Thread Number: 11751
The Keymatic Arrives !!! |
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Post# 209429   5/10/2007 at 16:47 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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The Hoover Keymatic i won on eBAY arrived today. It is in very good condition, with original handbook and hoses. The body will clean up very well and it is all complete. It will need a new door seal/boot possibly a tubulator belt,but i managed to get it going after several attempts ( you have to push the key plate once inserted to get it to fire up). I have not tried water in yet as not sure how the drain sump hoses are. I have lots of questions see later pics Richard
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Post# 209430 , Reply# 1   5/10/2007 at 16:48 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209431 , Reply# 2   5/10/2007 at 16:49 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209432 , Reply# 3   5/10/2007 at 16:50 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209433 , Reply# 4   5/10/2007 at 16:52 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209434 , Reply# 5   5/10/2007 at 16:53 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209435 , Reply# 6   5/10/2007 at 16:55 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 209437 , Reply# 7   5/10/2007 at 17:02 (6,166 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Is this a gearbox on the end of the motor ? if so does it need oil.Now some questions! i tried to run a spin only programme and the machine clicked away till just before rinse 3 and stayed there a while with the drum turning, it did not advance or seem to ever shift from tumble to spin, any ideas? The motor casing was very hot to the touch after 1 -2 min running is that correct? all seems free and the brake was not binding, does it hide a gearbox? any oil needed how hot should the motor run? also there was some squeaks and squeals from the belts pulleys? Now then can you buy a turbulator belt or door seal anywhere. Prizes will be give upon best answers, the judges decision is final no purchase necessary!!! More to come over the weekend as i clean it!! |
Post# 209459 , Reply# 10   5/10/2007 at 20:17 (6,166 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 209465 , Reply# 11   5/10/2007 at 20:23 (6,166 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 209468 , Reply# 12   5/10/2007 at 20:42 (6,166 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 209476 , Reply# 13   5/10/2007 at 21:14 (6,166 days old) by westyslantfront ()   |   | |
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Hi Ricky. It is a beautiful looking machine. Congratulations and hope you get machine going properly. Ross |
Post# 209530 , Reply# 14   5/11/2007 at 09:22 (6,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 209543 , Reply# 15   5/11/2007 at 10:01 (6,166 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
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yay, congratulations, it certainly looks in good condition, glad to see not everyone lets their old trusty machine go to rust. Hopefully you will be able to find new parts for it, ebay usually have a few spares kicking around if you delve deep enough. I've always been curious as to how these would be to watch and listen to, i hope you may be able to get some videos of it when its all nice and done up :), if you get chance that is :) take care mate matt |
Post# 209559 , Reply# 17   5/11/2007 at 12:39 (6,166 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Nope- somewhat more low-tech, see the link for a pic from Chestermikes Album ;) Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK |
Post# 209567 , Reply# 18   5/11/2007 at 13:57 (6,166 days old) by timon90 (Norway)   |   | |
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Post# 209588 , Reply# 19   5/11/2007 at 17:04 (6,165 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Thanks guys for all your support! I Have discovered what was wrong with the motor , it has an internal starter switch that was stuck on and so overheating, after removing and cleaning it it now starts and runs silently, however in assuming some pulleys were seized i oiled them. This machine is very complicated, the motor rotates in a certain direction and causes the drum to rotate at tumble speed , but when going into spin the motor reverses direction instantly which causes the drum to speed up into spin but in the same direction it was going as tumble but has some sort of clutch , but i think i oiled it so now it tumbles normally but then when going into spin it squeals and shrieks so i will have to clean off the oil (any ideas), but apart from a new door boot and poss rope type belt it seems ok. I will try a local shop it has ancient things even reconned 119s juniors in the window! speak soon Richard |
Post# 209648 , Reply# 20   5/12/2007 at 03:26 (6,165 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK))   |   | |
