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Post# 173007   12/6/2006 at 16:25 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Last week it was determined that because of the poor spin performance and lazyness of the Hotpoints tumbling that a brush change may be neccessary. After removing the 2 current brushes, Seamus advised me a change would be neccessary as one of the brushes had 1cm left on it in total , the other had 2cm left. So after going to the local repair shop and getting some nice Reactor brushes to be gentler on the commutator I was set to install them. Me being me got pretty stressed about turning the machine back on and when I did I was gutted as the motor was doing nothing. Confusement Thought the machine had died for good. Lesson learnt though, if you disconnect any wires make sure you plug em back in! Forgot the 2 spades that clip onto the brushes thus making said motor turn LOL!! Felt like a right prat didnt I Seamus?!!!!!!! Anyway for those of you who are interested are the pics I took while I had the lid off |
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Post# 173008 , Reply# 1   12/6/2006 at 16:27 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173010 , Reply# 2   12/6/2006 at 16:29 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173013 , Reply# 3   12/6/2006 at 16:31 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173016 , Reply# 4   12/6/2006 at 16:35 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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And a picture taken Deadly straight on so you can see how mis aligned the drum is ATM. Im not going to look at getting it repaired, Id rather but a true 95 series and have done with it, keeping the motor from this and make 1 good machine out of 2. See Carl I told you it was a dissapointment the whole Tub was not snazzy green! LOL Nick |
Post# 173023 , Reply# 5   12/6/2006 at 16:43 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173039 , Reply# 6   12/6/2006 at 17:10 (6,322 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Nice one Nick Always a Hotpoint with the motor on top!!! I often wondered if it affected the G force or lunging of the tub with the motor being not central underneath, you could always count on the old hotties for have dents in the LHS where the tub lunged sideways... Make sure you dont move the tacho (small gold disc thingy) under the wiring plug...it controls the speed, if moved it could speed up the revs, which is not a pretty sight.... Mike |
Post# 173051 , Reply# 7   12/6/2006 at 17:36 (6,322 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Oh no!!!!!! I did have a play with the motor and that gold thing which I kinda guessed was the Tacho came away in my hands, so I rammed it back on. I think it is set a bit more speedier than it should be as when we get going on the proper tumbles turn into distributes even with a full load. good fun to watch. Can you tell me how I turn it down? ive tried twisting it and it makes no odds in the speed of tumble?????? Wish id not touched the darn thing now LOL Nick |
Post# 173325 , Reply# 8   12/7/2006 at 11:07 (6,321 days old) by robm (Buxted)   |   | |
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Post# 173331 , Reply# 9   12/7/2006 at 11:14 (6,321 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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Hey Nick, Would love it if you could possibly video it doing distribute tumbles lol! Sound amazing!! Hope you have a long time washing with this beauty. Take Care Dan |
Post# 173332 , Reply# 10   12/7/2006 at 11:14 (6,321 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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oooh I also spy a bottle of CO-OP fabric conditioner, I'm guessing it isn't yours :-P LOL |
Post# 173457 , Reply# 11   12/7/2006 at 18:11 (6,321 days old) by carlstock ()   |   | |
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Very good, Nick! :) Nice photos, and I’m glad you managed to get the brushes sorted out. :-) Regards, Carl |
Post# 173625 , Reply# 12   12/8/2006 at 00:44 (6,321 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Dan You do spy Coop FS!!!! Orchid or something, it smells nice I guess but its unbelievab;y thick! Think runny custard LOL Clogs up the FS compartment after each wash but I will check until Angelas has finished using it that all residues are washed out. dont want to oontaminate my Comfort with that stuff LOL! I cant believe to look in a Indeshit Hotpoint these days that, yes they look nice with their green tubs but the quality of the components are substandard. Well anyway Im not saying no more.....Im grateful to have the real thing. Nick |
