Recent content by Yorkie79

Morning guys. I've been thinking about which type of oil I need for my Empress. It seems to be fine, but I am worried about it running dry at some point. Now, do I pop in some Castrol GTX lol? Is there any specific grade or type of oil I should use? Any advice would be appreciated. James :-)

Broadbent extractors are good, if you can get hold of one. The launderettes in a city near me have them, and they are touching 40+ yr old. Not sure on the spin speed. The Rex (Zanussi) washers only spin at 400rpm, so putting your wash through the spinner is a must. The 35 yr okd Huebsch/Loadstar...

I'm having a guess, but I reckon the cream machine is from about 1958-59? And the white machine from about 1965 ish. Just a guess :-)

Afternoon guys. I want to know the age of mine and my friends Hotpoint Empress washers. Could anyone find out through the number on the plate? The cream machines number is CK 520214 and the white one is CK 765608. They are both wringerless. Cream machine has octagonal tub with an agitator that...

Thanks! I may take you up on that, I'll have to get my friend to pick up. The white machine is fine, thevcream one has the bad wringer. That woukd set me up with two fully working machines. I'll get vmback to you on that. How much do you want for it?

Sorry for the awfull spelling and grammar. AW doesn't work well on phones. Lol.

Update Ok, it is working near perfect. The noise was due to the pump lever being loose,plus having no water in it for years. It now operates with a nice steady click.clack sound. The pipe from the drain to the pump started to leak a tad, until I reakised I was using my HMDL fill hose to empty...

Hi guys! Ok, so aquired two Hotpoint Empress machines today. One is cream, no heater, octagonal tub, and the other is white, also heaterless I think (I'm picking it up tomorrow) red lid, and a blue round tub. The cream one is at home. So far I'm softening the fill hose in warm water, and I'm...