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Post# 570221 1/20/2012 at 18:47 (4,478 days old) by spinspeed  (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Hi Guys,
just picked up this old Wilkins Service single tub washer from West Sydney for $5. looks in pretty good shape from the outside but the pump has ceased up. Also some of the rubber hoses are pretty brittle too. On the hunt to see if I can get a new pump, fingers crossed a spares shop may have some old stock. Would be cool to get it working. The motor runs and the wringer goes. It is going to need quite a bit of TLC to get her up and running again. Also found an archived thread on Wilkins Service washers, some great info and pictures on this Aussie company CLICK HERE TO GO TO spinspeed's LINK 
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Post# 570222 , Reply# 1 1/20/2012 at 18:48 (4,478 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Post# 570223 , Reply# 2 1/20/2012 at 18:49 (4,478 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Post# 570224 , Reply# 3 1/20/2012 at 18:50 (4,478 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Post# 570343 , Reply# 4 1/21/2012 at 18:59 (4,477 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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I surprised myself, fixed the washer in less than a day. Stripped down the pump which was totally jammed, soaked in WD40 and reassembled, replaced perished hoses and it works perfectly well. I was sure the pump would leak but not a drop. This is a really basic machine, no timer just manual agitate off or on. Has a heater, that too has no thermostat, it just heats up to boiling point until it is switched off. As for the mangle, how dangerous are they! Nearly got my finger dragged in to it, won’t do that again.
If anyone interested, check out the video which includes a brief tour of my laundry room in the basement, which will get renovated once the rest of the house is done. This is my first ever You Tube upload, hope it works OK Simon CLICK HERE TO GO TO spinspeed's LINK | ||
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Post# 571229 , Reply# 6 1/25/2012 at 16:50 (4,473 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Hi Lance,
Your machine is much older than my machine but it is in great condition. I do have the wringer plates, I just haven't attached them yet. You are right it will make the wringer easier to use. I was thinking it would have been a great feature if there was some sort of lint filter fitted to the outlet at the top of the tub so you could have the pump engaged during the wash and filter the water. I see you have an old Hoover TT or is it a single tub in the back ground. I would love to get my hands on a TT. They do come up from time to time on eBay but all the ones so far have been huge distances away in other states. I will attach the writer plates and post a picture or two Cheers Simon | ||
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