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Post# 1004949   8/26/2018 at 13:09 (2,069 days old) by Aviator1974 (Pike Lake, Saskatchewan Canada)        

Hello.
I have an Eaton's Viking 8 washer from 1989 (as close as I can tell), and an Eaton Viking dryer from 1990 (again, as close as I can tell).
These units seem to be private labeled Filter Flo units.
I took the top off the washing machine to repair rust, which unfortunately meant I had to remove the wiring.
When I installed the wiring, I second guessed myself and seem to have caused some problems.
The washer fills with water, but the timer does not run.
If I manually advance the timer I can get the machine to spin for a couple seconds, but i will not do anything else.
I bought the machines used and the schematics are missing.
Any help would be great as no one around here knows about these units.





Post# 1004956 , Reply# 1   8/26/2018 at 14:48 (2,069 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Welcome to the site!  I am a big fan of older Viking appliances of all kinds myself!

I don't have anything in the way of documentation for a washer of this era, but if there is still a Camco website running (it may be under Mabe Canada now) perhaps you might find some information there.   I hope you will be able to find what you are looking for!


Post# 1004994 , Reply# 2   8/26/2018 at 19:01 (2,068 days old) by Aviator1974 (Pike Lake, Saskatchewan Canada)        

Thank you turquoisedude.
I'm hoping that someone has a unit around the same vintage with their information in tact that they could send me a picture.
Or maybe someone is working on a similar unit that could send me some pictures of the insides of the machine.
This unit was working great before this, and I do not want to have to replace it with a 5 year machine.


Post# 1005025 , Reply# 3   8/27/2018 at 04:27 (2,068 days old) by potatochips ( )        

Can you post a picture of the machine? Specifically the timer?

 

Most Canadian machines Ive come across all have the same timer, and I have two wiring diagrams I can scan when I get home for you if the timer you have is the one I am thinking of.


Post# 1005166 , Reply# 4   8/28/2018 at 07:56 (2,067 days old) by Aviator1974 (Pike Lake, Saskatchewan Canada)        

Hello potatochips.

Thank you for your response and offer.
Here are some pictures of the machine and the timer.
The timer has a plastic connector and it is pretty hard to mess that up.
I am concerned that when reconnecting the wiring, I got the connections wrong on the relay in the back of the machine.
I am hoping that a wiring diagram will allow me to make sure all the connections are good to go.
Apparently nothing can be made so simply that some nit-wit can't mess it up.
The control panel is partly dismantled as I am still trying to do diagnostic and service.


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Post# 1005546 , Reply# 5   8/30/2018 at 17:44 (2,065 days old) by potatochips ( )        

Here is the wiring diagram from a 1983 machine, my 1989 is exactly the same diagram minus the extra rinse switch.


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Post# 1005568 , Reply# 6   8/30/2018 at 23:25 (2,064 days old) by Aviator74 (Pike Lake/Delisle Saskatchewan, Canada)        

Hi potatochips.
Thank you for the image.
This looks like exactly what I need.
This should make things much better for me.
Thank you, again.


Post# 1005570 , Reply# 7   8/31/2018 at 01:29 (2,064 days old) by potatochips ( )        

No problem, if you want the French side I can provide that hahahaha


Post# 1005596 , Reply# 8   8/31/2018 at 12:12 (2,064 days old) by Aviator74 (Pike Lake/Delisle Saskatchewan, Canada)        

Thanks for the offer.
If I ever go back to high school to re-learn french, I may take you up on it.



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