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Re: Hoovermatic Deluxe 3314L Tripping RCD
Hi Dave,
I took it out and took the top plastic part off since it appears to be an easy motor to strip. The brushes are half way long so I can still get some use out of them. The armature looks ok other than being a bit dirty. Also a small screw was trapped inside the motor, I did not lose any during restoration so it must have been there for a while and maybe it caused the trip? Put it back together and it still trips. I took it apart and decided to take some photos for you. It is quite dirty. I noticed that the larger part of the armature has a couple of notches from the top but this also appears to be not a recent event if any as nothing fell out. The motor is free running. I am also told that the motor has no earth and it is insulated via the rubber mounts. My friends are hinting me towards the wiring now.
James.
Re: Hoovermatic Deluxe 3314L Tripping RCD
Hi Dave,
Thank you for your reply, doesn’t sound good. I will have a look anyhow. What beats me is that it was performing excellantly and then it tripped the fusebox without any smoke or arcing or even straining noises.
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Ok, I’ll try that on Friday morning. :tup:
Can I try it anyway? 😕 Maybe an engineer might have something stashed. 😉
Regards, James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
How do I adjust the brake band?
I didn’t mean a wanted ad for a manual I mean’t a wanted ad for machines? I understand the whole copyright on materials thing. 🙂
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
The pecker on mine is a little worn but it is working well. The two nuts on the adjuster are 1/8 from the top reflecting this. I very rarely held the button down but it was mainly due to it not being adjusted correctly. It works great now and by the looks of it I might not need to replace it if used correctly. So happy I fixed the pump. Sealant is marvellous stuff! 😀
I’m now on the hunt for two manuals…
Is there any forum on this site where I can put a wanted ad sort of thing?
Thank you for all of your help Jim.
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Hi,
Well I’m very happy to announce that I am finally finished with my first two collection pieces! 😀 Their maiden wash is planned to be on Friday. I will benefit from the experience on both of these machines. Hopefully by the middle of March I will have my 1467. 🙂
With some patience I fixed the interlock. First of all I used the spring that was pointlessly hooked onto a metal cable as if it were to hold it up, to substitute for the stretched one and that went well with no defects.
Second of all I sourced and fixed the problem with the lid not opening. Turns out that the “clothes peg” style spring that made the pecker return to its normal state on the pivot after hitting the brake drum, had slackend so after I tightened that and adjusted the cable the lid opened! 😛 Just one question though, one the first press of the button the pecker also operates to turn off the power by lifting the lid and the white arm losing contact etc. Does this normal use wear the pecker as it is only plastic?
Also are the pumps self cleaning as some grit became loose at the bottom of the tub after cleaning and after its first test with water there was a gritty noise from the pump and I turned it by hand feeling something inside but it cleared after the second water test. I thought it ruined my seal but no my sealant worked very well. Over the moon that it doesn’t leak! 😀 The fact that it’s the original pump makes me happy too.
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Thanks for the offer I will try and fix this one first and see how it works. I could try tweezers to squash it together again. I’ll tell you how I get on later. I hope I can get these two machines finished with before my 1467 arrives as that will need loads of attention and a new motor :S
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Hi Jim,
Yes I have a basic understanding of how it works now upon looking at my diagrams of 1467. The pecker is mean’t to be at 90* from the brake drum when idle. The arm makes the machine turn on and off. I will attempt to re-coil the spring tomorrow. One thing I did notice that I forgot to enquire about was that the brake band sits slightly diagonally across the drum. It still brakes well but I might have to adjust it somehow. I wish my local repairman would get back to me as he would have tons of old parts that I could nab for free LOL. He was more like family friend.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
I’ll have at it again tomorrow but it sounds very complicated. Is there any way I can make the spring tighter again as it is quite stretched. It did hook on to the white arm but since it doesnt make it vertical again it just comes off. I never seen a wheel on it either so maybe this was serviced before and it got lost. I hope this isn’t the end after all the work I put into it and it is a pretty rare machine over here.
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Here is the scenario: Spinner turns on as normal. When I push the button the first time to stop the machine it’s normal. When I push to button a second time to lift the lid it won’t open. After the first push the small white plastic arm is horizontal to turn off the power to the motor so the lid must open when this is horizontal. Is the cable adjusted to the correct position? The pecker is touching the brake drum the last time I checked. How can I fix the spring so that the small white arm can return upright in order to turn the machine on correctly? I am sure it isn’t a spare anymore. I think the two springs attached to the metal part and the plastic arm is one spring hooked over a bar or something.
Disappointed with vintage machines LOL!
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Hi,
Well I put the sealed pump back into the spinner again and it isn’t leaking no more. I tried to keep it as tidy looking as possible so that it looks un-altered.
Now something else went wrong. The interlock is playing up and I tried to adjust the cable on the right but didn’t have any effect. Then I noticed a spring stretched you might be able to tell me what to do from these two pictures.
It looks like I have to take the fascia off to take the interlock out but how?
Thanks for all your help so far, James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
Thanks for that I will make them smaller in future.
Probably not but I want to squeeze as much out of it as I only have limited savings for washing machines.
I forgot about the first Microtronic I want that too! The purple ones have a special place in my heart though as well as the 1830. Who know’s maybe I’ll get something this year. My local repairman (who has been long in the business) tries his best to keep the old stuff working so maybe he’ll have something old I can get.
Oh yeah safety first. I always unplug the machines when working at them and my uncle is an electrician so I am well tought.
James.
Re: Hotpoint 1018 Spinner Leak
iadom wrote:They were used on the later top loaders, those would not stand a chance on one of those.
What do you mean? ❓ Definately spinning well so far.
No actually 15 inch laptop! 😆
I thought 800×600 would be ok?
BTW, will a Liberator be easy to get with patience? These were kind of undiscovered until last year. I’d really like a 1848 as I might be getting a 1701 Dryer soon.
Regards, James.
