Easy Does It -- The Mechanicals of the Easy

[Unimatic1140]

Well it appears at first glance that the new Easy washer I found this weekend has two serious problem.

First, one of the two outer tub to pump hoses has become very brittle and has broken. The other hose is very soft and in perfect condition like it was replaced at some point. The second major problem is the outer tub boot is cracked and is falling apart. With a little luck I will be able to replace them both.

This first pictures shows the top off and the strange water fill flume.

 

[Unimatic1140]

After I removed the tub...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Yay for luck...

 

[bpetersxx]

Frigilux and I have the same question about the fill flume

the first picture looks like the flume sticks way out in the tub

Clothes hitting the flume would surelybreak it and the back part would fall into the outer tub

I dont have good work skills so translate needed be

 

[maytagbear]

Good luck,

Robert!

Fascinating pictures and story so far.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[brisnat81]

Are there bearings in the boot?

Hi Robert,

Can you take a picture of the SQ boot up close, so I can see what it looks like? Are there bearings in the top where the spin shaft goes through?

Thats one beautiful machine.

 

[westytoploader]

Thanks for posting...never knew how one of these looked under the top! The fill flume appears to be one of those "waterfall" types similar to the "other" direct-drive machines, and I've never seen that type of tub-to-pump hose before! Overall, the outer tub isn't in bad shape considering the machine's age; I've seen MUCH, MUCH worse and I know you have too!

Good luck on getting the new boot to work...I wouldn't worry about the OOB load problem unless you were going to let it run unattended!

Otra vez, buena suerte...

--Austin

 

[Unimatic1140]

As for the water fill flume it does stick over the top of the wash tub, but you would really have to overload the poor dear for the clothes to come up above the red clothes guard and knock off the flume.

Nathan, there is a sleeve bearing up at the top of the bearing housing where the top of the boot attaches. I will take so more pictures tomorrow when I install the new boot.

Here is a view of the Velva-Power Transmission, you can see quite a few parts of the structure of the machine that were left over from its Beam days...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Some Fill Flume!!

Hi Robert

I Look forward to seeing that fill in action, a pity it didnt recirculate through that as well,

How does the Spiralator agi fit on the the drive?? is it screwed on etc??

Do we know why its called a Velva-Power Transmission??

Its nearly the same as the Hotpoint machines here of the sixties, but the motor sits in the middle here, with filter flow one side and the gearbox the other.

Mike

 

[gansky1]

Oooh, now that's a sexy flume! I can't wait to see water pouring off that, it must look like it belongs in a park fountain with lights shining through it.

Thank goodness for "in stock" parts too, that is a huge stroke of luck...

 

[mickeyd]

ELEPHANT TRUNKS

It is amazing to see similar traits running in machine families the same way they do in human families. The elephant trunk hose is nearly identical to and as irreplaceable as the one running from the spinner to the pump on my Easy Spin. I patched mine with some really cool heavy grade blue plastic tubing i found at Home depot. It has held fast for four years now.

The infamous Spiralator: Mine is identical, and yes, Chester, the agi cap screws into a unique ribbed triangular drive block. Robert, there is another Spiralator that fits perfectly onto the drive block. It is the original HEAVY METAL model like those in the old Speed Queens, only the Easy's are PURE WHITE BAKED ENAMEL and they're gorgeous and i have two of them IN MINT CONDITION. The least I can do for all you do (i.e.: the pics of the super uni with every possible washer fetish dream come true) is to give you one of them.

The original is a bit narrower along the column, but the curved fins extend well beyond the plate, almost two inches, and really cut the water similar to the action of a gyrator. I have races and play games and contests between the plastic and the metal.

When you finish the Easy Auto, I'd love to come over and deliver the gleaming Spiralator.

When I joined the club on New Year's Day, I was excited and made many mistakes. See where it says mickeyd? That should read EASY SPIN. So now you know. Easies leave me breathless.

 

[veg-o-matic]

mickeyd said: "there is another Spiralator that fits perfectly onto the drive block. It is the original HEAVY METAL model like those in the old Speed Queens, only the Easy's are PURE WHITE BAKED ENAMEL"

Sounds like the one that was in our machine. I thought it was aluminum, but what did I know? I was a kid! I remember that it had a shiny chrome cap.

veg

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Mikeyd, I'm surprised to hear that the old Twin-Tub alumnium agitator would fit in here. That would be interesting.

Good news all around tonight. I replaced the hose and the outer tub boot. Both work perfectly...YAY.

First here is a picture comparing the old and new boots...

 

[Unimatic1140]

The Speed Queen Boot is smaller, but both the top and bottom openings are the exact same size in diameter, I'm able to simply clamp the boot up higher on the outer tub flange...

 

[Unimatic1140]

The Water Test

Not one drip!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Feh, tomorrow I get to deal with this...

 

[swestoyz]

Robert - the progress is looking great! At least the Kelvy tub isn't THAT bad... geez! The luck with the SQ boot really makes this look like a promising fix. Oh yeah, and that NOS return hose...

Ben

 

[gansky1]

Spiralations...

This automatic's Spiralator is much fatter all the way to the top of the center column or shaft than the Spinner Washer versions. Here is a spinner washer close to me, you can see a picture of the Spiralator (and the aluminum 'helmet' cap) It's much more cone-shaped than the PachinkoMatic's. GregM has a beautiful Easy in his collection that we washed in a couple of years ago. Spiralation is a very effective agitation method, but the way CR makes it sound, this machine should have a very violent agitation if the clothes are jumping high enough to break the machine!

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[gansky1]

Car Wash

Perfect fit on that SQ boot, way more secure too. The diameter of the openenings are the same and obviously the old-style boot was only a watershed device and contributed nothing to the dampening/suspension systems. Did the pump hold water?

This machine is sooo very Speed Queen, it looks like you could even use the same center-column kit! I'm on pins and needles to actually peek under the skirt at that cool power unit.