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Thread Number: 48715
Surprise! The 1957 Hotpoint washer is up and running! |
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Post# 705610 9/27/2013 at 07:47 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Post# 705611 , Reply# 1 9/27/2013 at 07:49 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705612 , Reply# 2 9/27/2013 at 07:50 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705613 , Reply# 3 9/27/2013 at 07:51 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705614 , Reply# 4 9/27/2013 at 07:52 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705615 , Reply# 5 9/27/2013 at 07:54 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705616 , Reply# 6 9/27/2013 at 07:55 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705618 , Reply# 7 9/27/2013 at 07:58 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705619 , Reply# 8 9/27/2013 at 07:59 (3,861 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1957 Hotpoint Solid-Tub Washer Yay , Paul I am glad you are getting to this one, I know that it would have been a long time before I got around to this one.
The all porcelain cabinet was sort of a necessity if they wanted any durability at all since the cabinet is the outer tub on this washer very much like the Frigidaire Uni-Matics, ABC-O-Matics and Kelvinators also used the cabinet for the outer tub on early design machines, Keep us posted, John. | ||
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Post# 705620 , Reply# 9 9/27/2013 at 08:01 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705622 , Reply# 10 9/27/2013 at 08:03 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705624 , Reply# 11 9/27/2013 at 08:10 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 705625 , Reply# 12 9/27/2013 at 08:12 (3,861 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 705638 , Reply# 13 9/27/2013 at 09:23 (3,861 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 705639 , Reply# 14 9/27/2013 at 09:42 (3,861 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 705642 , Reply# 15 9/27/2013 at 10:01 (3,861 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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 Way to go Paul! Your '57 is in really nice shape. The center post looks great, and it sounds fine when spinning up. Love your solution for the drain hose. I would have done the exact same thing.
I feel bad that I haven't had a chance to scan those Hotpoint service bulletins yet. Let me know if you still want them and I'll add them to this thread.
Ben
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Post# 705645 , Reply# 16 9/27/2013 at 10:19 (3,860 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Wonderful machine and restoration Paul!!!! I'm thrilled otherwise everything works. I've used the bathroom basin sink drain port and tube trick myself quite a few times, it works perfectly. Just as a heads up, because I had to learn the hard way, you have to cut out the X in the center of the new drain sink opening, otherwise it gets clogged with lint overtime and slows the draining down to a crawl.
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Post# 705653 , Reply# 17 9/27/2013 at 10:47 (3,860 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Great job Paul! | ||
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Post# 705665 , Reply# 18 9/27/2013 at 11:42 (3,860 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Congratulations Those round plugs near the ends of the control panel hump were where you could add a light canopy to the automatic washers and dryers. | ||
| Post# 705697 , Reply# 19 9/27/2013 at 13:33 (3,860 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I love To hear those solenoids SLAM BANG!!!! | ||
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Post# 705701 , Reply# 20 9/27/2013 at 13:53 (3,860 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint!
Real cool when I was small my parents had a BOL 55 hotpoint until 1961 than they got a near BOL 1961 model almost like your new surprise. The ones we had the tubs were a darker color. I love the short videos you made. Can you take a closeup of a control dial. On the 55 their was no pause before it went into a spin. On the 61 it paused for a minute before the spin. What does yours do? Keep us posted.
Best Wishes, Peter | ||
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Post# 705746 , Reply# 21 9/27/2013 at 16:57 (3,860 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 706125 , Reply# 22 9/29/2013 at 15:08 (3,858 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Robert - thanks for that tip about the 'X' at the bottom of the drain! I never would have thought of that.
Pete - as requested, here's a close-up of the dial. I'll spiff that up a little at some point (ie - when I figure out exactly where the Hoptpoint will go...I think a second row of washers will be coming soon to a laundry room in Ogden!) 
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Post# 706126 , Reply# 23 9/29/2013 at 15:09 (3,858 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 706169 , Reply# 24 9/29/2013 at 18:49 (3,858 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Spin Pause question | ||
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Post# 706198 , Reply# 25 9/29/2013 at 21:18 (3,858 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
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Post# 707229 , Reply# 26 10/4/2013 at 15:51 (3,853 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Hotpoint Docs | ||
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Post# 707308 , Reply# 27 10/4/2013 at 22:53 (3,853 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
| Post# 707322 , Reply# 28 10/5/2013 at 00:11 (3,853 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Your Hotpoint is very nice. Well done. alr2903 | ||
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Post# 707386 , Reply# 29 10/5/2013 at 14:36 (3,852 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Paul | ||
| Post# 707486 , Reply# 30 10/6/2013 at 01:33 (3,852 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Paul,I had time this evening to watch your videos of the new Hotpoint. I wish there was one available at a dealer near me:-) Thanks again for taking the time to upload the videos. Arthur | ||
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Post# 707556 , Reply# 31 10/6/2013 at 13:33 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Scans! Today is a dreary, cold day. What better to do than scan some pages for Paul!
What I've scanned is all I have for service on these very short-lived mechanisms. Robert did a write-up on his '56 endeavor a few years ago that has some great photos (link below).
From what I've been able to learn from these docs, it appears Hotpoint called their revised clutch system the "Centrifugal Clutch" mechanism, as it replaced the fluid drive clutch found on 1955 and earlier Hotpoints. While the clutch was new, the trans/pump/motor assemblies stayed the same as the earlier Hotpoint/Bean unit.
In 1955 Hotpoint put the new clutch in one of their washers mid-way through the year, and in 1956 rolled it out on all washers. Their Centrifugal Clutch lasted until 1958 when Hotpoint got away completely from the Beam transmission and produced their own, termed the Co-Axial transmission.
These are neat washers. The '56 I picked up in St. Louis earlier this year mechanically is in really nice shape, but the pump is shot. Originally I thought I could just use some 60's/70's Speed Queen parts to fix the pump. Unfortunately these earlier pumps have a smaller diameter pump shaft, and the pump shaft lengths are shorter, and the pump housing mounting is completely different. Leave it to Hotpoint to change up the pump! LOL
Paul, your Hotpoint is awesome. Enjoy it in good health!
Ben
Page 1 CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK 
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Post# 707558 , Reply# 32 10/6/2013 at 13:34 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707559 , Reply# 33 10/6/2013 at 13:34 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707560 , Reply# 34 10/6/2013 at 13:35 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707561 , Reply# 35 10/6/2013 at 13:35 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707562 , Reply# 36 10/6/2013 at 13:36 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707564 , Reply# 37 10/6/2013 at 13:37 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707565 , Reply# 38 10/6/2013 at 13:38 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707566 , Reply# 39 10/6/2013 at 13:38 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707567 , Reply# 40 10/6/2013 at 13:39 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707568 , Reply# 41 10/6/2013 at 13:40 (3,851 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 707661 , Reply# 42 10/6/2013 at 22:22 (3,851 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
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Post# 707662 , Reply# 43 10/6/2013 at 22:24 (3,851 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
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Post# 866984 , Reply# 44 2/13/2016 at 11:43 (2,991 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow Ben | ||
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