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Post# 209667 , Reply# 22   5/12/2007 at 09:19 (6,165 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 210672 , Reply# 24   5/18/2007 at 09:15 (6,159 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)   |   | |
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Yo Ricky5050. Any updates? Have you washed a load in the machine yet? |
Post# 210682 , Reply# 25   5/18/2007 at 10:30 (6,159 days old) by timon90 (Norway)   |   | |
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Post# 210696 , Reply# 26   5/18/2007 at 13:14 (6,159 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)   |   | |
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Because it was in bad condition i got about 1000 swedish kronor. |
Post# 210699 , Reply# 27   5/18/2007 at 14:07 (6,159 days old) by timon90 (Norway)   |   | |
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Post# 211037 , Reply# 28   5/20/2007 at 08:44 (6,157 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Richard, Wow, really glad you won this after missing out on the other recent one!!!Now thats something I have never seen, a 46yr old machine with its TRANSIT brackets in, it looks in fine fettle as well, mine is due a service & spa treatment, it worked fine UNTIL the support wire snapped and the drum dropped smacking the wiring loom case cover, and ripping a few hoses out of their sockets!!! This wire, (the one you can see attached to the sides under the main spring) runs across and underneath the front of the tub and positions it in the "Tilt" angle...is the weakest link of the whole machine me thinks, I cant believe its soooo thin, rather like a thin cyle gear wire, BUT as Chris says, this machine does bounce around a lot inside and doesnt generally dance on your kitchen floor.... Have you ever seen sooo much rubber hoses etc in a front loader...LOl please make sure you do a simple water test outside after inspecting all the hoses, this beasty pumps so fast you could be sittin in water if it fails... The weird thing about the boots is I found one black one a few months before my machine turned up, these turquoise original boots are so fragile that I used glycerine on it to keep it as long as I could...(which was until last week when I moved it whilst filming it and the whole thing ripped apart at the top, Am sifting through a load of Qualtex old spares at the moment to see if any fit, will let you know.. Email me your address and I`ll send you a copy of the manual,(and something else I just found that you will need for your other classic) fascinating bedtime reading...Can you tell me the serial number to date it, it looks a later model due to the badge and the newer keyplate... Enjoy the restore, Mike |
Post# 211094 , Reply# 29   5/20/2007 at 13:33 (6,157 days old) by robm (Buxted)   |   | |
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Post# 211370 , Reply# 30   5/21/2007 at 16:10 (6,155 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Hi everyone thank you for all your interest! Latest news on the Keymatic! Well since the clutch squealing, i was advised by a friend to remove the pulleys and very fiddly clutch springs and clean all off the gunk of them, i did this but it still squealed and could not get into spin, i maybe was not thorough enough and will re do the faffy job at the weekend! The squeal is the spin pulley on the shaft as the tiny locking barrels are not gripping enough, there is slight play on this pulley so it may be worn. I did try filling the machine manually in case it went in to spin and cause damage the ceramic disc , but the poor thing never got that far. The motor runs very smooth and quiet. No leaks for the sump pipes but a slight dribble over night from the pump led me to remove its cover clean and seal it, which led to a new drain hose being required as it was very brittle and simply snapped off. a new length was got at halfords though. The door seal had dropped to bits , so a new one is desperately sort , Chris i think i may need a new spin belt as although it has not snapped it has a nasty cut in it, if i have no luck in the uk i will be in touch with you. Sorry no photos as i did not have memory card in camera, will get some to you asap. Also my hoover twin tub has just come it looks tiny ! i also won a lovely blue hoover iron too! So i have made my home a Hoover home ! have you?? Cheers Richard |
Post# 211535 , Reply# 31   5/22/2007 at 09:01 (6,155 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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That was when Hoovers were HOOVER, and not today's rubbish. Best of luck with your appliances! :-) |
Post# 211888 , Reply# 32   5/23/2007 at 16:00 (6,153 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 211891 , Reply# 33   5/23/2007 at 16:03 (6,153 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 211892 , Reply# 34   5/23/2007 at 16:08 (6,153 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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