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A Note Of Thanks To all who have contributed to this thread, particularly Graham. Thank You. I have found it informative and enlightening.

Age of Machine To Rolls-rapide. How old is that machine? I thought Rolls went belly up in the 1960's or somewhere thereabouts?

Offset Wash Tower I see what you mean. I wonder if it is assembled correctly?

Heating Tape For Water Pipes I have also seen that type of tape on outside fire lines when sub freezing temperatures are anticipated and the lines remain charged with water.

Above Post Sorry folks above post, #503030 should have been in thread 33198.

Seal & Bearing Failure, Which Came First? To COMBO52 I believe the photographs in this thread give sufficient evidence that there is a deposit on the spider and the centre area of the back of the drum. I further believe that using the dictionary definition of ‘mineral’ as ‘anything not animal...

Seal & Bearing Failure, Which Came First? To COMBO52 I believe the photographs in this thread give sufficient evidence that there is a deposit on the spider and the centre area of the back of the drum. I further believe that using the dictionary definition of ‘mineral’ as ‘anything not animal...

Many Thanks To 3beltwesty. Great info. really apreciate that.

Seals, Lip Angles To 3beltwesty. Re your post # 501112 You are one up on me there. Do you have any other details, websites with details etc. Any info gratefully devoured. Thanks

Corrosion and Smells To 3 beltwesty. The last paragraph of your post #502126: - ‘Maybe the exact opposite of viewpoints is due to water. Here the water is super soft. If somebody vists there is so much soap already in their unwashed clothes that one GETS SUDS without using ANY SOAP AT ALL! ie...

Spider Corrosion and Foul Smells To COMBO52 As some time has now passed since I asked if you had any evidence to corroborate your theory regarding insufficient detergent causing corrosion of the alumininium alloy spiders and you have not responded I can only conclude one of two things, either...

Detergent Overdosing To 3beltwesty. On the subject of over dosing with detergent I believe this has been going on since the introduction of detergents for laundry. Previously, according to my parents and grandparents when soap was used the amount of ‘suds’ indicated the reserve of soap left...

Reply to COMBO52 Thank you for your enlightening response, it seems quite plausible. Certainly any laundry debris left around inside the washer and allowed to fester is eventually going to stink. Additionally the possibility is there that is festering mess will cause corrosion of anything it...

Response to 3beltwesty Thank you for your response. Before we proceed any further I believe I should reiterate that I do not believe that the corrosion of the spiders is due to galvanic corrosion. I agree, that should there be a galvanic reaction between the stainless steel and the aluminium...

Response to 3beltwesty Thank you for your response. Before we proceed any further I believe I should reiterate that I do not believe that the corrosion of the spiders is due to galvanic corrosion. I agree, that should there be a galvanic reaction between the stainless steel and the aluminium...

Reply to COMBO52 Thank you for your response and comments but you still have not answered the question: ‘How does too little detergent cause corrosion of the spider?’ You accuse me of not being helpful but I have now posed this question several times and not received an answer. Even ‘I don’t...

Response to 3beltwesty To 3beltwesty. Oh we agree on so much but differ, slightly, on some details. ‘The spider and drum do NOT go completely underwater like not a Boat's propeller, the spin basket's shaft is above the water level on my old 1976 westy too. With a modern front loader; the water...

Response to neptunebob Thank you for your input. ‘If the aluminum spider is such a problem, why don't the manufacturers just make it out of steel? Or even a sturdy plastic? Is there some reason why it has to be aluminum? Oh, I don't think plastic will cause problem with odor here because...

Corrosion of Aluminium To sudsman. One point I omitted earlier is that nitric acid is a well known exception to acids that cause corrosion. Apparently the salt(s) formed initially prevent further corrosion. Somewhat similar to the naturally occuring oxide coat that forms in air. Sorry I missed...

Aluminium Castings and Corrosion To 3beltwesty. Thank you for your comments. On none of the four spiders I have physically seen has there been any sign of surface breaking porosity. I appreciate that this number does not mean very much it is just a personal observation. Further they appear to...