optima
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Picked this up today at work.
HOOVER A3294 Electron 1100 E de luxe
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optima
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Electron
The customer we got it off said it was leaking & noisy on spin.
The customer we got it off said it was leaking & noisy on spin.
optima
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Could not let it go to the scrap yard, so it's in my kitchen & soon to be in the place of my Hoover OPH714D.
optima
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Externally all that needs doing is a good clean & a complete respray. Internally it needs new motor bearings & a new rear tub gasket. The drum bearings are fine.
optima
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Tested electrics on programme J spin dry 1100. The timer advanced ok, motor just very noisy.
Tested electrics on programme J spin dry 1100. The timer advanced ok, motor just very noisy.
optima
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Very very happy about getting this Electron. I've aready taken the door off & sanded it down, primed it & resprayed it. It just gives me an idea of what the machine will look like when it's all finished. The parts are all ordered & coming tomorrow. Will keep you all updated on the progress.
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Craig, fantastic find well done!
electron1100
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Electrons
Hello
Welcome to the Electron 1100 club ;-), I am glad you have gotten hold of one these great machines and an exclusive model aswell!
Having suffered using my Aqualtis for the past 5 months i went back to my garage today (thanks mat) and used an A3110 (electronic 1100) and an A3062 (keymatic 1100) and was not only pleased at how little time they took to wash everything beautifully, the clothes were a lot less creased than clothes are from the aqualtis, i put this down to the fact the Hoovers do not spin the clothes straight after the wash, it rinses them first so they are cool, where as modern machines I have found always spin the clothes when they are warm from the wash.
Plus I just think the Hoovers are a superior machine alround.
So I hope you enjoy your Electron 1100 when you get it going, if you need any help dont hesitate to ask.
Gary
Hello
Welcome to the Electron 1100 club ;-), I am glad you have gotten hold of one these great machines and an exclusive model aswell!
Having suffered using my Aqualtis for the past 5 months i went back to my garage today (thanks mat) and used an A3110 (electronic 1100) and an A3062 (keymatic 1100) and was not only pleased at how little time they took to wash everything beautifully, the clothes were a lot less creased than clothes are from the aqualtis, i put this down to the fact the Hoovers do not spin the clothes straight after the wash, it rinses them first so they are cool, where as modern machines I have found always spin the clothes when they are warm from the wash.
Plus I just think the Hoovers are a superior machine alround.
So I hope you enjoy your Electron 1100 when you get it going, if you need any help dont hesitate to ask.
Gary
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A3110 electronic
The other one,
Both of these machines are much older than yours but the workings other than the programer are much the same
The other one,
Both of these machines are much older than yours but the workings other than the programer are much the same
Coughs!!! Ahem.....
Did someone say Oovahh!!, nice one Craig, shouldnt take much to have the old girl running smoothly...hey and yes Gary has done more than his fair share...here he is fixing the Penkerage Bagwash Electrons...
Did someone say Oovahh!!, nice one Craig, shouldnt take much to have the old girl running smoothly...hey and yes Gary has done more than his fair share...here he is fixing the Penkerage Bagwash Electrons...
And
Ready to Wash...
Ready to Wash...
optima
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Electron
Bad news Gary.
I'm afraid i'm not in the Electron 1100 club. It was in a far worse state than i thought. When i took the rear tub plate off to change the gasket the vitreous enamel has totally rusted away around the edges of the tub making the enamel ultra thin plus there's a rusted hole under the heating element it must have been slowly leaking for years. Never mind i had fun exploring such a wonderful machine, but this time it wasn't to be.
Bad news Gary.
I'm afraid i'm not in the Electron 1100 club. It was in a far worse state than i thought. When i took the rear tub plate off to change the gasket the vitreous enamel has totally rusted away around the edges of the tub making the enamel ultra thin plus there's a rusted hole under the heating element it must have been slowly leaking for years. Never mind i had fun exploring such a wonderful machine, but this time it wasn't to be.
aquarius8000
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noooooooooo! dont let it go, let it stand as a statue in your porch(id love that!)
electron1100
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Mikes A Fan
Did I mention that Mike is a Hoover 1100 fan himself, here is a picture of him kneeling and paying his respects to the 1100 Keymatic
Did I mention that Mike is a Hoover 1100 fan himself, here is a picture of him kneeling and paying his respects to the 1100 Keymatic
electron1100
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Letting Go
I am sorry to hear your not going to restore the Hoover, another pity is i have spare tubs for these, though repairing them is easy... de-rust, liquid metal and hammerite paint are my choice of fixit it items.
Ah well another turn up in time
Gary
I am sorry to hear your not going to restore the Hoover, another pity is i have spare tubs for these, though repairing them is easy... de-rust, liquid metal and hammerite paint are my choice of fixit it items.
Ah well another turn up in time
Gary
optima
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Well Gary.
I would have loved to have kept it. Maybe i was getting to excited, always the way with me. The hole was in exactly the same place as yours in the pic around the raised section where the element rests on.
That would have been a easy repair but all around the edges was far worse than the one in your pic, the rust had just eaten away at it over time weakening & making the area around the bolt holes wafer thin.
I just did not know how i could possibly put the rear tub plate back on & make it water tight. It took me bloody hours & a lot of swearing to get all those nuts & bolts out, but i'm sure another one will turn up in time.
Thanks for all the pictures i just adore them.
Craig
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I would have loved to have kept it. Maybe i was getting to excited, always the way with me. The hole was in exactly the same place as yours in the pic around the raised section where the element rests on.
That would have been a easy repair but all around the edges was far worse than the one in your pic, the rust had just eaten away at it over time weakening & making the area around the bolt holes wafer thin.
I just did not know how i could possibly put the rear tub plate back on & make it water tight. It took me bloody hours & a lot of swearing to get all those nuts & bolts out, but i'm sure another one will turn up in time.
Thanks for all the pictures i just adore them.
Craig
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matchboxpaul
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You will have to introduce me to 'Liquid Metal' when we see you next, Gary!
One or two machines oop ere require some help, in the old outer tub repair department.
Great pics - you garage lends an air of machines lined up in Norweb to me.
Ahhhh - nostalgia.
Paul
One or two machines oop ere require some help, in the old outer tub repair department.
Great pics - you garage lends an air of machines lined up in Norweb to me.
Ahhhh - nostalgia.
Paul
La Garage...
Thats not me thats a cardboard cutout!!!. had a great time there sorting, shuffling and picking up and dropping off machines, cant believe it was nearly a year ago...heres a few more pics...
Hoover 3203 ready for servicing
Thats not me thats a cardboard cutout!!!. had a great time there sorting, shuffling and picking up and dropping off machines, cant believe it was nearly a year ago...heres a few more pics...
Hoover 3203 ready for servicing
La Garage...
Here comes the Wesher man...
Here comes the Wesher man...
Creda Electra 17004 lovely machines
