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Thread Number: 39992
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Post# 592118 4/25/2012 at 17:19 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58  (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Post# 592119 , Reply# 1 4/25/2012 at 17:22 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Wash deck | ||
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Post# 592120 , Reply# 2 4/25/2012 at 17:25 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Inside | ||
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Post# 592122 , Reply# 3 4/25/2012 at 17:29 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Heater | ||
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Post# 592124 , Reply# 4 4/25/2012 at 17:31 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Signs that it has not been used for a LONG time | ||
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Post# 592125 , Reply# 5 4/25/2012 at 17:37 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Hoses too
I was pleased when I opened it up to find the drain hose was included, but both hoses are ROCK hard. Advice please on how to make them flexible again - Mike, if you read this can you kindly remind me of the name of that stuff you were telling me about a couple of weeks ago please.
For the princley sum of £11.50 this was (hopefully) something of a bargain but it would be nice to have some splash drama from it, although my hoover Twosome also manages that quite well too :) Al 
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| Post# 592226 , Reply# 7 4/26/2012 at 02:58 (4,380 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 592229 , Reply# 8 4/26/2012 at 03:30 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Soo close ...
Keith
You did mention in another thread how was the washer collection going .... Surprisingly enough this machine was less than a mile from the Philips I got a while back - it did not cost much either. Just this last week I got a matching dryer for that - a lot further away but it was a good excuse for a trip to Bletchley Park as well. Then there was the EE Reversomat style dryer at Christmas .... Here is the dryer (ebay picture) to match the Philips Variotronic - this has particular signifigance to me as this Philips combo was the very first washer dryer set I ever owned, way back in 1980. The dryer is actually in better condition than it looks Al 
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Post# 592230 , Reply# 9 4/26/2012 at 03:32 (4,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoovermatic 3334
Congrats Al on another great bargain find, looks in good nic for its age, theres not much on these that cant be fixed...stick it outside and put a couple of pints of hot water in each tub and check for leaks, if no leaks fill up with hot water (or quarter tub in washer & set to boil) then if the valve works pump it into the spinner and then spin it back into the tub - heating it up again and repeat.
For the heater yes as Qualin says stick a load of vinegar in and boil, all the crud should flake off, be wary of scraping to much, usually the scale can cover rust / holes etc and hold it together!! 
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Post# 592231 , Reply# 10 4/26/2012 at 03:41 (4,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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The OCV....
This can be taken apart, but first squirt a load of three in one oil around and over the lever, let it soak and try and move it about, usually they free up, but if not its easy to take apart, 4 screws and two hands....and if krudited use the vinegar trick again, stick it in a pan and boil....the Oovah Induction Hob is optional!!
Worst case we have a few spares or recons...usually just the rubber caps over the seating valves that perish in these.... 
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Post# 592232 , Reply# 11 4/26/2012 at 03:47 (4,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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OCV Valve | ||
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Post# 592233 , Reply# 12 4/26/2012 at 03:49 (4,380 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 592237 , Reply# 13 4/26/2012 at 04:03 (4,380 days old) by mikeklondon (London) | ||
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Cleaning the heater HI White vinegar is all I ever use on all my machines 1L in the washer / DW and coffee machine and they come out like new | ||
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Post# 592242 , Reply# 14 4/26/2012 at 04:50 (4,380 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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OCV | ||
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Post# 592244 , Reply# 16 4/26/2012 at 05:10 (4,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoses | ||
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Post# 592248 , Reply# 17 4/26/2012 at 05:26 (4,379 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Mike and Lance | ||
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Post# 592249 , Reply# 18 4/26/2012 at 05:27 (4,379 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Just heard back...
From the appliance doctor...its Halford Silicone Spray for rubber trims seals etc £3.99
CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 592256 , Reply# 19 4/26/2012 at 06:04 (4,379 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Halfords | ||
| Post# 592329 , Reply# 20 4/26/2012 at 11:49 (4,379 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Lovlee
What a lovely machine to get Al, easy to work on as everyone else has said, yeah the hoses from the pump to the valve can be a real pain, if they are to stiff then the pump wont operate properly as it is mounred on a shaft and relies on a spring to hold the whole assembly with the drive tyre on drive pulley.
Best take the hoses off the pump end first. with a bit of patience all the problems can be solved on these machines. If you venture so far as to remove the control panel be careful not to kink the capillary tube that goes down to the tub from the temperature dial. I have no parts left from mine just some nice memories Good luck Gary | ||
| Post# 592507 , Reply# 22 4/27/2012 at 12:38 (4,378 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Post# 592547 , Reply# 23 4/27/2012 at 18:49 (4,378 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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"Have u got any pics of the EE reversomatic ? " | ||
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Post# 593182 , Reply# 24 4/30/2012 at 17:05 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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More on Hoovermatic | ||
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Post# 593184 , Reply# 25 4/30/2012 at 17:10 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Doing what HMs do best
When I first put hot water in both the spin can and the wash tub there was only the slightest leak from the wash tub pump - that actually seemed to stop after a while. So I put more water in the spin can and filled the tub up.
Switched on and everything seemed to run beautifully - smooth and quite quiet 
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Post# 593186 , Reply# 26 4/30/2012 at 17:22 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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And now the snags
The spinner pump is not working at all, not sure if it is seized or needs a new belt, at least it is a bit easier to get to than in the spinarinse.
