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One last thing - a new 155 control knob.

Hello Paul I had a chuckle seeing the 3022's timer was made in Australia. Lots of things were made in Australia post war, up until about the mid to late 70s. There was a wall of tariff protection in place which made it economical to manufacture here. I hope it's still working OK. Hehe. Thanks...

The dryer will be eventually be stacked on the washer. Stacking isn't my ideal arrangement, but there's a problem of room. As can be seen, the paintwork on the dryer has mellowed to match the washer. Anyone who's persevered to this point, I hope you've found some of it interesting. I have...

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

Images of both machines.

The new control panel looks good.

Looks very nice. It's a shame I didn't have a new sticker for the dispenser drawer.

This part of the timer control knob is prone to cracking. After replacing this part for the third time, I found that a single wrap of soft steel wire cures the problem completely. The shop in South Africa I mentioned earlier had what I thought was the correct one of these for my machine. When...

Detail.

A/B switch installed. The previous panel was black plastic.

Double wow! It's a shock to see that the "Hoover Automatic 455" is silver rather then gold.

Wow!

New panel and sticker.

Once again, the mess is the fish oil paint I used on everything. The only slight bit of real rust is at the centre top of the detergent dispenser aperture. This was quickly cured with Kurust.

The timer and detergent dispenser need to be out of the way to get to them all.

When you try to undo them, they just keep rotating on the stripped section of the plastic post. The panel needs to be pulled outward when unscrewing them.

At risk of boring you further, I'll add some further images to this thread rather than create another. I decided to treat the 455 to a new control panel which has been in my possession for many years. It's like the old joke - I'd better not use the last one in case I need it later. Hehe...

Manufactured in December 1978. I guess the serial number of 73 means this was the 73rd 155 made that month. This batch probably fitted in between morning tea and lunch. Hehe.