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Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 7 All in, back together. Thank goodness. And does it still work? Yes! I will water test it tomorrow but I have all confidence in it that it will be fine. Will post results tomorrow and add video links in time. A bit about the machine... Its dated...

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 6 It was at this point it suddenly hit me 'Wow, this is actually coming together'!

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 5 So today then it was put it all back together. Get all the bits out that I took off two years ago and hope I remember how it all goes back together. Washed the soap tray housing out as well. Outer drum in first, set the suspention springs up and check...

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 4 So fast foward to a few days ago and after much thought I decided that I would attempt to put the suspention brackets off the old three leg tub onto a newer two leg tub. So I cut the old brackets off both outer drums, drilled holes in the brackets and...

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 3 So with the hope of finding a replacement tub gone I enquired to see if one could be made. In the end I ended up with a cylinder with the front of the old drum welded on, but the wrong shape and would not work. More money down and lost all hope, I...

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 3 Back home now and this is where the major issues come to light. Will it hold water? No. Unfortunatley this machine is two months earlier than the other 3243H in this color scheme preserved which (Annoyingly) has a two leg tub like models to follow...

Hoover Keymatic De Luxe 3234H Restoration 2 So, we took the machine to some good friends Rob and Paul who we stayed with for the remainder of the weekend. We decided we would try the machine on a spin but not water test it. (This is where the trouble began you see!). It works, hooray! Paul set...

Hello, This is a machine I have kept quiet for a few years, it's a Hoover Keymatic 3243H from the Matchbox series. Its taken me almost two years to restore it and I'll show you how I did it. I will make a few posts showing different stages of the restoration etc with an explanation of whats...

Brochures Hello, I have a few brochures from the 90s I can post up in the next few days if you want. Chris

Hoover Automatic hi Luca, Certainly interested in the washing machine, will send you an email. Chris

Lock down I see I’m not the only one using time at home to play and film, finished all the last little things to do on my Keymatic last night so I’m putting a few loads through today :)

Little update So the machine needs major cabinet repairs, tub removing and sealing up (got fresh ideas for this), the motor needs re wiring or a new motor, new pump req, new steam vent hose, new door gasket and filter gasket (have somewhere), new heater neon (have somewhere), a timer indicator...

Hello Hello, I’m a commercial laundry engineer here in the Uk! Im pretty sure I’ve got a set of inlet valves for these somewhere, I will have a look and if I find them you can have them. I can also help with a belt, I will email you when I find the bits and get a belt on the way - will have to...

Hello, Has anyone got a Hotpoint 18 series pressure switch spare I could buy off of them? Many thanks Chris

That's cool, just check with your technician that he has checked the pressure vessel (Id hope he has but you never know) and if he has and is certain its the timer then happy days, timer available! Im just outside Southampton, up to you if you want to drive to collect it but postage is fine...

And as for a brand new timer... ..I have found a new old stock timer part number 09057258, pre Candy part number 679933. I would be happy to sell it for £25 plus postage costs. If you'd like it then drop me an email (I think my email is public on my profile..!) and we can sort it out from...

Timer Hello again, I've found the timer I took out a scrap machine same model as yours, unfortunately it's since reminded me that the machine may have got sick on a cycle somewhere (it was removed about 2 years ago) but I may be getting mixed up with other machines I've had. As I can't be...

Timer Hi, I have a timer out of this exact machine *somewhere*, I will find it out later and send over part numbers and can organise postage if it's suitable. Chris

Interested! Hello, I have sent you an email about the machine. Chris P.

Gas tumble driers in the UK As far as I am aware, the only DOMESTIC gas tumble dryers would be White Knight. As for commercial applications, many commercial premises have gas heat tumble dryers made by Alliance Laundry Systems, Electrolux Laundry Systems and so on. With a gas tumble dryer they...