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Vinegar I wash in cold or warm water 99% of the time. But I give it a very hot wash every couple of months and add a bottle of white vinegar. The washer emptys into the sink and I am always amazed how much crap comes out and left in the sink after doing this.

What make Hello could you let us know what machine you are selling please perhaps a pic?

Green Want it want it want it ! I would love one of them, I'm green with envy :)

No. No Just take a cloth if your fingers are small enough wipe the Copper bit through the hole that the brushes go. Use the shaft of a wooden spoon with a little WD40 on the cloth while turning the motor. The refit and test

Ebay Ebay is good, or espares ( Google it) But do refit first after cleaning and watch the motor.

75% Thats why refitting and watching it spin with a lode in ( not empty) some arcing is normal but a lot means buggerd armature.

Arcing If the motor arcs badly when spinning its time to replace it, not replacing it my fry the control board too

refit You may also want to make shure the drum is free to move also,

Worn That looks quite worn try cleaning it as described above but it may be time for a new or reconditioned motor. Make shure the brushes are seated properly. Dose the motor spinn freely when turned?

commutator Could we see a pic of the comm where the brushes rest against plrase.

Motor The commutator is the copper bit that the brush presses against it should be quite shiny it has slots in it the electricity transfers from the brush to the commutator causing it to spin. It should be shiny and clean with no scratches, it can be cleaned with WD40 sprayed on a cloth and...

Brushes Try stretching the spring a little, also is the armature clean and unscratched? Watch the motor spin is there excessive arcing if there is the motor is worn!

Brushes. How old are the brushes in the motor? Very easy to change.

Meat and veg. Hi All, Still upto our armpits in water here I'm a vegetarian and vegetables are going through the roof. Soy from America is going up because of the heatwave. It's getting to the point do I buy food or a new part for one of my washers.

Smooth On the tumble wash the leavers were Blue the left one was fore pump out and the right for spin. They moved smoothly with out a clunk.

Just to add. My grandmother would have to drag it across the kitchen to the taps and sink on the back it would have a big lever to put the weels down. ( The Tumbeler version)

Aww I have fond memorys of my grandmother and I beeing in the kitchen, and theas pictures have brought back wonderfull memmorys. Thank you VERY much ! Eean :)

In the drum? Is there something that has got through the drum and is catching prehaps. My moms bra bone did a lot of damage to her washer.

Oh my!!! If i was a dog my tail would have dropped off from wagging! My grandmother had a manual english electric libbrator. It looked the same exsept it hade a blue leaver for pumping out the water another one next to it to put it into spin. Then it had 2 knobs 1 was for temperature, "Very...

Hotpoints Hotpoints some times do this re-run the spin cycle usualy sorts it out. Failing that some times a sharp bang by the catch helps. ( Dont dent it though ) :)