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Post# 661301 2/20/2013 at 16:18 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 661304 , Reply# 1 2/20/2013 at 16:42 (4,082 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 661306 , Reply# 2 2/20/2013 at 16:47 (4,082 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
A hint - it's not a Maytag.  | ||
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Post# 661308 , Reply# 3 2/20/2013 at 16:51 (4,082 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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no, I've exceeded my fun & games quotient for today. | ||
| Post# 661309 , Reply# 4 2/20/2013 at 16:53 (4,082 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Something followed me home this past weekend Looks more like it was bound, gagged, and dragged! Oh my, is it getting warm in here?? LOL Chuck | ||
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Post# 661312 , Reply# 5 2/20/2013 at 17:19 (4,082 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 661314 , Reply# 6 2/20/2013 at 17:26 (4,082 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 661316 , Reply# 7 2/20/2013 at 17:30 (4,082 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 661331 , Reply# 8 2/20/2013 at 18:48 (4,082 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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| Post# 661332 , Reply# 9 2/20/2013 at 18:52 (4,082 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Is it that Hotpoint that you stole from St. Louis? | ||
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Post# 661338 , Reply# 10 2/20/2013 at 19:40 (4,082 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Hum | ||
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Post# 661350 , Reply# 11 2/20/2013 at 20:37 (4,082 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 661352 , Reply# 12 2/20/2013 at 20:59 (4,082 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Ben HI Ben, We all know that you love Frigidaire appliances. I would guess that is what this is. Have fun with your new appliance. Gary | ||
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Post# 661355 , Reply# 13 2/20/2013 at 21:08 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Is it a... | ||
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Post# 661357 , Reply# 14 2/20/2013 at 21:12 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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This is indeed the TOL 1956 Hotpoint that was in St. Louis. It was in the basement of a lovely MCM home built in '51. The whole neighborhood was quietly tucked away along US 67 in Maryland Heights. You'd never know it was there unless you had a reason to drive back into the woods. Dozens of beautiful, large, 50's ranches.
It came from a one-owner home, and the woman who I dealt with recalls her mother using it when she was young. There was a built-in Hotpoint oven in the all GE/Hotpoint turquoise kitchen upstairs. The house was stunning.
The family was cleaning out the home for the granddaughter to live there and thought to put this on Craigslist instead of having the scrappers take it away. How kind of them!
Here it is in the basement it was pulled from: 
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Post# 661358 , Reply# 15 2/20/2013 at 21:14 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Money Shot The tub is in pretty good shape, but the rubber fins have seen some use!
The suspension is soft and will need some adjustment and new rubber in certain places as the tub leans to the front left. Quite a strange set-up, actually. 
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Post# 661359 , Reply# 16 2/20/2013 at 21:16 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 661360 , Reply# 17 2/20/2013 at 21:18 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 661361 , Reply# 18 2/20/2013 at 21:20 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 661362 , Reply# 19 2/20/2013 at 21:22 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 661365 , Reply# 20 2/20/2013 at 21:28 (4,082 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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All in all, it's a neat washer. A solid tub Hotpoint has been on my shortlist for quite sometime, with only a few machines left now to find. While it isn't 100 percent pure Hotpoint, it still will be a fun machine to play with.
This particular machine will need some work, and it looks like work has been performed on it in the past. But what Hotpoint from this era hasn't! The water valve appears to have been replaced and the transmission looks like it has a newer gasket on it. The pump will need to be replaced. The bearings were a little noisy from just turning the tub by hand, and the motor didn't want to move on it's own even after the pump belt was removed and with a loose clutch. Surprisingly though - the timer works!
John - let me know if you'd like to let go of the '57 you got from Ted.
Ben 
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Post# 661377 , Reply# 21 2/20/2013 at 22:25 (4,082 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 661378 , Reply# 22 2/20/2013 at 22:40 (4,082 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Very Nice Find! | ||
| Post# 661380 , Reply# 23 2/20/2013 at 23:22 (4,082 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Ok, I take it back... | ||
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Post# 661381 , Reply# 24 2/20/2013 at 23:33 (4,082 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Nice find Ben! A '56 Hotpoint is a very cool washer. From 1949 thru 1955 it was all Beam made, but your 1956 (and in '57 too) is actually 1/2 beam and 1/2 Hotpoint made. The agitation parts are beam and the spin clutch is Hotpoint made. In 1958 they introduced the CoAxial transmission when it became all Hotpoint made.
What's up with the motor, start switch maybe? | ||
| Post# 661389 , Reply# 25 2/21/2013 at 00:16 (4,082 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 661426 , Reply# 26 2/21/2013 at 08:52 (4,081 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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| Post# 661427 , Reply# 27 2/21/2013 at 08:57 (4,081 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 661443 , Reply# 28 2/21/2013 at 10:58 (4,081 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Thanks guys - appreciate the comments!
