Recent content by crouzet951

One last thing - a new 155 control knob.

Hello Paul I had a chuckle seeing the 3022's timer was made in Australia. Lots of things were made in Australia post war, up until about the mid to late 70s. There was a wall of tariff protection in place which made it economical to manufacture here. I hope it's still working OK. Hehe. Thanks...

The dryer will be eventually be stacked on the washer. Stacking isn't my ideal arrangement, but there's a problem of room. As can be seen, the paintwork on the dryer has mellowed to match the washer. Anyone who's persevered to this point, I hope you've found some of it interesting. I have...

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

The new control panel looks good.

Looks very nice. It's a shame I didn't have a new sticker for the dispenser drawer.

This part of the timer control knob is prone to cracking. After replacing this part for the third time, I found that a single wrap of soft steel wire cures the problem completely. The shop in South Africa I mentioned earlier had what I thought was the correct one of these for my machine. When...

Detail.

A/B switch installed. The previous panel was black plastic.

Double wow! It's a shock to see that the "Hoover Automatic 455" is silver rather then gold.

Wow!

New panel and sticker.