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Yes these are great little machines. When tested by Choice back in the day they were best tested, or second best, I can't remember. But they cost a ridiculous $1800 AUD which meant sales were limited to people who could fit one of these and nothing else.   I think the more basic model, the...

The side panels - you haven't got them lined up perfectly, I think. If you try to refit the panel when the front edge isn't seated right, they will bend like yours. It will bend back though. It is a long while since I played with mine, but I vaguely remember that they are very fiddly to refit...

Hi Adam   Well lucky this post came back to life as I missed it when it was new. I would have those parts - I have two of those machines, both not working, I intend to make one good one out of the two.   Is the bellows in yours physically damaged or just disgusting? It is normal for them to...

Check the strainer at the inlet to the valve. These block up and stop water flow. (all machines, not specific to your Kenmore.)

That spiral ramp agitator fits OK in the washtub, doesn't it? Looks OK to me? It would be cheaper and easier to get a new, larger drive block made up to adapt the Simpson agitator shaft to the new agitator's hex drive socket.   If the spiral agitator is too big to fit, what about a UK...

When did Blackstone stop making washing machines?   Australian Hoover automatic top loaders were a Blackstone design, I have often wondered if the tooling from Blackstone was sold to Hoover Australia when production stopped in USA? I  don't know when production of the Blackstone-technology...

Getting a plastic company to re-manufacture it will cost many thousands of dollars. You aren't asking for re-manufacture of an existing product, you are asking for a whole new item to be tooled up which is a mixture of two existing products.   If you really want a ramped agitator for your...

Hi Adam The Electra has an electronic control module in it. It is an electronically controlled 2-speed induction motor (the exact same motor as a 480) but with electronic control to give variable speed. Here's how it works...   The motor pulley is much larger than on the 480, almost twice...

If you mean front loader... Hoover Zodiac 480 and 490 is pretty much what you have described. They are still around on Gumtree from time to time if you want one. Short wash (by front load standards) and three rinses, two spins. All over in maybe half an hour or not much more. Pacific front...

What is a condensing gas water heater? I've never heard the term.

Interesting that the OP observes a move away from separate cooktop and oven to single unit ranges. The exact opposite is happening here in Australia. Single ranges are disappearing, many brands either don't have one or have only a very limited "range" of "ranges." (We are more likely to calle...

I don't know the W1918 but older Mieles used to open at the front for servicing - amazingly easy to do, after removing some bolts the whole front panel hinges open like a door. If the w1918 is the same it should be easy.

Brass colored piece is a bracket / clamp / mount to hold a water inlet valve in place. It was probably dropped there during replacement of a water valve, if it has never had a valve replaced then it was dropped there at the factory.   That smashed connector on the pump connection - that looks...

Great videos Dan. Is the second one yours? I love how the segments of video were timed to fit the music. Fantastic!

Hi Adam We have them here too - tend to be top end brands like Miele and Leibherr. They have to be designed in to a kitchen - the correct size space created in the kitchen cabinets, then a door panel that matches the surrounding cabinets is fitted to the face of the fridge door.   Here's a...

Any current full-electric car will have regenerative braking. (Recharges battery when braking.) In Nissan Leaf, and I suspect most or all other electric cars on the market today, you can select how "aggressive" you want the regen to be - in some, you just release your foot from the accelerator...

What model dishwasher is it for? I might have some suggestions about where to get one.

You can spin rinse in a Lightburn, I used to have one in our house as our main washer when we lived in the city and I used it every day. Nathan is right, the Lightburn doesn't have a seal in the bottom of the spin tub, but it has a collar maybe 50mm high to keep water in. You must have the...

Hi Henrik   We have that same VW engine in our Skoda Fabia - 1.2 litre, 77TSI engine.   What year was your car made? Earlier ones are worse for the timing chain, some modifications were made in production about 2012 to improve the situation. Our car is 2013 build, so the later production...

Hi Simpsomatic There is a trick to spinner-rinsing in twin tubs - it applies to the Hoovermatic Deluxe with "automatic" rinsing, and to manual models like the Lightburn. Spraying water on during a spin in these tiny spin cans is useless - the water just gets spun out again. Effective rinsing...