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Thread Number: 87591
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Hotpoint Empress - help needed please |
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Post# 1122209 , Reply# 1 7/3/2021 at 05:08 (1,027 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress Repairs
Hello Lydia a warm welcome to the AW club to you and your daughter, you really are getting stuck in with this workhorse of a wringer washing machine. These machines just go on and on and apart from topping up with oil if moved on its side the I have never known one that needed a complete strip down.
The tub on your Empress looks interesting as most of that era where of the aluminium hexagonal aluminium washtub and the later models last produced in the 70`s here had a light blue inner vitreous enamel tub. Look forward to seeing how you get on with the repairs. | ||
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Post# 1122210 , Reply# 2 7/3/2021 at 05:23 (1,027 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Empress Repairs
Hi Lydia, here is the name of our Hotpoint top loader repair guru, his name is Mark Hill , Anglia Engineering and he does work on Hotpoint gearboxes and if you need new shims / washers, seals etc he can make many of the parts in his workshop,
please drop him a line for information. Mark Hill Anglia Engineering mhangliaengineering@gmail.com Cheers, Mike CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK
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Post# 1122211 , Reply# 3 7/3/2021 at 05:33 (1,027 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Well done 
Hello you have been very good to get this far ! Your daughter owes you a big reward ! I’ve never stripped one this that far. Quite often oil leaks are from loose joints so tighten all nuts. The picture I’ve added is where I think the oil goes. It was a white plastic nut remove this and fill oil. A gearbox oil is fine but you don’t need high pressure as it’s not under pressure and high pressure oil smells bad. One thing is to not tighten that nut up. Only tighten when moving or laying machine down. It’s meant to be a vent so if it’s been tightened previously perhaps pressure has built up and forced oil from joints. Fill it so if you dip a small stick in hole it should be about 2 cm from top. You can also oil the motor bearings. It could have a small circle at each end and the tip of an oil can pushes in to allow a few drops of oil.
I’d change all pipe work too. The pump might prove a challenge as mine was shot but I added a modern electric one and placed a switch in the cabinet. One place where mine was leaking oil was near the drive shaft for the wringer. As the machine agitated the nut that was loose rocked back and forth and sort of pumped a little trickle of oil out. Tightening it cured the problem. I think mine might have been an earlier model. I’ve also added a picture of a bottle. This is a hair colour bottle from a salon supply store. They’re idea refill gearboxes as there is a tendency for oil to burp back out. So fill bottle and insert nozzle and squeeze. It will burp a bit but less than other methods. Hope this helps a little Richard CLICK HERE TO GO TO Ricky5050's LINK | ||
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Post# 1122230 , Reply# 5 7/3/2021 at 09:53 (1,027 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Motor oil cover
Hello I guess until you try oil you won’t know if it leaks. I’m not sure if your motor has the oil ports if it does they are spring loaded caps just push oil nozzle in and a few squirts will be enough. See picture. This motor on mine is earlier.
Please note this motor is one I’ve googled not actually from machine but same make Good luck. Richard
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Post# 1122474 , Reply# 7 7/6/2021 at 03:40 (1,024 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Well done
Hi I think it should be fine you could fill more oil so it’s up into the domed part. I’ve attached a picture from its sister machine the countess and it explains about the screw. It says to removed completely when in use. Later machines had a plastic screw with an an vent in so it was loosened but not removed. But I’d remove it once it’s at your daughters. Yes the motor is later you could probably dribble oil under pulley near front bearing if you felt it needs it.
Richard
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| Post# 1122519 , Reply# 8 7/6/2021 at 13:48 (1,024 days old) by Lydia (Italy) | ||
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Thanks. All helpful advice. I'll report back once it is back in service. | ||
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