Recent content by hobartgreg

Anyone have a wiring diagram for a WM-5H? The one on my inside panel is totally washed out. ML number on the unit is 107352. I'd like to hook up a switch to pause the timer during the cycle - looks like a useful mod for those heavy loads! Thank you, Greg.

Any interest in a KDD-67 Deluxe Portable? Offers? I'm thinking it's around 1973 vintage, white enamel and chrome. I've been using it since 2004. Good washer, runs a wash in 20 minutes. Pick up in Belleville, Ontario. A few quirks: -I installed new hoses because a few of the ball bearings...

WM-5H Wiring Diagram Thank you John, I hadn't realized that the flange on the elbow was just held in place between the motor plate and the pump outlet... tracked down some food-safe aquarium silicone, let it cure 48 hours and gave things a test-run last night - so far so good! I think I'll put...

Just installed a late 1980s Hobart WM5H, and discovered that it has a slow drip when not in use. Determined that the fill solenoid must not be closing completely, but it's only letting in around a gallon a day which pushes its way through the booster and collects in the sump. Problem is the...

Excellent points about fill level, leaks and booster temp recovery, thank you both! I'll see if I can source a valve nearby. Cheers, Greg.

In the process of hooking up a late 1980s Hobart WM5H, and the installation instructions are VERY specific about keeping the inlet pressure on the fill line below 25 p.s.i. Can anybody tell me why? The fill line looks to have the solenoid on it, and then an adjustable valve to control flow...