[Lily61]

helo_75 wrote:its a worthy project to be honest

we say it a lot, but THEY DO NOT MAKE THEM LIKE THAT anymore

a fine example of brtish manufacturing at its best

good luck, let us know how u find it when it comes back

Thanks Helo_75. I’m glad you think it’s worth doing. I’m sure some friends and family members would think I’m crazy spending money on such an old machine, but if it’s been around this long, then it says a lot about the quality 🙂
The two repairers that came, although they didn’t get as far as taking the back of the machine off, their initial thoughts were that it looked to be in really good condition for its age, too.
Also, the way, I look at it is….Unless they find something really amiss in there, that needs an expensive part replacing, it’s actually cost me no more than a new, low end automatic that I’d get a couple of years out of if I’m lucky.
So, either a cheap auto, or an absolute workhorse that’s been around for what?….about 36 years from what I hear…..No contest 🙂

Anyway, I’ll definitely pop back and let you know how it is after my first wash. I can’t wait to get my hands on it, and feel like a kid waiting for Christmas 😳 😆

[Lily61]

Re: Hoovermatic Twin Tub Washer. Advice on Repair Costs Ple

Hi there,

Just thought I’d pop in with an update on my progress with the old Hoovermatic.

Well, I’m absolutely delighted to tell you that I’ve managed to find a local repairs service that have many years experience, and like some of you, know the old Hoovermatics well. They came to look at it yesterday, and saw how the pump emptied, and checked the pulsator. They don’t think either of them need replacing. The uneven flow from the drainage pipe, only happens when water comes from the spinner part (it drains fine from the wash tub), so it’s thought to be down to a large build up of gunk in between the spinner casings.
Anyway, they’ve taken it away to do a service and give it a good clean, plus sort out the screeching baring on the spinner.
All being well, I should have it back on Saturday :bounce: 😀

I Also wanted to say a big thank you for the advice and encouragement from the posters that helped me here. I’d have been at a loss without your input, so thank you all very much. I really do appreciate it 🙂

[Lily61]

Re: Hoovermatic Twin Tub Washer. Advice on Repair Costs Ple

Alex wrote:The Electra spinner, if round in shape is a Frigidaire, if Square a Creda. Totally different animals I’m afraid.

What you need to find is an old hoover eng who happens to have kept these old bits and with the knowledge.

Best of luck

Alex
Ahh, that’s a shame. Thanks anyway, Alex 🙂

I’ll give it a couple of months, and do what I can to find someone that can sort it out. Then, if I can’t find anyone, I’ll have to let it go, as I don’t have the room to keep it indefinitely.

Fingers crossed 🙂

[Lily61]

Thanks for the replies Helo_75 and Penguin45. Now, you’ve both got me thinking it might be do-able again. I’m just a bit concerned about cost and not wanting to waste money if it turns out that there’s something that can’t be put right. If, I decide to persue it, I guess the first thing would be to find someone to come and have a look, and service it at the same time if they think it’s worthy of repair. At least then, if it’s not worth reparing, I’ve only lost the extra cost of paying someone to look at it, and not wasted money on parts that won’t be used. I’d prefer it if the person had dealt with these before, but how do I find someone like you two that’s had experience of these maxchines? I don’t suppose either of you will be coming through Manchester at some point this year, and would consider stopping off and taking a look at it, would you?

helo_75 wrote:i still think a lot of your problems could be sorted by a good servise, i can only really see the pump being an issue

i used to fix them all the time, well built and easy to serrvice

I hope this isn’t a really silly question, but I was wondering if any Hoover parts were ever used in other brands of spin dryers?
It’s probably a completely different set of parts, but thought I’d check anyway. I’ve got an old Electra autopump spin dryer. Not sure how old it is, but it doesn’t appear to have a specific model noumber. Just two lines of numbers and letters, and says that it’s made for the electricity board. Is this likely to have any parts the same as the Hoovermatic?

Thanks again for your help 🙂

[Lily61]

Re: Hoovermatic Twin Tub Washer. Advice on Repair Costs Ple

Thanks for finding those Helo_75

Unfortunately though, I think it would work out very expensive with the postage. import tax, Royal Mail handling fees etc. Then there’s the cost of finding someone to fit them (if indeed I could find someone)
There’s also the possibility that they wouldn’t solve all the problems, and there may even be more problems found by an engineer, that I am not aware of now. I’d be really worried that I could be throwing good money after bad, and still not have a working machine at the end of it.
For as much as it saddens me to say it, I think I have to cut my losses and hope that, either I get very lucky and find one in excellent working condition in the future. Or, perhaps even more unlikely, hope that a manufacturer comes along that produces a decent quality twin tub, soon.

Much appreciated 🙂

[Lily61]

Re: Hoovermatic Twin Tub Washer. Advice on Repair Costs Ple

Many thanks for taking the time to reply, Alex.

Obsolete parts, and it being unlikely that an engineer would consider looking at it, really couldn’t be bleaker news.
When buying it, I did account for it being an old machine and therefor would likely need some attention, but I didn’t bargain for that. I’m so disappointed 😥

I guess I’ve learnt a costly lesson there 🙁 1) don’t get sentimental and want something because my mum had one. And 2) don’t spend money you can ill afford on really old appliances unless absolutely sure they can be fixed.

Thing is, I would still like to go from using an automatic to a twin tub. But, all the new ones (plastic bodied) I’ve seen that are available now, look like they wouldn’t come within a million miles of the quality that the old Hoover and Hotpoint twin tubs were.
I appreciate the market for twin tubs isn’t anywhere near as big as it was at one time. But, I’d really hoped that at least one manufacturer would have produced a decent quality machine, even if it is on a smaller scale.

Anyway, thanks again, Alex. It’s much appreciated 🙂

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