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Hoover Twin Tub Not Spinning |
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Post# 69059   6/2/2005 at 17:17 (6,874 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Have recently become the owner of a Hoover twinnie (see my post "Finally A Full Fledged Member), and am having a problem (surprise). Trying to have the washer automatically drain is proving a problem. Set both knobs to "drain", and closed the extractor lid. While the extractor makes tons of noise (a quiet unit this is NOT), the basket does not turn, nor does the water drain. Earlier checked the belts and all seemed fine, did I miss something? Launderess |
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Post# 69061 , Reply# 1   6/2/2005 at 17:45 (6,874 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Congratulations on the purchase! Perhaps you should ask the experts. Although it's a British group, I'm sure they can help you out. I'm wondering if the setting you are using is the right one. I think that is the one for emptying the wash tub, not sure if it is the same one for spinning.
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Post# 69062 , Reply# 2   6/2/2005 at 18:12 (6,874 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Have solved the spinning problem(spinner's belt had slipped). After putting it back unit spins up to speed great, however now I have much more serious problem! It appears the pump is leaking, though cannot be certian if the entire pump is bad or just parts. The rubbery part just below the latch where the wire that opens and closes the pump is breaking down and quite wet. Also there is water around the lower third of the pump, but cannot tell if the two are related. Finall the metal which the pump sits on has quite a bit of rust. Only used once indeed! Launderess |
Post# 69070 , Reply# 3   6/2/2005 at 20:51 (6,873 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Drat! No matter what I do, water will not pump out of the washer or spin tub. The extractor spins items dry but the water does not come out of the washer. Well at least not through the hose, but as we speak can watch the water leaking through the lower third of the pump. Once the water has finished, will dry things off and put the back of the unit on again. Now where on earth am I going to find a spare pump? Ideas? Launderess |
Post# 69086 , Reply# 4   6/2/2005 at 23:49 (6,873 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 69100 , Reply# 5   6/3/2005 at 02:08 (6,873 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 69105 , Reply# 7   6/3/2005 at 04:01 (6,873 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Ganksy, Yes, I'm trying to find a new pump in the UK. Word seems to be on the Twin Tub groups to avoid the copies as they are not great. So must find a new one that will fit my machine. The problem is matching the models between the UK units and mine. Hopefully Hoover used the same pump on basically all it's twinnes. Kenmore IIRC Hoover stopped making these units in the 1970's long before they became part of Maytag. Will contact them tomorrow, but highly doubt they will have anything on twinnes. While it is possible someone out there has new/old stock or salvaged pumps, how does one find that person? *LOL* Launderess |
Post# 69143 , Reply# 10   6/3/2005 at 13:16 (6,873 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Near as I can figure out through research (reading posts on both twin tub Yahoo forums until the wee hours of the morning), Hoover twinnies used a standard pump from about 1970's onward. The part number is 160121. My Hoover 0510 was a popular washer according to a repair service I contacted about parts,(he is checking is stock to see what/if he has anything). My washer is similar to the UK twinnie 3310E by Hoover. Again all this was from the twinne forums,not sure how accurate the last bit may be. Will see about taking some snaps; have stashed the unit in a corner and gone about my business (the work which was not done yesterday due to my "Hoovermania". Again thanks for all the suggestions, and Chris, the offer of parts. Launderess |
Post# 69144 , Reply# 11   6/3/2005 at 13:22 (6,873 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Here is a link to someone selling "pattern spare" Hoover twinnie pumps. Contacted him yesterday and received a response this morning saying he was not sure if the pump would fit my unit. Common talk on the Yahoo twinne forums says it would, but many are against using spares of this type as they can be unreliable. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK on eBay |
Post# 69149 , Reply# 12   6/3/2005 at 15:49 (6,873 days old) by fixerman ()   |   | |
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Could it be less reliable than the one you have now? |
Post# 69150 , Reply# 13   6/3/2005 at 15:50 (6,873 days old) by Spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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Hi Laundress, I live in he UK and the item you linked to on eBay is the norm for UK Hoovermatic Twin Tubs and should be readily availabe. You could try this link. Best Regards Hugh CLICK HERE TO GO TO Spiraclean's LINK |
Post# 69181 , Reply# 14   6/4/2005 at 03:47 (6,872 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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In my search for domestic spare parts for the Hoover,spoke with an appliance parts/repair store that said something interesting. The woman I spoke with who remembered twin tubs well (Maytag, Hoover, Penncrest, etc)stated that the Hoover twin tubs were made by Maytag. Not to doubt her word, asked was she sure, and she stated this again clearly. Went on to suggest I contact Maytag's "obsolete parts" department to see if I could track down spares there. Maytag was of no help since they do not have Hoover washer model/part numbers. This makes since as Hoover long stopped making twin tubs before being purchased by Maytag. Still, it would be interesting to find out if this is true. While I know Maytag had their own twin tub, wonder if any of the parts are interchangable with Hoover's? Launderess |
Post# 69238 , Reply# 16   6/4/2005 at 21:06 (6,871 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Chris, Near as I can tell, yes the pump in my washer is the same as in the photo link posted above. Spent the better part of the late afternoonn taking some snaps of the Hoover (aka, "how did I get into this mess",with the old trusty 35mm camera. Will have them developed tomorrow and see if they are in a fit state to post. Have heard back from one UK dealer who is willing to ship parts across the pond, so probably will order a few things like a pump impeller, belts,hoses etc that fit my washer's UK cousin the 3310E. Meanwhile, when taking pictures of the pump area, noticed bits of white "stuff" around the base. Looks quite like undissloved detergent. Since I left the washer in "drain open" position to allow water left inside the tub/pump to drain out, wonder if that is what it is. L. |