Early Hotpoint Empress Washing machine

andywash123 · Dec 28, 2013

draining water out of tub

Draining the waste soapy water out of the tub via the emptying hose and down the sink it goes

andywash123 · Dec 28, 2013

Drying out the octaganal tub

Final photo of after care after washing today in my Empresss ,final stage is wiping everything down and drying out the tub.Every month a touch of grease is applied at the top of the gyrator cube block and driving post.Also a touch of grease on the bottom base of drive post.I also add a little drop of oil under the top cube and wiping excess before replacing the gyrator .

All In All a great work horse of a machine capable of any washing and all done in 2 hours rinsed manualy in sink and final spinning is done in my 70s Creda Debonair autopump. circa 1975-76. all i need to do now is dry in the tumble drier airing off and iron and all done for another 2 weeks .

anthony · Apr 10, 2023

we had one of these when i was a boy .

After use my mum would always smear some vaseline on the top of the agitator shaft and she always left the wringer open to stop the rollers sticking together and there was always a ragged old towel left in the tub just to soak up any stray water

slowspin66 · Apr 10, 2023

The best ever wringer machine

The early Empress in my opinion is the best ne Hotpoint made . My Aunty Margaret had one and I think this is where my love for the machine came from !!
I remember when her machine died she cried as it was taken away !!! Hope you’re enjoying your wash days !!!

anthony · Apr 13, 2023

Just aquired

An early Empress which i think is even older than yours .It has a metal agitator and no pump just a tap for draining .I have started a thread here if your interested with quite a few photos

anthony · Apr 27, 2023

All Done

Here's a few photos .Already managed to scratch the wringer but i can touch it up . As you can see the back is held on with bolts not those silly self tappers that shake loose . Some hard work with that brillo has got the tub looking nice. Photo 7 shows the worn nylon bearing from the wringer .I will get a new one printed but in the meantime 3 olives and a dollop of grease are taking up the slack.They fit well inside the worn bearing