical metal in just to be on the safe side. |
Post# 988276 , Reply# 24   3/26/2018 at 10:43 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Close up of the old bearings all manked up. New sealed rear bearing and inner bearing and seal re-fitted using the same tool!
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Post# 988277 , Reply# 25   3/26/2018 at 10:45 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Gave the spider the pressure wash treatment and it revealed that it was not as good as it first appeared!
Luckily I had a spare complete with the sealed bearings |
Post# 988278 , Reply# 26   3/26/2018 at 10:46 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Time to tackle the chassis – this seemed like a good colour match. After a good sand down and a coat of red oxide paint it was sprayed and left to dry. One can was not quite enough but the insides can’t be seen easily
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Post# 988279 , Reply# 27   3/26/2018 at 10:47 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Frying tonight! The fish slice was used to remove the console cover. Washing powder had damaged the very thin aluminium around the dispenser so out with the chemical metal again!
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Post# 988280 , Reply# 28   3/26/2018 at 10:49 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Time for re-assembly. Wheels back on and suspension mounts re-fitted. The mounts were in quite good condition but I swapped them over
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Post# 988281 , Reply# 29   3/26/2018 at 10:52 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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motor and belt refitted and tensioned
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Post# 988283 , Reply# 30   3/26/2018 at 10:54 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Drum back on the chassis and the cabinet refitted. From the rear – you can see how patchy the back of the base is!
Back panel with the fill valves refitted |
Post# 988286 , Reply# 31   3/26/2018 at 10:56 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Quick water test – the dispenser is not fitted properly at this point. All seems good at the back but a couple of pesky leaks at the front from the thermostat and pressure vessel so out with the glue again and all sorted.
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Post# 988287 , Reply# 32   3/26/2018 at 10:57 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Knob time – I was a bit nervous taking these apart but it was worth it as they cleaned up quite well. Didn’t want to rub too hard though just in case.
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Post# 988288 , Reply# 33   3/26/2018 at 11:00 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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finally all back together and the cosmetics tidied up. Unfortunately the control panel has lost its matt areas but the writing is all intact.
Mission accomplished and washing away. There have been a couple of issues with the water valves letting by but I have given them a good clean and that seems to have fixed them. Just need the missing stacking panel to fit in between the washer and dryer and to give the dryer a once over. Next ............... |
Post# 988342 , Reply# 36   3/26/2018 at 15:30 (2,194 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Hi Paul
Ah yes - I was lucky that when I got the dryer it had the strips attached- must have been stacked to a matching washer and then just sat on them as the studs and wheels had been removed. Unfortunately they are a bit damaged but still do the job. I hadn’t realised that there were brackets too - I thought it was a bit of a flimsy affair with just the strips especially if you had an unbalanced spin! I had no choice but to do such a thorough rebuild - the outer tub was in a bad condition so it wouldn’t have been long before it would have had holes in it. All I’d say is make sure you do the tub repairs where there is really good ventilation - it wasn’t just the cats that were high as a kite lol S |
Post# 988589 , Reply# 37   3/28/2018 at 13:52 (2,192 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 988803 , Reply# 38   3/30/2018 at 05:54 (2,190 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)   |   | |
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I must remember to have a look at the bearing tool when I get the chance. I know I've not bought one in the past as the price was much higher back then, maybe I was just too tight lol. Well done Mathew |
Post# 989059 , Reply# 39   4/1/2018 at 04:12 (2,188 days old) by sesteve (London, UK)   |   | |
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Hi Mathew
It was worth getting as it made the job so much easier and especially as I was a bit worried in case the backplate was a bit delicate - they have such a reputation of going thin. I had seen some before but they were very expensive and I just thought it wasn’t worth it. I wonder if it would work on other machines. Richard - thanks. Hopefully the purple one won’t be so bad but I’ll strip down to check so I can stop any deterioration. On the knob front you always need to handle these things with respect to make sure you get the most from them ;p S |