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great stuff guys i always look forward to seeing what you have all been up to .Some loverly machines there

hoover twin tub these machines were quite noisy especially when spinning .Dont think replacing belts will quiet the thing down .What i did with mine was to push some carpet underlay up between the wash tub and the outer case it really quietens the thing down and stops a lot of vibration

Hi all .for all the UK members especially in the north Has anyone noticed the hotpoint Top loader on Ebay no bids yet

would love one of those I was given one when i first got married way back in 1976 .We used it for about three years nice machine very quiet just that lovely swishing sound as the water is agitated

Hoovermatic twin tubs My mum washed for a family of six with the hoover twintub [over the course of 40 years we had three of them ]She would not have described doing the washing as fun but she would have described the machine as a godsend

burn mark are you sure its a fag burn.it looks to me like a burn from the inside possibly a bad conection on the micro switch its worth checking just to make sure

i would definitely suspect the capacitor if its leaking it will cause this problem

dont you just love this dinky little thing with its matching spin dryer

the floating Burco but wait its not Burco at all its Spinney

some more these are from 1966

some more hoovers just look at those prices just imagine if you could order one or two or three all brand new never used and in there boxes how good would that be

more hoovers

and for those of you that like to do the hoovering

and more

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look what i found would you pay £182 quid for a new hoovermatic ? i would

Thanks Mathew

just to say thanks for your kind comment guys .I do get a lot of pleasure out of this kind of work as im sure most other members do i find as i get older just getting something going wont do any more these days i want the thing at its best mechanically and cosmetically and i am afraid messing...

the spring Thanks Mathew yes i see what you mean having the spring where i have it works to a degree but when the lid is down the spring is slack .Putting it where you suggest gives it that extra tension.just another question while were on about the spring [which end would you put it on the...

This afternoons eforts Well i put the spring on where i think it belongs i am sure someone will tell me if its wrong .All it does is give the spinner lid a bit of springiness when lifting it up.The large washtub hose split when i tried to push it on so i cut about half an inch of it and it...