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Thread Number: 94828
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Hotpoint Rimflow newbie question |
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| Post# 1194492 , Reply# 1 12/1/2023 at 08:47 by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
Congrats on finding a vintage Hotpoint washer. The top does lift up but at it’s age you probably won’t get it to seal again without replacing the tub gasket and maybe more. My advice would be to set the washer for the longest wash cycle with hot water and a cup of chlorine bleach. If it’s truly a gently used machine it may not be dirty it may just be the smell of old rubber. If it works good I wouldn’t take it apart unless it’s an absolute must.
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| Post# 1194502 , Reply# 3 12/1/2023 at 11:07 by Thatwasherguy (Kentucky) | ||
Congrats on the machine! | ||
Post# 1194638 , Reply# 4 12/3/2023 at 12:27 by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Washing bulky clothing, Carhartt work clothing
Keep your eyes open for use Speed Queen front load washer, you can also use any modern large front load washer, my partner, and I both wear a lot of Carhartt clothing and it is bulky he wears size 3636, and I wear 3234s and we also have a lot of the jackets etc. the front loading washer make short work of really dirty stuff without damaging the machine or the clothing.
I would never wash things like a top load washer it simply takes too much water and detergent because you can only get two or three items in where I can normally wash 8 to 12 pairs of jeans in the Speed Queen front loader at one time. If I didn’t use a front loading washer for this type of dirty work clothing, I would use a wringer washer where you could at least get good use out of your hot water and detergent. John | ||
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