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Evening Spent With Hoover TT
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Post# 1022100   1/22/2019 at 21:19 (1,891 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Well there was me yesterday late afternoon with a small pile of washing. Though to oneself why not a bit of adventure and hauled out the Hoover TT.

Wanted to get things over with quickly and as the lot was varied (one bed cover, six long sleeved vests, one set of bed linen including several pillow slips) but wouldn't fit in one load would have taken a few hours in the Miele or Lavamat.

Used vintage Dash powder as am trying to use up things in my stash that aren't suited for any of my modern automatics. Plus find low suds products give better results in Hoover TT.

Yes, froth creates tons of drama but it also complicates rinsing and quite honestly the Hoover doesn't seem to like.

Have to say Dash worked a treat. No suds and water remains clear. Only becoming cloudy as muck removed from wash fouls things up.

The vests and pillow slips were a treat in the Hoover; went round and round and after four minutes were ready for a spin, then one deep rinse (in main tub after emptying and filling with fresh water. Another final spin then ready for the clothes horse.

Bed cover was another thing entirely. Didn't even bother attempting to get the thing to go round; but used my "rapid washer" vacuum posser instead (see link). Five minutes later all was ready for extracting, then a deep rinse (fresh water)in main tub, spin, another deep rinse, then final spin.

Was getting ready to finish up the bed linen when disaster struck. Noticed that while supposedly emptying the main tub no water was coming out of hose. Then looked down and saw the Hoover was flooding my floor! *Sigh* It was the dreaded "air lock" in pump playing up.

Called different things by Hoover and TT users (in fact have a few names of one's own, but this is a family forum so shan't repeat), basically an air bubble or something works into the pump so it won't move water. When this happens water having to go somewhere floods out of the pump and onto floor. Closing off the pump from "Drain" to "Wash" does stop some water from going into the pump, but there is still water inside and it has to go somewhere. Again that usually means onto the floor.

Between the mopping up stopped the machine, opened up spin can lid, switched things from "drain" to "wash", then started things up again in aid of clearing the pump. No such luck at first. It took several attempts including simply pointing the drain hose down into a bucket to get the thing to drain properly.

In the end took washed final load (bed linen) to bath tub for several rinses, then used the spin can to extract. Wasn't going to risk filling that Hoover TT main tub with water again.

While cleaning up/drying the machine in preparation for going back into its cubby, noticed the pump sounded and seemed to be working fine, but am still not quite sure.

In the end took just over one and one half hours to get the wash sorted, and that includes the flooding down time. Not too bad but reminded one of why don't use the Hoover more often. Bloody tons of work, but on the bright side the kitchen floor is clean so won't have to mop later this week! *LOL*


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Post# 1022121 , Reply# 1   1/22/2019 at 23:43 (1,891 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Which Hoover do you have? It's been many years since I had one with a bakelite pump, but remember having an air-lock once or twice. Never had water on the floor. Dash would make an excellent floor cleaner.

Growing up, a neighbor of ours had a Hoover and when that happened to her, she would set it to Drain and blow into the end of the drain hose. (Not running of course)


Post# 1022129 , Reply# 2   1/23/2019 at 03:29 (1,891 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Hoover 0510

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Here's mine:
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And long saga of getting her up and running. Why do things never arrive ready to go out of the box? *LOL*

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Post# 1022131 , Reply# 3   1/23/2019 at 04:25 (1,891 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Wait, forgot something

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Which was main reason for hauling out the Hoover.

Have several old poly satin sheets that one uses on floor as "drop cloths" when ironing. This to keep anything that may happen to touch clean.

Anyway they collect dust and such but neither the Miele nor Lavamat do a decent enough job getting shot of the stuff. Plus don't like to foul up either by using for this task. So it was down to the Hoover or Maytag wringer.

Mad made fiber textiles swirl a treat in Hoover TT. That is nylon or poly sheets even in large sizes move far better and rapidly than cotton or linen. As an added bonus got to try one of those Asian in wash lint catchers, and it worked really well.



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