Hoover 3301 TwinTub...1964 model.........Back from the Appliance Spar!!!

[chestermikeuk]

Heres the trusty old Hoover 3301 twinny first produced in 1964, this was Hoover third incarnation and was the first to have the top mounted controls!!! It has had a hard life and has been at "The Spar of Neil" for a lid re-build and a cabinet spray...along with internal hoses & belts, she`s good to go for another 35yrs!!!

Using Hoover`s famous "Active Water Action" and somtimes known as "Boiling Water Action" the pulsator whizzes at 545rpm to whirl the clothes through the water usually only needing a 4minute wash!!! All topped off with a quick spin at 2,100rpm ready for the clothes line or iron!!!

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[chestermikeuk]

Spar Treatment

Before: here you can see the effects of years of caustic soappowder & water and how it simply rots the aluminium spin lid!!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

After...

After John and myself had swapped out the pump, new belts & internal hoses it was time for Neil to work his magic....he scraped out all the rot and the took a baked bean can (he later told me it was Lidl and not Heinz...one balked at that..Lol) and cut a section out and moulded the lid edge...then taking the latest in car epoxy gell, he moulded a new side, when nearly set he imprinted the grooves as before...for those who have seen it you would not know it had been repaired ..what patience & skill!!! a quick spray of paint and voila!!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover 3301 Twinny

Afetr the internal overhaul and the major re-build of the lid, he did a rubdown and sprayed the outer cabinet & baseplate!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover 3301 Twinny

you can see the dingy yellow colour that the cabinet was as shown under the original writing of the heater re-set button that we wanted to keep as original..!!

 

[gyrafoam]

Thats an interesting video. That thing sure does make the water "boil" all right. Like a lightly-loaded Unimatic.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover 3301 Twinny

These are my favourite type of Hoovermatic controls..deep set, able to get your fingers in and select...

 

[gyrafoam]

Wow, thats a great job of restoration!

 

[roto204]

WOW.

AMAZING. That is flawless. Congratulations on a brillant job and a beautiful and fun machine!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover 3301 Twinny

This was the only Hoovermatic to have this type of "Snap-In" empty hose...the previous models used a chrome valve on top...the US models have a long hose that runs through the top to the bottome of the inside...all later models had the hose coming out of the back cabinet..

This hose is stored in the tub when not in use and "Twists & Snaps" in place, in certain position it almost wants to blow itself off with the pressure..you can see John in the vid holding on for dear life incase it fires off.....this was a lasting memory of my friends mum...we where playing outside the back door and Val wheeled the twinny to the sink to spin some handwashing...the whole neighberhood heard here screaming as she started the spinner without the hose and a plume of water shot out the top and hit the kitchen ceiling!!!before she could think to switch off or plug the hose the damage was done.... so fast are those pumps!!! wer`re gonna recreate that scene outside and film it at the next meet!!

Hi Steve - yes plenty of water action there for all to see!! have you used a Hoovermatic?? cheers, Mike

 

[mickeyd]

What a lightening fast pump

She drains in well under a minute--50 seconds, approx.

This is so sweet, Mikey. How I love those Hoovers, but mine is the cheap plastic American model with the automatic rinse. Your rinsing looks much more effective.

Cool how you get every last drop out for the suds-return, and the way you check you check the hose for "any more water coming out'?

How long do you rinse in the auto rinsers. Can't imagine how they could out-rinse the squirt and slosh method of the older machines. What are your findings on this please.

Fabulous and funny, especially the catering;'D

 

[mayfan69]

Very nice

Hey Mike

Very nice indeed! I will have to get a Hoovermatic one day. Luckily they are fairly common here in Aus!

Cheers
Leon

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoovermatics

A great restore, we`re really pleased with it...Hi Nate great to hear form you, now one thing this doesnt do is delicate "Lingerie"...lol will have it full of holes in no time!!!

MickeyD..wow great to have you back!! and Tom Turbo also..feels like the familys gathering, all we need is Mark now!!!

Rinsing in a Hoover... I always like the manual method, you can soak move and slosh the clothes around and its quicker than the autorinse especially if you have a good water flow!!

We where experimenting with Sainsburys own brand of Bio Powder...Hoover twinnys are renowned for whipping up a lather and sudz Lock in the spinner, so you need a good wash liquor and less sudz...well this did it....lovely creamy liquor with hardly any sudz and after two rinses they had dropped out completely....you hear John mention this in the vid...only to find when he did go back for more "THEY CHANGED THE FORMULA" more sudz...so he visited all local stores and bought all the giant boxes he could find!!!

Cant find your vids on youtube of the easy!!! whats you`re handle?? cheers, Mike

 

[gyrafoam]

Mikey, I've tinkered with an American version back in the late 60's or early 70's. It was kinda fun for a while, but would not want to have to depend on one for a daily-driver.

Spoiled and jaded.

 

[chestermikeuk]

hoovermatic

Hi Leon, I`m sure you can find a teeny space somwhere to have one!!!...Lol....they are great entertainment value, plenty of Splash Drama....the boys take the rip out of me because I love the Servis Agi`s...back n forth, back n forth sedate gentle action, quietly doing their job..and then comes the "Matics" screaming away, splashdrama everywhere and its all over in two whizzes of a wash....give me long & steady anyday!!! cheers, Mike

 

[mickeyd]

Two great old friends--hope you don't mind having your h

My youtube name is easyspin or easyspin2. The movies are Crazy Washer Tricks and Dorthy Street Washers. Apple is still trying to figure out why my computer shuts down whenever I summon youtube. Your embedded flix worked great--thank God and Her Majesty.

The Easy spray rinse works because the water shoots down the central cone jetting out of 900 holes in needle sprays. Next time I use the Hoove' I'll let the faucet fill, but I'll do the slosh and skip the spray rinse. It looks like fun....AND.... it will make my fingernails spotless. :'D

Truly, your house is TwinTub Heaven.

 

[gansky1]

With a Hoover, you always get a clean floor when the washing is done!

Beautiful machine, Mike. I love the sound of that spinner. I had the U.S. version of this washer for a long time many years ago. Gotta love that stainless tub!

 

[electron1100]

Hoovermatic

Mike what a stunning job!..........do you keep him locked in a workshop only letting him out for walks occasionally

That is amazing, to have re-created the grooves etc, as you say you would never know...........I am mightily impressed.

As for the machine what can be said about these brilliant washers, labour intensive in a way but an absolute pleasure to use.

Well done full marks

Gary

 

[bradross]

Fantastic restoration! Well done!

Wow! The machine looks fantastic! A real beauty! A huge amount of work, I'm sure - but certainly worth it!