Robert - I hope to get sometime to tear into the Hotpoint this weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if the start switch was stuck, and it will be good to get it on the bench anyway. I'm planning on grabbing some new belts and a spare pump from the stash and giving things a whirl once I've got my 40 hours in.
I'll make sure to take photos to document the progress. I'm crossing my fingers the clutch won't need as much attention as yours did.
Ben | ||
| Post# 661448 , Reply# 29 2/21/2013 at 11:20 (4,081 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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Wow That was certainly worth the trip, wasn't it? The porcelain...words fail me. | ||
| Post# 661483 , Reply# 30 2/21/2013 at 15:12 (4,081 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Congratulations Ben, it is a beautiful Hotpoint. The story sounds like another case of the first sacred automatic stowed in the corner? It looks like it came out of a time capsule. alr | ||
| Post# 661484 , Reply# 31 2/21/2013 at 15:13 (4,081 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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| Post# 661485 , Reply# 32 2/21/2013 at 15:16 (4,081 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Robert the duplicate post warning is working. alr | ||
| Post# 661487 , Reply# 33 2/21/2013 at 15:33 (4,081 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Not Fooball but Washerball Fantasy
"The porcelain...words fail me." So much so that I keep thinking about a woman who was such a meticulous care giver to her machine but was persnickety and couldn't stand the nubbly rubber tips so she cut them off, bothered at some deep unconscious carnal level. :-D
Can't wait for the restored maiden wash video, Ben. Fun to hear you're coming to the end of your wish list. | ||
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Post# 661541 , Reply# 34 2/21/2013 at 20:11 (4,081 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Post# 661544 , Reply# 35 2/21/2013 at 20:45 (4,081 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 661553 , Reply# 36 2/21/2013 at 21:17 (4,081 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
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Post# 661559 , Reply# 37 2/21/2013 at 21:39 (4,081 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 661617 , Reply# 38 2/22/2013 at 07:45 (4,080 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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oH Ben | ||
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Post# 661622 , Reply# 39 2/22/2013 at 08:16 (4,080 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 661624 , Reply# 40 2/22/2013 at 08:33 (4,080 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Sounds like a good weekend project | ||
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Post# 661628 , Reply# 41 2/22/2013 at 08:54 (4,080 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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And the next time, they bought a Maytag. LOL. | ||
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Post# 661642 , Reply# 42 2/22/2013 at 10:52 (4,080 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
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Post# 661813 , Reply# 43 2/23/2013 at 00:43 (4,080 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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"And the next time, they bought a Maytag" | ||
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Post# 661822 , Reply# 44 2/23/2013 at 05:39 (4,079 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Congratulations... | ||
| Post# 758384 , Reply# 45 5/20/2014 at 14:58 (3,628 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
Bump | ||
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Post# 758387 , Reply# 46 5/20/2014 at 15:08 (3,628 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 758392 , Reply# 47 5/20/2014 at 15:29 (3,628 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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| Post# 758501 , Reply# 48 5/20/2014 at 23:03 (3,628 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Lots of old Hotpoints in my hometown, Duke Power sold them as well as Watsons and W B Lindseys!,I like to hear the slam bang of the solenoids! | ||
| Post# 758533 , Reply# 49 5/21/2014 at 05:19 (3,627 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Post# 758558 , Reply# 50 5/21/2014 at 08:38 (3,627 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 758647 , Reply# 51 5/21/2014 at 16:23 (3,627 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oooo | ||
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Post# 758725 , Reply# 52 5/21/2014 at 20:40 (3,627 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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The original 1956 pump is shot. Bearings, seal, etc. Unfortunately, it doesn't use the same style pump as the later SQ washers. While they look similar, the Hotpoint is totally different. The shaft diameter is smaller than the later stuff, meaning I can't swap seals in from a later pump as well.
I've thought about leaving the pump in place to allow the drive system to remain intact, and wire in an electrical pump to take care of water removal. Someday.... Ben | ||
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Post# 759470 , Reply# 53 5/25/2014 at 18:20 (3,623 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Those Hotpoints | ||
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Post# 759499 , Reply# 54 5/25/2014 at 21:03 (3,623 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Redundancy will dimish the message
but that's a beautiful looking washer...I like the simple lines and the design where the control is hooded a little by the lighted panel and the single wrap of chrome trim brings zen-like feeling to the unit. Do you already have a matching dryer or will be looking for one? It's cool that you were able to see that on CL and grab it quickly - these old machines come and go in minutes on CL...er, as you already know, so yay for you.
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| Post# 759821 , Reply# 55 5/27/2014 at 16:26 (3,621 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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