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Keymatics Hmmmm Have to think about that one .Its a long time since i touched a KM.In the meantime can anyone help me with this problem .I always take photos when dismantling something but this time i have dropped the proverbial so to speak.I have taken countless pics of the Hoovermatic over...

great work glad you got it all apart but when you put it back together you have to really push the ring with the allen screw up hard before tightening the screw .Theres a spring inside the rubber mount that has to be compressed a little so you get a good seal

HI Darren If you have managed to get the ring off under the spin can the next thing is to separate the shaft from the drive wheel .first remove the Allen screw then its a case of wiggling the thing back and forth till it comes off .You wont be able to turn the drive wheel because there is a...

its raining in Leeds so i have spent the afternoon putting the Hoovermatic back together .Both motors back on the pumps and the castors and the last coat of paint on the cabinet.Its not perfect but im happy with it [haven't done the back panel yet]The spin motor is back together thanks to...

great to see domestic styff being made here in the UK again .Going slightly off topic i recently bought a cheap lawnmower in ALDI of all places on getting it home i noticed on the box that it was manufactured in York .It has a metal blade [that can be sharpened not these plastic things that dont...

this old Connie still glides ok you just know it comming by the tell tale noise but never fear she will glide again .Actually it might be quite interesting because the new motor at 1000 watts is almost twice as powerfull as the old one so instead of floating she might take off

however all may not be lost and the solution to the problem may be in this old girl.the early hoover Constelation uses the same motor housing but its armature shaft is the thinner type so if i combine the top part of its motor housing with the bottom half of the Hoovermatics motor we may be in...

the top bearing is too big

you may be able to see what i mean here

2 the other end is the problem its slightly smaller although its not obvious from to the naked eye

Thanks again to Mathew First of all a big thanks to Mathew .the armature arrived this morning You must let me know what i owe you and you were right it is not quite the same.As you can see from the photo everything fits perfectly on the fan and pulley end

thanks mathew The one that was on is ok for the time being and i am sure i have something in the amongst all the junk i have here that will do the job. I have 4 yellow ones 2 blue and a few with no colour splodge at all on them [could be off a hotpoint ]

which belt Can anyone tell me which pump belt for this machine .I have a blue spot and a yellow spot they both look a little small to me .

i always liked the smell of fairy Snow but these days i dont like my laundry to smell of anything.What i really like is that smell of fresh air when laundry has been out on the line .Cant beat getting into a bed with fresh line dried sheets on it

a bit of painting got the base and the cabinet done today .I used white Hamerite think it will need a couple of more coats though.The last one is of the rubber trim from the top of the machine with years of crud stuck to it .Its about to have a soak in some very hot soapy water

Hi chestermikeuk The one in the photo looks to be in great nick.The outer spin can just had one or two tiny pin prick holes in it .I have seen them in much worse condition i put this down not rinsing the thing out when finished washing .I have gone well up the sides of the spin can with the car...

wringers When you think of all that washing having to be done by hand a wringer washer must have been a godsend the housewife.My mum had one when i was born in 1957 it was a Parnall machine.it not only did it do our washing it also did my grand parents.On Mondays my grandma would turn up at...

thanks Mathew will email you

inside I have shaped the filler inside so that water can no longer pool in the bottom and will always flow towards the outlet