Post# 173647 , Reply# 13   12/8/2006 at 04:02 (6,320 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Well here a nice sight for you..... After much deliberation I cleaned up the Hotpoint for good this morning and decided maybe a maintenance wash may be a good idea, I dont usually do one as I do on avaerage 3 boils at 95 a week and the washer seems in perfect condition. But after wiping some muck from deep in the seal between the drum, you know the hard bit to get in....... Well anyway I decided if I was to do a maintenace wash I would have the filter/sump out too and see what was in it. Hehehehehe heres 12 years worth of muck for all to see! |
Post# 173648 , Reply# 14   12/8/2006 at 04:07 (6,320 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173649 , Reply# 15   12/8/2006 at 04:20 (6,320 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Dont even start on the amount you use, otherwise Tesco`s will be out of stock before Christmas!!!...lol The gap was always too large between inner & outer drum on the hotties, and now we see what happens... BUT its good testament to how robust the machine is, dont you think??? Nick, If the tacho is still causing probs, try turning it anti-clockwise a tad only, that should do it!! Mike |
Post# 173650 , Reply# 16   12/8/2006 at 04:24 (6,320 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 173651 , Reply# 17   12/8/2006 at 04:26 (6,320 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 174000 , Reply# 22   12/9/2006 at 02:27 (6,319 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Cheers guys, Nick I did see the pic of the filter in your Hottie and yes it is amazing what they can hold undetected, however since ive emptied it, the drain does seem to be quicker and the distribute/drain of wash water seems to be really effective now, even with high foaming detergents like liquigel. The drain of the maintenance wash water was incredible to see, as usual the straight into distribute full of water usually froths up all detergents badly and the Surf was no exception, however as the level got lower and lower the suds just dissapeared with the water. I was amazed that at the end of it the drum had no trace of suds at all. Carl, I would say you reminded me of what the insides of an Indeshit look like..... remember I used to have a Hotpoint WF000 that I took to pieces almost weekly to sort out sump problems.... glad to be shut of that heap of junk. and finally Steve, I hope this baby really does do another 12 years despite the drum problems it has, It makes no odds to the way it washes I guess, no sign of bearing failure yet (touch wood) and as long as it keeps going I will gladly use it with pleasure until I get my hands on a 95 series or indeed a Liberator. They really are the best. take care all Nick p.s. Im doing fine y'all despite needing 10 pairs of hands to keep all you christmas celebrating folk with such goodies at work. As you scoff your selection boxes and Quaff your J20s spare a thought for my broken back and somewhat shorter legs from all the extra scooting about I have been doing this December. Merry Christmas LOL :-) |
Post# 174305 , Reply# 24   12/10/2006 at 01:59 (6,319 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Why Why Why................. Carl im going to rescue you from this by confessing to all and explaining the frog thing. Carl has a fetish for the Frog Song - which I do really wish I hadnt reminded him existed ;-) it seems to have revived such an odd little pleasure of his. and since I started messing around one day in front of my webcam Kermits cousin seems to be talk of the ranks, but anyway Ill post a picture of MY actual washing machine LOL and YES IT IS CLEAN!! Bath?shower times should be fun I think hehehe. Nick |
Post# 174418 , Reply# 25   12/10/2006 at 16:35 (6,318 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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OH MY GOD! Carl, you're a legend!!!! |
Post# 175317 , Reply# 27   12/14/2006 at 06:11 (6,314 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Wonders if Carl can can beat this one! Hotpoint! Boil Washed Frog! Wash waters murky! (in Alberquerque LOL) Unbabalanced Candy, Find dirty laundry, calm down, find dirty laundry oh yeah! Short living Candy, Find dirty laundry, calm down, find dirty laundry oh yeah! Now my wash rhythm aint to hot, but its the only machine ive got, Im the king of Persil balls completely, All the Indesits have blown, Now im agitating on my own, Im the king of Persil balls completely, O-mo! Ariston news, to my non fast blues, Hotpoint! Boilwashed frog! Wash waters murky! Sits back and waits for the replys LOL Nick |