I tried oiling the pump selector valve from the top but its still jammed. It was remarkably easy to remove which again seems to imply that it has been off before recently. The piston seems jammed but I will give it the vinegar rinse and see if that helps. By this stage there has been hot water (slightly hotter than my hand could stand) for about 40 mins and having run it for about 8 minutes, the hose from the wash tub pump seemed quite warm so I gently tried to manoevre it down so i could gravity drain the tub and DISASTER - the hose broke in two places, the lower of which was right above the pump and it was water water everywhere - just as well it was outside. Thankfully I had unplugged it before starting. I suppose I had not left it soaking long enough. So, now I need a new hose as well as all the rest :( The spin can hose seemed to be OK, but I will probably replace that too. | ||
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Post# 593188 , Reply# 27 4/30/2012 at 17:25 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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English Electric | ||
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Post# 593189 , Reply# 28 4/30/2012 at 17:31 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Can you spot whats missing? | ||
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Post# 593190 , Reply# 29 4/30/2012 at 17:33 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Controls | ||
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Post# 593192 , Reply# 30 4/30/2012 at 17:36 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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The panel on the front | ||
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Post# 593193 , Reply# 31 4/30/2012 at 17:39 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Door detail | ||
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Post# 593194 , Reply# 32 4/30/2012 at 17:44 (4,375 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Like this ..... | ||
| Post# 593547 , Reply# 33 5/2/2012 at 02:30 (4,374 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Al,
Thanks for posting the pic's..It is the same machine that a lady opersite my parents had, It was immaculate as she rarely used and nearly always had a table cloth over it..I think it is long gone, but could still be there. I will post some pics of the EE Liberator's over the weekend hopefully, the machines are still at a garage where i use to live so not easy to access. Did you have any luck with the vactric ? Cheers Keith | ||
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Post# 593551 , Reply# 34 5/2/2012 at 03:23 (4,374 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoovermatic
Wow Al, thats one clean twinny for its age, never seen one so clean, ...those pipe always look fine until you start to move them...more likely original so best to replace them all, have used halfords pipes for replacements...again with the pumps either take it all apart and descale, you might want to take off the chrome cover during the cleanup...this area gets all the soapy residue and scum can build up...this is a pic of what you might have ..
The dryer looks great, thats the washer & dryer my grans brother had,it was in a small laundry area and placed on a built up concrete plinth... 
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| Post# 593571 , Reply# 35 5/2/2012 at 06:52 (4,373 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Although it would take a LOT of work for me to have a hair s | ||
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Post# 593586 , Reply# 36 5/2/2012 at 07:38 (4,373 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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"Although it would take a LOT of work for me to have a h | ||
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Post# 593598 , Reply# 37 5/2/2012 at 08:15 (4,373 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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"an ermine collared house coat with matching pussy" | ||
| Post# 593659 , Reply# 38 5/2/2012 at 12:15 (4,373 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Matching | ||
| Post# 593692 , Reply# 39 5/2/2012 at 14:06 (4,373 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 593694 , Reply# 40 5/2/2012 at 14:23 (4,373 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
Keith, | ||
| Post# 593704 , Reply# 42 5/2/2012 at 14:57 (4,373 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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| Post# 593706 , Reply# 43 5/2/2012 at 15:16 (4,373 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Keith,
Lucky you having a Parnall Spinwasher. My Nan had one when I was little, it was a semi automatic according to my Mum. I don't remember much about it apart from it seemed huge to me as a little boy. Mum said before Nan bought the Parnall she used to hire a wringer washer every week from a man with a van who ran a washing machine hire company. He had several wringer machines and did different streets on different days of the week, you hired the machine for a morning and he dropped it off and picked it up again.
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| Post# 593713 , Reply# 44 5/2/2012 at 15:41 (4,373 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Paul,
The Parnall is a great machine, I have a video i did of it in action going through a wash, rinse and spin cycle some years ago, but can't find anyone to transfer it from analogue video to pc format. Tha machine was classed as a semi-automatic as the machine was filled with water, washed and then the user maunally switched the control to spin. You could either save the water for future wash loads or empty it straight away and proceed to the rinse and spin cycle. I have had two of these machines, the first machine i had to be dump as the outer container was badly damaged by corrosion. If you want to know anything else, drop me a line. Keith 
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| Post# 593716 , Reply# 45 5/2/2012 at 15:54 (4,373 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Thanks Keith,
My Mum told me as much as she could remember about the operation of the machine. Thanks for posting the leaflet, I had seen a similar description in a Which? magazine. I just wish I had been at my Nan's on laundry day. She got rid of the machine when I was 7 and she moved from her 3 bed house into a flat. There was no room for it in her new kitchen and also the lid had badly rusted and a replacement could not be found.
Vacbear.....sorry, kinda hijacked your thread, sorry. | ||
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Post# 593743 , Reply# 46 5/2/2012 at 17:47 (4,373 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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T/L Washer | ||
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Post# 593746 , Reply# 47 5/2/2012 at 17:50 (4,373 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Water valve | ||
| Post# 593832 , Reply# 48 5/3/2012 at 07:36 (4,372 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
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Hi Al,
They were good machines, and were a good alternative between wringer washer & twin tub or fully automatic, allowing the housewife to still be in control of the wash without having to handle wet washing. Yeah a catch up would be nice, let me know when your around and hopefully we can arrange a date. Cheers Keith | ||
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